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You are here: Home / Open Threads / I Got the Shot! #12

I Got the Shot! #12

by WaterGirl|  April 27, 202110:50 am| 116 Comments

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Congratulations to all who have gotten at least one vaccination!

Tell me which stickers you want, so I can sticker you!

ruemara’s kitties, Odoroki and Himesama:

Dr. Fauci and Nancy Smash:

 

Samwise, Baby Champ and Henry:

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Rosie & Thurston, Lily, Tikka:

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Steve and Badger

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Balloons!

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Green balloons!

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Kamala and Joe!

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One and done for Johnson & Johnson:

Now with Dolly, Penelope and ducklings!

I Got the Shot! (Month 2) 3 I Got the Shot! (Month 2) 5

New stickers: Katalin Kariko who got laughed at her entire career for researching mRNA, and Kizzmekia Corbett.  Two scientists who happen to be women, and saved our lives!

Stickers by MazeDancer!

Are any of you still unable to get an appointment?   Find A Shot

If you are still waiting for access to the vaccine, these stickers may be for you!

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  1. 1.

    Other Other Other John

    April 27, 2021 at 10:52 am

    Got my J&J on Saturday – one of apparently only 100 people in Massachusetts (??) to get the JJ that day. I’d love the Daisy one & done sticker!

    I Got the Shot! (Month 2)

  2. 2.

    Nicole

    April 27, 2021 at 10:58 am

    You know, I start to think the best way to get Republican hold outs to get the shot is for us liberals to start loudly and publicly announcing that we don’t want Republicans to get the shot because we’re looking forward to them getting sick from Covid and dying thus reducing the number of GOP voters. They will get the shot just to spite us.

    The hard part would be keeping our mouths shut afterwards, rather than letting them know they fell for our stupid ploy.

  3. 3.

    dmsilev

    April 27, 2021 at 11:04 am

    @Nicole: I still think “we’re sending all of your unwanted vaccine doses to Mexico” would work better.

  4. 4.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 11:04 am

    @Nicole: I understand where you are coming from, but that would be pretty off-brand for Democrats.  I think that might backfire.

    @dmsilev:

    I still think “we’re sending all of your unwanted vaccine doses to Mexico” would work better.

    That is a plan I can get behind!

  5. 5.

    pacem appellant

    April 27, 2021 at 11:08 am

    Gimme a Steve! I’m got two doses of Pfizer! Just a few days more to full immunity!

    I Got the Shot! 14

  6. 6.

    Butch

    April 27, 2021 at 11:08 am

    We’ve both had both doses of what we still call the Fauci Ouchie.

  7. 7.

    dmsilev

    April 27, 2021 at 11:09 am

    In California, lots of sites are taking walk-ins, no appointment needed.

    https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-27/its-very-easy-get-covid-19-vaccine-california

    Los Angeles County is continuing a drop-in option for everyone age 16 and older to get COVID-19 vaccines without booking an appointment through Thursday at eight county-run vaccination sites while supplies last: the Forum (Inglewood), Balboa Sports Complex (Encino), College of the Canyons (Santa Clarita), Cal State Northridge, Eugene A. Obregon Park (East L.A.), Pomona Fairplex, L.A. County Office of Education (Downey) and the Palmdale Oasis Park Recreation Center. People should bring a photo identification and proof of living or working in L.A. County; and those aged 16 and 17 must bring a parent or guardian.

  8. 8.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    April 27, 2021 at 11:12 am

    My wife got her second Moderna yesterday. I’m due for Pfizer #2 in May. No significant symptoms for either of us from any shot, though her arm is fairly sore today. I didn’t even get that from my Pfizer #1, I could sleep on it comfortably by the second night.

    I will take a Dolly Parton on behalf of my wife.

    I Got the Shot! (Month 2) 3

  9. 9.

    Johnnybuck

    April 27, 2021 at 11:14 am

    Got second Pfizer Sunday. Very drowsy day Monday, but no more side-effects than that.

    Nancy smash please

    I Got the Shot! – #8 4

  10. 10.

    joel hanes

    April 27, 2021 at 11:15 am

    Second Moderna yesterday, from Sutter Health at the Santa Clara Convention Center.  No line at all at 11:30 AM, although the nurses said it had been crowded earlier.

    No reaction that I can yet discern; in fact I feel great.   Less arm soreness than from the first shot.

  11. 11.

    a thousand flouncing lurkers was fidelio

    April 27, 2021 at 11:16 am

    Second Pfizer at 9:20 this morning! Champ, I believe.

    Open Thread: 3

  12. 12.

    Barbara

    April 27, 2021 at 11:25 am

    @dmsilev: ​ Right. I assume that Biden has gamed out the whole issue of sending vaccine that is allegedly “unneeded” in the U.S. to any other country. Very promptly he will be accused of sending “our” lifesaving vaccines to undeserving foreign mooches. The difference is that I doubt it would actually change anyone’s inclination to get vaccinated.

  13. 13.

    namekarB

    April 27, 2021 at 11:25 am

    Dos Dosis Fin

    Open Thread: 7

  14. 14.

    counterfactual

    April 27, 2021 at 11:26 am

    Warning: American Greatness (pure Trumpy site) link: I *think* this is supposed to be satire, but it fails completely.

    I Won’t Take The Vaccine Because It Makes Liberals Mad

  15. 15.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    April 27, 2021 at 11:27 am

    @dmsilev: How about we’re sending all your unwanted vaccine doses to Detroit and Chicago?

  16. 16.

    CindyH

    April 27, 2021 at 11:28 am

    Got 2nd Pfizer on Saturday and I feel fine.  I’ll take the Nancy Smash sticker please.

    I Got the Shot! – #8 4

  17. 17.

    Red Cedar

    April 27, 2021 at 11:31 am

    Sitting here for our fifteen minutes after my son just got Pfizer #2! Our whole household has had at least one; by mid-May we should all be double-dosed and ready to face the world.

    Steve sticker, please!

    I Got the Shot! 14

  18. 18.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 11:32 am

    @Butch: Yay!  Which stickers do you want?

  19. 19.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 11:34 am

    @joel hanes: Yay!  What stickers do you want?

  20. 20.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 11:35 am

    @namekarB: Yay for you!  Stickers?

  21. 21.

    Brendan in NC

    April 27, 2021 at 11:37 am

    Got my 2nd Pfizer yesterday!! No ill effects (Yay!) or superpowers (Darn!!) yet. Steve – please!

    I Got the Shot! 14

  22. 22.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 11:38 am

    Wow, there is quite the run on Steve stickers this morning!  I will have to bring some more Steves out from the back.  :-)

  23. 23.

    tandem

    April 27, 2021 at 11:40 am

    Two Pfizer shots done!

    Nancy Smash for me please!

    I Got the Shot! – #8 4

  24. 24.

    mrmoshpotato

    April 27, 2021 at 11:42 am

    @Dorothy A. Winsor:

    How about we’re sending all your unwanted vaccine doses to Detroit and Chicago?

    LOL! Throw San Francisco in there for good measure.

  25. 25.

    ArchTeryx

    April 27, 2021 at 11:44 am

    Yep, got both of mine as of a week ago.  A couple more weeks and I’ll be able to travel again.

    I’ll have a Steve sticker, he’s just got a ton of personality.  (And reminds me of my own rescue kitty).

    I Got the Shot! 14

  26. 26.

    Ukai

    April 27, 2021 at 11:44 am

    Getting my second Pfizer shot tomorrow!

  27. 27.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 11:47 am

    @Ukai: Congratulations!

    Come back for your sticker.  This post is always linked in the right-hand column.

  28. 28.

    BeautifulPlumage

    April 27, 2021 at 11:47 am

    Had my 2nd dose April 6 and got 9″ of hair cut off Saturday. And I feel GOOD!

    Now, Tika or Steve…Tika or Steve…Tik

    Wait, can I has both?

    Open Thread: 6 I Got the Shot! 14

  29. 29.

    SFBayAreaGal

    April 27, 2021 at 11:48 am

    Hi Watergirl. Is it possible to add Kizzmekia Corbett to the gallery?

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/kizzmekia-corbett-african-american-woman-praised-key-scientist/story%3fid=74679965

    I Got the Shot! #12

  30. 30.

    West of the Rockies

    April 27, 2021 at 11:48 am

    I’m at pfull Pfizer immunity tomorrow!  Still, masks ahoy…

  31. 31.

    Butch

    April 27, 2021 at 11:49 am

    @WaterGirl: Woof Woof would be great.

    Open Thread: 4

  32. 32.

    comrade scotts agenda of rage

    April 27, 2021 at 11:50 am

    Spouse and went thru Phase II of the Moderna-ization process last Friday afternoon.

    Woke up midnight and felt like I’d been out all night drinking with the band. Woke up from a bender.

    That lasted all day Saturday. By bed time, I was “spent” but no longer feeling like a car had run me over then backed up over me to see what it had hit. 18 mile bike ride on Sunday.

    Still wearing mask outside.

    Don’t need a sticker. ;)

  33. 33.

    TheOtherHank

    April 27, 2021 at 11:52 am

    My older son got his second pfizer, and the younger one (living his monastic existence in the dorms at Cal Poly SLO) his first pfizer last week. So that’s pretty cool.

  34. 34.

    joel hanes

    April 27, 2021 at 11:54 am

    @WaterGirl:

    not a sticker kind of guy, thanks.

  35. 35.

    Almost Retired

    April 27, 2021 at 11:58 am

    @TheOtherHank: Cool.  My youngest graduated from SLO in December, with his final three quarters being a monastic existence in a fraternity house.  Couldn’t be happier with the experience he had at SLO (and especially the price)!

  36. 36.

    rikyrah

    April 27, 2021 at 11:59 am

    @Nicole:

    I don’t know about all the GQP, but, I say, South of the Mason/Dixon – get 94-98% of the Black population in each of those States vaccinated….publicize it wildly….

    they will demand to be vaccinated

  37. 37.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 12:01 pm

    @SFBayAreaGal: I will ask MazeDancer, who makes all the stickers for us!

  38. 38.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 12:03 pm

    @comrade scotts agenda of rage:  @joel hanes:

    Okay, congratulations, then!

  39. 39.

    RandomMonster

    April 27, 2021 at 12:03 pm

    Today I’m fully vaccinated two weeks after my second shot! Tomorrow I go get a haircut after 14 months without one. (I’ll be masked, of course, as everyone is in the barber shop.)

    Any cat sticker.

    I Got the Shot! – #8 1 Open Thread:

  40. 40.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 12:03 pm

    @Almost Retired: Yay!  Stickers?

  41. 41.

    cliosfanboy

    April 27, 2021 at 12:06 pm

    Waiting right now for the text from fairfax county telling me to come inside for my second Pfizer shot.. . ill take a sticker with two of Coles pups please.

    Open Thread: 2

  42. 42.

    Doug

    April 27, 2021 at 12:09 pm

    Getting my first AstraZeneca next Monday. Could I have “Make It Happen”?

    Vaccine Venting Here!

  43. 43.

    germy

    April 27, 2021 at 12:14 pm

    I didn't have any vaccine hesitancy but my "return to normalcy hesitancy" is kicking my ass.

    — Rod (@rodimusprime) April 25, 2021

    "You wanna go to the movies?'
    "THE MOVIES?!"
    "Okay okay what about the gym?"
    "THE GYM!?!!?"

    — Rod (@rodimusprime) April 25, 2021

    Me: Are people gone be in there breathing with their respiratory systems and shit? I don't know fam…

    — Rod (@rodimusprime) April 25, 2021

    That's because things *aren't fucking close to normal* and won't be for a year. India's boiling with COVID; variants are brewing.

    Stay masked, stay distanced, let's throttle this thing. https://t.co/qaA2gMFuEu

    — Michael Gerber (@mgerber937) April 27, 2021

  44. 44.

    BigJimSlade

    April 27, 2021 at 12:17 pm

    Got my 2nd Pfizer shot last Thursday :-) – Steve please!

    I Got the Shot! 14

  45. 45.

    Steeplejack

    April 27, 2021 at 12:20 pm

    @cliosfanboy:

    Are you saying that you’re at the shot site waiting to go inside or that you haven’t been notified yet to schedule your second shot? If the latter, and Fairfax County passed you off to Inova for your first shot, you might not get a text. Inova has had some problems with their notification system.

  46. 46.

    trollhattan

    April 27, 2021 at 12:22 pm

    Florida ManWoman. What the actual fuck is this ghoulishness?

    A Miami school has discouraged teachers from getting the Covid vaccine, saying any vaccinated employees will be barred from interacting with students.

    Centner Academy leadership cited debunked claims of non-vaccinated people being “negatively impacted” by contact with vaccinated people.

    Experts say there is no evidence for such theories. US health officials have said the jabs are safe and effective.

    Some 141 million Americans have received the Covid-19 vaccine to date.

    • Covid vaccines: How fast is worldwide progress?
    • US state gives young people $100 to get vaccinated
    • Why some Americans are choosy about vaccine

    The Centner Academy, a fee-paying school, is located in Miami’s Design District. Annual tuition begins at $15,160 (£10,898) for pre-school students and goes up to nearly $30,000 for middle school students, who are around 13-15 years old.

    Co-founder Leila Centner informed parents on Monday that, when possible, the academy’s policy is to not employ anyone who has received a Covid-19 vaccine at this time, CBS Miami reported.

    In a letter last week to staff, first reported by the New York Times, Mrs Centner said teachers must notify the school if they had already received the jab.

    “We cannot allow recently vaccinated people to be near our students until more information is known,” Mrs Centner wrote.

    Teachers who wait to get vaccinated after the school year ends will be allowed to return only when clinical trials on the vaccine are completed, assuming a position at the school is still available.

    Mrs Centner also repeated a false claim of vaccinated individuals affecting unvaccinated people, saying three women in the school’s community had their menstrual cycles “impacted after having spent time with a vaccinated person”.

    There is no scientific evidence for these claims. None of the coronavirus vaccines approved for emergency in the US have been linked to infertility, miscarriages or any other negative changes to women’s reproductive health.

    Mrs Centner and her husband David Centner have described themselves as “health freedom advocates”, providing guidance for parents at the Centner Academy to file for exemptions from vaccine requirements in the past.

    Mrs Centner has frequently shared anti-vaccine content on Facebook, according to the Times.

    -BBC

    In any sane state I can see lawsuits galore, but, Florida.

  47. 47.

    zhena gogolia

    April 27, 2021 at 12:27 pm

    @WaterGirl: 
    GO TO 1:33 on this video, which I keep trying to get people to watch. It is so, so funny. Then watch the whole thing.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7KBcsdPhxA&t=1s

  48. 48.

    Doc Sardonic

    April 27, 2021 at 12:31 pm

    At approximately 1417 EDST my vaccination will be fully in effect. Time to make the appointment for the mani/pedi, Brazilian wax and bust out the shades, sandals, socks and the Borat Speedo, fat old man is headed to the beach.

  49. 49.

    dmsilev

    April 27, 2021 at 12:32 pm

    @trollhattan: Among all of the lunacy in that article, this is what jumped out at me:

    Mrs Centner also repeated a false claim of vaccinated individuals affecting unvaccinated people, saying three women in the school’s community had their menstrual cycles “impacted after having spent time with a vaccinated person”.

    What normal employer knows, or even wants to know, details of their employees’ menstrual cycles?

  50. 50.

    Villago Delenda Est

    April 27, 2021 at 12:32 pm

    Sticker me with Steve.  He’s my spirit animal.  Her Serene Highness Princess Mocha is my boss, as she made very obvious this morning.

    I Got the Shot! 14

  51. 51.

    zhena gogolia

    April 27, 2021 at 12:33 pm

    @germy:

    I didn’t have any vaccine hesitancy but my “return to normalcy hesitancy” is kicking my ass.

    That is so me! Two dinner parties in the coming week and I DO NOT WANT TO GO

  52. 52.

    artem1s

    April 27, 2021 at 12:33 pm

    Got my second shot almost a month ago now.  Pfizer/CDC? is still sending me text reminders to self report on symptoms (I had almost none).  It’s only coming weekly now, not daily, but I appreciate their diligence.  I expect this is part of the process to speedup the FDA approval.  I volunteered at a local vaccine center and the nursing student explained the FDA approval will have to come before anyone can mandate vaccination as a requirement to return to work or school.  So I am ecstatic to be doing my part to speed that up.  Once vaccinations can be mandated by local governments and employers and schools, the anti-vaxxer problem is less likely to be a concern for me.  I was happy to let businesses know they wouldn’t get my money if they didn’t enforce masking.  I am more than happy to let businesses know I won’t accept the risk of mingling with crazy MFQs in their stores, airplanes, hotels, or entertainment venues too. Also not interested in supporting businesses that have no regard for their employees health.

    Been sitting on a decision for a while now whether I’m going to pay for a membership and participate in programming with a local rowing club.  Their policy so far is to try to straddle the fence.  I’m fine with missing another year and leaving that part of my life in the dust (lots of White, Rich, RWNJs, Trumpers, and Glibertarian FYIGMs in that club).  Much safer and cheaper ways of getting exercise and accessing the water, IMO.  FWIW, I’ve been doing the same with businesses that insist on having Faux News on their lobby TVs for a while now.  I never let a customer satisfaction survey opportunity go by without making a note at how awful it is to have to sit in a waiting room with that unpleasantness blaring over the speakers!  Now I can add “not interested in the views of Insurrectionists and Traitors” to my comments.

  53. 53.

    dmsilev

    April 27, 2021 at 12:34 pm

    On the subject of “got the shot!”,

    CDC relaxes its advice about wearing masks outdoors for people who are vaccinated

    U.S. health officials say fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to wear masks outdoors anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers, and those who are unvaccinated can go without a face covering outside in some cases, too.

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the updated guidance Tuesday in yet another carefully calibrated step on the road back to normal from the coronavirus outbreak that has killed over 570,000 people in U.S.

    The CDC guidance says that fully vaccinated or not, people do not have to wear masks outdoors when they walk, bike or run alone or with members of their household. They also can go maskless in small outdoor gatherings with fully vaccinated people.
    But from there, the CDC has differing guidance for people who are fully vaccinated and those who are not.

    Unvaccinated people — defined by the CDC as those who have yet to receive both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the one-shot Johnson & Johnson formula — should wear masks at outdoor gatherings that include other unvaccinated people. They also should keep using masks at outdoor restaurants.

    Fully vaccinated people do not need to cover up in those situations, the CDC says.

    However, everyone should keep wearing masks at crowded outdoor events such as concerts or sporting events, the CDC says.

  54. 54.

    Death Panel Truck

    April 27, 2021 at 12:38 pm

    I got my first shot of Pfizer on April 1 and the second last Thursday, both at the Benton-Franklin County Fairgrounds in Kennewick, Washington. Both times I drove my wife’s 2014 Camaro into a tent, stuck out my arm and got a quick jab. Waited 15 minutes and was good to go.

    I’ll take a Lily, please.

    Open Thread: 4

  55. 55.

    trollhattan

    April 27, 2021 at 12:38 pm

    @dmsilev: ​
     
    I once had a boss who would have lunchtime “hen parties” in her office, for which she invited her female direct reports only to come play cards and “share” all kinds of personal details, such as that.

    Creepy as hell.

  56. 56.

    Mike in Oly

    April 27, 2021 at 12:39 pm

    Got my second shot Sunday. So happy!! Would love a Steve sticker please. :)

    I Got the Shot! 14

  57. 57.

    Phylllis

    April 27, 2021 at 12:41 pm

    @West of the Rockies: I am at full Moderna today. And yes, still masks ahoy.

  58. 58.

    Hkedi [Kang T. Q.]

    April 27, 2021 at 12:44 pm

    Got my second dose of Pfizer last Friday,  had a significant reaction the next day with chills sore arms (!) and a bit of a headache, basically napped the entire day.  Feeling 100% now and am “fully vaccinated” on the 7th of May.  One Tikka please.

    Open Thread: 6

  59. 59.

    Mornington Crescent

    April 27, 2021 at 12:44 pm

    Got #1 one week ago today in San Francisco. Had a sore upper arm for one day. Second is scheduled for 3 weeks from today.

    [photo of the VP, please]

    Open Thread: 5

  60. 60.

    Michael Windbigler

    April 27, 2021 at 12:49 pm

    2 and done :)

  61. 61.

    rikyrah

    April 27, 2021 at 12:51 pm

    @dmsilev:

     

    I will be double-masked until September at the earliest.

    Too many crazy people out here.

  62. 62.

    Edmund Dantes

    April 27, 2021 at 12:52 pm

    My first Fauci ouchie is done. Pfizer. Back in mid May to get the second.

  63. 63.

    TheOtherHank

    April 27, 2021 at 12:53 pm

    @Almost Retired: My older boy graduated from UCSB going on a year ago now, and I have to say the price difference between the two is notable.

  64. 64.

    ljdramone

    April 27, 2021 at 12:54 pm

    One and done black kitty please! Got J&J at the mass vax site at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore about 5 weeks ago, guess the opportunity for blood clots has passed me by. I felt unusually tired the second day after the shot, but no other side effects.

    I Got the Shot! (Month 2) 2

  65. 65.

    Edmund Dantes

    April 27, 2021 at 12:59 pm

    @watergirl I’ll take a Samwise as I just rewatched the lord of the rings this weekend.

    Open Thread:

  66. 66.

    What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?

    April 27, 2021 at 1:02 pm

    Got my second shot of Pfizer yesterday at high Noon! I did not magically turn into an expert gun slinger, which I’m not all that broken up about, or suddenly have Grace Kelly for a wife, which is a little more disappointing.

  67. 67.

    JCJ

    April 27, 2021 at 1:03 pm

    I got my stickers way back, perhaps even in the first “I Got the Shot” thread.  Can I get stickers for my daughter (J&J about five weeks ago – baby Champ) and wife (second Pfizer last week – Steve)?

    I am jealous.  Baby Champ wasn’t an option when I got my stickers, but I did get green balloons!

    Open Thread: 3
    I Got the Shot! 14

  68. 68.

    LongHairedWeirdo

    April 27, 2021 at 1:19 pm

    Heh. Got my shot yesterday, and I woke up today with body aches, fatigue, and listlessness. So, you know, no noticeable side effects yet!
    (See, I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – in anyone else, this would be considered an unpleasant vaccine reaction. Me? I call it (checks calendar) Tuesday!)

    In point of fact, it’s actually somewhat weird not to know what is actually caused by what, I confess. But it also reinforces an idea I’ve held, that some of us who’ve learned to cope with certain issues are a bit better able to function through them. (Make no mistake, this is a very mixed blessing. I have to take so much sick time for fatigue, I don’t dare “waste” it on a bad vaccine day – I have envy for those who feel just poorly enough that it’s not *really* playing hooky, but not so bad as to ruin a good Netflix or gaming binge, and have no concerns about wasting precious paid leave.)

    Baby Champ would be the best sticker – I’ve actually been having a good time, meaning I have more time for cat cuddling, and wishing I knew it would continue so I could add a new shelter kitten.

    Open Thread: 3

  69. 69.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 1:28 pm

    @JCJ: Here’s a Champ just for you!

    Open Thread: 3

  70. 70.

    stinger

    April 27, 2021 at 1:33 pm

    Congrats, everybody, and thanks! We are THAT MUCH closer to putting this virus down and returning to some version of normalcy.

  71. 71.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 1:35 pm

    @SFBayAreaGal:  MazeDancer made us a couple of new stickers.

    I Got the Shot! #12

    I Got the Shot! #12 1

  72. 72.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 1:39 pm

    @What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?: If you are married, I hope you’re wife doesn’t read BJ!  :-)

    What sticker would you like?

  73. 73.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 1:42 pm

    @Edmund Dantes: Congratulations!  What stickers would you like?

  74. 74.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 1:42 pm

    @Michael Windbigler: Yay!  What sticker would you like?

  75. 75.

    rikyrah

    April 27, 2021 at 1:46 pm

    @trollhattan:

     

    What the actual fuck is this ghoulishness?

     

    I know….I know….

  76. 76.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 1:56 pm

    @zhena gogolia: I watched that last week!  It’s very funny, for sure if you have ever worked retail.

  77. 77.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 1:59 pm

    I think I have everyone stickered up to here, if you told me what stickers you want.  If you didn’t tell me, then please add a comment below to let me know.  thanks.

  78. 78.

    Joy in FL

    April 27, 2021 at 2:18 pm

    I got my first Moderna a couple weeks ago.
    I would love a Baby Champ sticker because my own Tuxedo cat, Hermes, would like that one : )

    Thanks!

    Open Thread: 3

  79. 79.

    O. Felix Culpa

    April 27, 2021 at 2:20 pm

    Moderna #2 last Thursday. Nancy Smash please.

    I Got the Shot! – #8 4

  80. 80.

    Ivan X

    April 27, 2021 at 3:41 pm

    I have been waiting for the day I get to post in this thread.

    Got #2 two hours ago.

    Ducklings, please!

    I Got the Shot!  (latest)

  81. 81.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 4:18 pm

    @Ivan X: Yay!!!

  82. 82.

    Seanly

    April 27, 2021 at 4:33 pm

    Give me the Lily picture for done! Got my 2nd Moderna on Friday.

    Open Thread: 4

  83. 83.

    Nutmeg again

    April 27, 2021 at 4:38 pm

    Shot #2:

     

    Tomorrow! tomorrow! I get it, tomorrow!

    It’s only a day away!!

  84. 84.

    West of the Cascades

    April 27, 2021 at 5:05 pm

    Second Pfizer dose done! In/out in 45 minutes at the mass-vaccination site at the Oregon Convention Center. For two shots, I can haz two stickers? Steve and Joe, please!?

    Open Thread: 7
    I Got the Shot! 14

  85. 85.

    Captain C

    April 27, 2021 at 5:08 pm

    Second dose done 2 weeks ago (Moderna); now up to max protection!

    (Tikka, please :) )

    Open Thread: 6

  86. 86.

    DB11

    April 27, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    Had my first AZ dose last Thursday at a no-appointment, walk-in event at a local arena. 2nd dose isn’t until Aug 12 (!) — here in Québec they’re trying to reach as many people as possible with at least one dose (high risk groups are getting both shots  on a more normal schedule).

    Makes sense given our supply constraints and the fact that 1 dose is between 60-90% effective. They’re aiming to have the population covered with the first dose by June 24 (St-Jean Baptiste).

    Open Thread:

  87. 87.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 5:24 pm

    @Nutmeg again: Come back tomorrow for your sticker!  (Link to this post is in the sidebar.)

  88. 88.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 5:29 pm

    @DB11: Wow, that’s a long wait!  What stickers would you like?

  89. 89.

    Galento

    April 27, 2021 at 5:36 pm

    Got my 2nd Pfizer yesterday. Really sore arm last night and this morning, but no other side effects. A few Pfizer friends had really bad days after, so I’ll take it.

    I would like my sticker to be the magnificent beast Tikka.

    Open Thread: 6

  90. 90.

    DB11

    April 27, 2021 at 5:48 pm

    @WaterGirl: Samwise looks just like my long-departed Princess, so have to go with him :)

  91. 91.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 6:01 pm

    @DB11: done!

  92. 92.

    namekarB

    April 27, 2021 at 6:03 pm

    @WaterGirl: Biden pic Doses Done

  93. 93.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 6:16 pm

    @namekarB: done!

  94. 94.

    Johnny's mom

    April 27, 2021 at 6:45 pm

    A couple of weeks overdue, but may I have a Katalin? FTFW!! Not one to go out of my way to get a shot, but no way I’m one of the ones holding back Uncle Joe’s numbers.

    I Got the Shot! #12 1

  95. 95.

    Rob

    April 27, 2021 at 7:16 pm

    I think I’ve said some of this already: Pfizer the second on Friday. My arm was a little sore through Sunday evening, and my temperature was a degree above my normal (so I actually had a 98.6 reading). I napped a little on Saturday afternoon. On Sunday I felt pretty much normal (except for my arm) and with my wife was able to see my mother at her retirement community for the first time in 13 months.

    I’m counting down until full immunity, when we will eat at a restaurant (outdoors!) and I will get a haircut.

  96. 96.

    H-Bob

    April 27, 2021 at 7:39 pm

    How about a sticker saying “Two little jabs will do ya”!

  97. 97.

    WaterGirl

    April 27, 2021 at 8:04 pm

    @Rob: Congratulations!  What stickers would you like?

  98. 98.

    Boomzilla

    April 27, 2021 at 8:11 pm

    I got shot today.  I let her do it.  She was nice.

    I hope she’ll do it again in three weeks.

    Really, I told her I sometimes tip over when people put needles into me.  I do.  It is shameful, but true.  I told her she should sing to me.  She passed on that.  But I barely felt the prick.  Not that that is what what makes me fall down.  It is something in my head.

    Enough out of me.

    If I could, I’d like a Lily and a Steve.  I’d like a JC too, but he doesn’t seem to be an option.

    John, one of these days I’m going to post what I think would be a great side for your spicy…  Was it Thai?  that you were doing in your wok?  It’s simple, but I figure you’ll never see it unless I get into one of your threads early.

    Boomzilla

    Open Thread: 4
    I Got the Shot! 14

    (Here you go. John and Lily and John and his best friend. ~WG)


  99. 99.

    Rob

    April 27, 2021 at 8:54 pm

    @WaterGirl: ​
      serene Penelope for my wife, Joe in the car for me (and for us, really). Thanks a lot!

    I Got the Shot! (Month 2) 5
    Open Thread: 7

  100. 100.

    Boomzilla

    April 27, 2021 at 9:14 pm

    @Boomzilla: You’re the best.  Gave me a big smile.  Thank you!

  101. 101.

    Thor Heyerdahl

    April 28, 2021 at 12:21 am

    101st!

    Really late to the thread – I got my AZ shot on Monday afternoon in Toronto. Tuesday morning was a bit groggy with sore shoulders and back – but not much worse than the morning after a great party. Feel free to give me a Badger sticker please.

    For Canucks looking for appointment bookings – try https://vaccinehunters.ca. They update on Twitter, Discord and Facebook for sites across the country very frequently.

    I Got the Shot! 15

  102. 102.

    Chris T.

    April 28, 2021 at 5:34 am

    Not until Thursday for my 2nd shot. Still trying to decide, though, if I have to be stickered, would I prefer Steve in his munificent magnificence, or Tikka with his supercilious and baleful glare…

  103. 103.

    WaterGirl

    April 28, 2021 at 9:10 am

    @Chris T.: Why not both?  :-)

    Would you like your stickers now or on Thursday?

  104. 104.

    MomSense

    April 28, 2021 at 9:30 am

    Second moderna shot in arm!

    Champion Joe Biden please!

    Open Thread: 7

  105. 105.

    WaterGirl

    April 28, 2021 at 11:39 am

    @MomSense: Not that long ago, it seemed like this would never happen for you.  And your family!

  106. 106.

    MomSense

    April 28, 2021 at 12:10 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    So exciting!  Oldest gets pfully pfizerized tomorrow.  Youngest on May 8th. Middle son is fully vaxxed and his SO is half vaxxed.  She gets her second moderna in a few weeks.  I think we will have to get boosters every year, but finally we can see a way forward.

  107. 107.

    MaryS-NJ

    April 28, 2021 at 1:52 pm

    I just had my second dose of Moderna this morning! Feeling fine physically (so far). I’m all for giving credit to the unsung heroes in this vaccine program, so I would like to have a Katalin Kariko sticker, please.

    I Got the Shot! #12 1

  108. 108.

    WaterGirl

    April 28, 2021 at 2:13 pm

    @MomSense: That’s so great!

    When I get too enthusiastic about getting back to normal, I remind myself that 50,000 new people in america are still getting COVID every single day.

    We’re not out of the woods yet, but there really is a light at the end of the tunnel.

  109. 109.

    mrmoshpotato

    April 28, 2021 at 4:32 pm

    Second dose done! One President Biden sticker please!

    Open Thread: 7

  110. 110.

    WaterGirl

    April 28, 2021 at 4:46 pm

    @mrmoshpotato: Yay!

  111. 111.

    Origuy

    April 28, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    Pfizer #2 done! I’ll take the shot of Joe, please.
    Levi’s Stadium was not nearly as busy this time as last. Lots of volunteers sitting around waiting for someone to show up.

    Open Thread: 7

  112. 112.

    Nutmeg again

    April 28, 2021 at 9:40 pm

    Yay!!   I got the shot number 2–dos–deux–zwei . I got Pfizer. So far, so sleepy, again.  I made a point of thanking, and thanking again all the impossibly young CT National Guard folks who were out directing traffic, running apps, giving shots, and everything else that needed doing.

    I’d be grateful for a copy of that Nancy picture as my sticker–it’s always been one of my faves. Hard to choose, what with those adorable kitty cats and all. Thanks!

    I Got the Shot! – #8 4

  113. 113.

    Chris T.

    April 29, 2021 at 6:57 am

    @WaterGirl:

    Why not both? :-)

    Well, if you insist… :-)

    As for when: I got called in to the pharmacy yesterday as they were going to have some leftover shots, so I got my second jab a day early. Although now it’s Thursday anyway.

    (Could do baleful on one of these and magnificent on the other, perhaps…)

  114. 114.

    Chris T.

    April 30, 2021 at 7:25 pm

    Wow. Possible side effect of second Pfizer shot: I had a really weird dream. It involved a performing-cat “circus”, of sorts, made up entirely of cats adopted from a shelter. I named one of the cats Groucho Marx based on the way he looked and the fact that he was kind of the ringmaster. He moved so fast sometimes that I thought he should be called Zippo though.

  115. 115.

    WaterGirl

    May 1, 2021 at 3:08 pm

    @Chris T.: Interesting dream!

  116. 116.

    WaterGirl

    May 1, 2021 at 3:09 pm

    There is a newer I Got the Shot! thread in the sidebar.

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