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I Got the Shot! – #24

by WaterGirl|  June 28, 202111:55 am| 22 Comments

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Amir got his shot a few days ago.  International peeps, how’s it going?

Anyone here at home get the shot?

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!

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Katalin Kariko who was 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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Vaccine Venting Here! 2

All credit and thanks to MazeDancer for the various stickers!

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  1. 1.

    WaterGirl

    June 28, 2021 at 11:58 am

    As you can see, I am pairing this post with this morning’s soccer thread.

  2. 2.

    Fraud Guy

    June 28, 2021 at 12:02 pm

    What, no Hamilton “not throwing away my…shot!”?

  3. 3.

    WaterGirl

    June 28, 2021 at 12:04 pm

    @Fraud Guy: That has a lot of potential!

  4. 4.

    piratedan

    June 28, 2021 at 12:05 pm

    my 22 year old is now fully vaccinated.

    a smug Tikka would do for him tyvm

    Open Thread: 6

  5. 5.

    JoyceCB

    June 28, 2021 at 12:21 pm

    Toronto held a tremendous vaccination clinic yesterday at Scotiabank Arena, the home of the Maple Leafs and the Raptors.  Their goal was to give out 25,000 shots in one day, which apparently would be a new one-day, one-place, record for Canada and the U.S.  It was hyped all week on local media.  From the news reports it sounds like everyone got into the spirit of the thing – let’s set a new record!  win hockey or basketball tickets!  It was all very orderly because it was appointment only until the evening.  In the end they delivered an amazing 26,771 shots!

  6. 6.

    dougcb68

    June 28, 2021 at 12:37 pm

    I got my second Pfizer shot in San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico on June 16. Next week 30 to 40 year olds become eligible.

  7. 7.

    rikyrah

    June 28, 2021 at 12:46 pm

    @JoyceCB:

    YESSSSS!

  8. 8.

    Amir Khalid

    June 28, 2021 at 12:52 pm

    I’ll have the Samwise sticker for my dose 1, please. And I’ll report in on/around the 16th, after dose 2.

    Open Thread:

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    Jesse

    June 28, 2021 at 1:31 pm

    Got my Moderna in Germany a few weeks ago. Minimal side effects. They’re spacing the shots out by 5 weeks (isn’t it 3-4 in the US?). Took forever to get the appointment; they’ve basically caught up with the US now, after a stunningly slow start. My biggest question is whether they will plateau here as the US has

    I’ll take the Kamala one.

    Open Thread: 5

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    Ken

    June 28, 2021 at 1:58 pm

    I thought I got the shot (Moderna), but after last night’s discussion, apparently I should go get Pfizer, J&J, and maybe even Sinovac and Sputnik. As someone said, it’s like Pokemon — gotta get ’em all!

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    Kattails

    June 28, 2021 at 2:16 pm

    I got my second Moderna last month, could I please have a “dose done” kitteh? I think that’s Himesama. I replied once before but the thread was probably dead by then. Thank you!

    I Got the Shot! – #8 2

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    cckids

    June 28, 2021 at 2:38 pm

    My 26-year old daughter finally got both doses :) Mom is quite relieved. She is the ranger at a state park in Eastern WA, and is around waaay too many people all the time. She’s got a limited staff, all of whom are older than her, and she let them all get vaxed first.

    So, both of Ruemara’s kittys, please!  Now if we can all survive Heatpocolypse 2021. It’s brutal here, worse for her – temps today will be 117-120.

    I Got the Shot! – #8 1 I Got the Shot! – #8 2

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    otmar

    June 28, 2021 at 2:58 pm

    Both kids (14/13 years) got their first shot of Pfizer yesterday.

    So the whole family got the first shot by now.

    So far, Austria is still limited by the availability of shots, not arms. I expect this to change in a few weeks. Statistics are here.

  14. 14.

    Sebastien

    June 28, 2021 at 3:12 pm

    Here in France, I got my second shot last Tuesday. The rest of the family braved the needle as well, so we’re good for the holidays.

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    WaterGirl

    June 28, 2021 at 7:44 pm

    @dougcb68: What stickers would you like?

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    WaterGirl

    June 28, 2021 at 7:47 pm

    @Kattails: So sorry if I missed you last time!

    I don’t usually close the tab on the last one until I have a new one.  Oh, well, better late than never!

  17. 17.

    WaterGirl

    June 28, 2021 at 7:49 pm

    @cckids: Rue’s kitties are both stunning.  Irresistible!

  18. 18.

    WaterGirl

    June 28, 2021 at 7:50 pm

    @otmar: That’s great to hear, otmar!  What stickers would you like?

  19. 19.

    WaterGirl

    June 28, 2021 at 7:51 pm

    @Sebastien: Congratulations!  What stickers would like?

  20. 20.

    Old Newby

    June 28, 2021 at 9:15 pm

    Longtime lurker here, popping in to say I’m proud of my big brother in Wisconsin, who got his first shot a few weeks ago. Why didn’t he get it sooner? Damned if I know. He’s nearly 60 and in poor health, so he surely needs it. What spurred him to finally get it was my sister and I asking him to. We didn’t have to beg, cajole, or badger. We just asked, and I told him where he could go to get it. I think he just needed to know that someone cared enough to ask. I’m proud to have helped, and also slightly ashamed I didn’t check in with him earlier. We’re not that close. So the moral of the story is, if there’s someone in your life who you care about and you’re not sure they’re vaxxed, just ask. If they put up a fight, you don’t have to engage any further. But the fact that you care enough to ask could be the thing that gets them to get the shot.

  21. 21.

    WaterGirl

    June 28, 2021 at 11:10 pm

    @Old Newby: Thanks for that thoughtful comment.  Welcome, Old Newby.

  22. 22.

    WaterGirl

    July 1, 2021 at 8:48 pm

    There is a more current vaccine thread than this one.

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