Vaccines

David · Post by **David** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 4:43 pm

BMED wrote:Also include vaccinated individuals that have had COVID as hyper-vaccinated individuals that shed even less for a shorter period of time than individuals that haven't had Covid, which helps stop the spread. Get the virus and the vaccine before it's too late!

True story! LOL.

I had a breakthrough case, possibly mu variant. It was contracted from a foreign patient.

David · Post by **David** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 4:45 pm

The symptoms hit me like a train. I did recover quickly.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:33 pm

David wrote:The symptoms hit me like a train. I did recover quickly.

Very good to hear!

Post by **Philip** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:11 am

I didn't realize there was a "mu" variant. Glad you recovered quickly!

David · Post by **David** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 5:20 pm

Thank you Philip and Humby.

I can see why this infection is life altering, enervating.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 2:02 am

David wrote:Thank you Philip and Humby.

I can see why this infection is life altering, enervating.

Best wishes possible David.

48 years-old, never heard or read enervating. Thank you.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sun Oct 24, 2021 10:16 am

I got my Moderna booster shot on Friday.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:47 pm

Easto wrote:I got my Moderna booster shot on Friday.

Seeing discussions over whether to go for the same brand or to mix it up.

BMED · Post by **BMED** » Tue Nov 02, 2021 12:22 am

Humboldt wrote:

Seeing discussions over whether to go for the same brand or to mix it up.

Don't forget to receive the Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine now that the season is upon us. My immune system is in hyper-vaccination mode!

Ahren · Post by **Ahren** » Sat Nov 06, 2021 11:26 pm

I got my second shot of Moderna back in August, thankfully.
I'm just hyper aware that I haven't had so much as a cold in 2 years.
I just keep thinking that the old immune system has forgotten about regular old colds and flu and when I inevitably get sick it'll be a doozy.

Still better than the alternative though.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:00 am

I just went to CVS and got a booster shot of Pfizer, it's been 7-8 months since the original vaccine. I felt some shoulder discomfort for a day, and muscle ache everywhere for 2 days, a bit under the weather for a day. I guess that's expected, but it was definitely more of a reaction and side effects than the first doses. Glad I got it though.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Tue Nov 09, 2021 9:55 am

Philip wrote:I just went to CVS and got a booster shot of Pfizer, it's been 7-8 months since the original vaccine. I felt some shoulder discomfort for a day, and muscle ache everywhere for 2 days, a bit under the weather for a day. I guess that's expected, but it was definitely more of a reaction and side effects than the first doses. Glad I got it though.

I was the same way with my Moderna booster. Several of my friends that have recently received their boosters seemed to have the same reaction. From my close circle of friends the percentage of people who had this same reaction is quite high.

BMED · Post by **BMED** » Sat Nov 13, 2021 9:48 pm

I just went to CVS to get some prophylactic's, thank god they had XL...otherwise I'd be in debt for the next 18 years!

Spyrith · Post by **Spyrith** » Thu Nov 18, 2021 9:18 am

From what I know, this is basically a sign that the vaccine is doing it's job and the immune system is now activated and producing the necessary antibodies to fight of any potential diseases.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Fri Nov 19, 2021 1:07 am

I have co-workers who got Moderna initially and are getting Moderna boosters cause it seems to be the most effective.

And Moderna initially getting Pfizer since mixing it up seems to work.

And those getting whatever they can.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Fri Nov 19, 2021 4:51 pm

Humboldt wrote:I have co-workers who got Moderna initially and are getting Moderna boosters cause it seems to be the most effective.

And Moderna initially getting Pfizer since mixing it up seems to work.

And those getting whatever they can.

We did the Moderna one.....the hangover from round 2 had my wife and daughter in bed for 2x days...lol. I felt it pretty good but had to power through work.
Have heard from some friends....that the booster shot can give you a hangover multiple times worse than the 2nd short one. Probably do my booster in Jan, prior to going down to FL for a month.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 12:28 am

Moderna x 2, more physical pain for a day or so than anything else, raising above the elbow.
Felt fine.

Still mulling over what to go for booster-wise.

Post by **Philip** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 8:07 am

I thought the mix-n-match was most beneficial for people that got the Johnson and Johnson vaccine initially, haven't followed it closely but I got the same Pfizer booster.

Leatherneck · Post by **Leatherneck** » Sat Nov 20, 2021 9:15 pm

I got a J&J shot at the VA in July. How long before I am not considered vaccinated? I really don't want any more shots. My Wife cannot get a shot due to severe pharma allergies and issues. Both my Daughters, both my Sisters and their entire families have had COVID with little complications. Wife and I have been lucky to dodge or maybe had it with no symptoms.

If I do get a booster, something about the Moderna & Pfizer rub me wrong.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 2:12 pm

I believe the recommended wait time before you get a booster of Pfizer or Moderna is 6 months. I'm not sure what it is for the J&J. As far as "not considered vaccinated" I'm not really sure what the current wisdom is.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sun Nov 21, 2021 4:50 pm

Easto wrote:I believe the recommended wait time before you get a booster of Pfizer or Moderna is 6 months. I'm not sure what it is for the J&J. As far as "not considered vaccinated" I'm not really sure what the current wisdom is.

Correct....6x months for M and P. 2x months for JJ....and probably a couple of times per year with JJ.

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Tue Nov 23, 2021 10:08 am

Just got the Booster the other day.

My first 2 were Pfizer, got the Moderna Booster at CVS last week.
Took 2 days off..Wasn't feeling so well after.

I got the other shots on a Sat.

Post by **Philip** » Wed Nov 24, 2021 9:08 am

Good for you, the side effects subside in a couple of days. Now that I got my booster, I feel better about being around elderly (hi Ken), and potentially vulnerable people, in a sense that I am better protecting them from being infected than just about my health. Anyway, it's a "confidence booster"

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Mon Nov 29, 2021 5:42 pm

We are actually getting ready to go to Cancun for a week.

Wasn't even thinking of that when I got the booster but I guess good thing we we're able to get the booster

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:28 am

BaLa wrote:We are actually getting ready to go to Cancun for a week.

Enjoy! Do you do any diving? I don't (can't) scuba anymore (damaged ear drum keeps rupturing when I go below 30'...it can no longer equalize) but I still snorkel free dive..can go down to about 26' til my ear feels it. Anyways, some neat diving areas just off shore....like Cozumel, or ..I forget the reef off of the south border of Mexico up against Belize...that was the last place I scuba'd.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:22 am

I just looked it up, Chinchorro Banks I guess? Hadn't heard of it before.
I've been to Cozumel on a cruise before, haven't had a chance to go diving down there though... Coming to think of it, I haven't been scuba diving in like 10 years now, even though I just recertified my tank (I use it occasionally for shallow-water stuff, scalloping, boat cleaning, etc.) :/

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:38 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Enjoy! Do you do any diving? I don't (can't) scuba anymore (damaged ear drum keeps rupturing when I go below 30'...it can no longer equalize) but I still snorkel free dive..can go down to about 26' til my ear feels it. Anyways, some neat diving areas just off shore....like Cozumel, or ..I forget the reef off of the south border of Mexico up against Belize...that was the last place I scuba'd.

Nope never got into it.

Sounds like it could be fun though.
I have a friend that did some scuba diving in the past.
Not sure if he has done any scuba diving in recent years.

Ahren · Post by **Ahren** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 12:00 am

Scheduled for round 3 Wednesday morning!

MadDoctor · Post by **MadDoctor** » Sat Dec 11, 2021 8:17 pm

I got all the shots (the farmer’s wife has a nice light touch). I also got the shingles shot last week, as recommended by the bull in the South field. Covid was nothing. That damn shingles shot dropped me to the floor. Sleepy, dopey and dumb. Same as always..

BMED · Post by **BMED** » Sun Dec 12, 2021 12:16 am

MadDoctor wrote:Same as always..

Yep!

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Sun Jan 09, 2022 9:02 pm

I can't say if I have Covid but what I have right now sure feels like a light flu. I've had all 3 shots so this is either Covid or I have the flu that is going around. Unfortunately I can't find an open testing site until this coming Saturday. Several years ago I got a flu shot and I also caught the flu, it seemed to reduce the symptoms by about 50% and that is what this feels like.

Post by **Philip** » Mon Jan 10, 2022 7:05 am

It could also be a regular flu as you mentioned.. Vitamins, fluids, etc. should ease it up.

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Mon Jan 10, 2022 8:43 pm

Results.... Negative. They said I probably have a cold.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Jan 11, 2022 6:53 am

Good. Stay safe, Omicron is spreading very fast. The rate of new and active cases seems twice than anything before. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavir ... ases-daily

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:08 am

Our house got whacked.
3x weeks ago my wife and daughter had cold/flu like symptoms...for about 3x days they were bed ridden.
I started developing them about a week later...steady stuffed nose, nasal-y sounding voice, mild cough.
I took a covid test....was negative.
Last weekend, my cough got bad on Saturday. By Sunday I felt like I got run over by a bus, brutal cough, heavy plugged sinuses, heavy fatigue.
Monday...felt like crap.
Tuesday, tested, and positive.
My wife was doing OK, daughter doing OK.
By end of last week my symptoms started to ease up a little bit. My wife started getting bad symptoms again. She tested mid week...negative. Her symptoms got worse, tested her this past Saturday, heavy positive. Tested daughter yesterday...negative...but I can tell her symptoms are getting worse.

From what I can tell, at least with the home test, if you test early into your symptoms it will still give you a negative result. But if you test at least several days after starting symptoms, it will test negative...I guess you're body has developed enough reaction in defense to the 'vid that now the home test can detect them.

I'm into my second week of staying home, not going to the office. Really sucks.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Jan 11, 2022 8:34 am

Second week, wow. Still, good that you are vaccinated, should help keep the symptoms down somewhat. I'd drink some multivitamins and general stuff to help your body cope with it.
Get better soon!

My younger daughter is in high school, and one of the people she regularly has lunch with tested positive over the weekend... She does wear a mask at school, but they take them off while having lunch. They eat outdoors (it's Florida

), but still.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:37 am

My symptoms....
*Deep coughing (still going on over 2 weeks)
*plugged sinuses...sometimes runny like a faucet (still going on over 2 weeks)
*Extreme fatigue for several days early on
*Absolutely BRUTAL headache 24x7 for about 3 days
*Very strong sore throat for first few days...and them mild for the remaining weeks...still going on. Likely sore from coughing (no comments Ken or MadDoc)

My wifes symptoms were/are a bit worse....adding to what I had/have above...
*Body aches...extreme in legs
*Extreme fogginess
*Her ear canals are plugged, so causes a bit of a loss of balance

Right now daughter just has a light cough and is a bit sniffly. She called out of work for 5 days last week and over the weekend...not knowing if we spread it to her. She tested neg...symptoms sorta let up, so she went back to work yesterday. She mostly works solo at Target, stocking the freezer. Will keep testing her regularly though. (works nearly full time and goes to college too...proud of that girl!)

Easto · Post by **Easto** » Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:59 pm

I hope everyone is able to weather the storm and walk away healthy.

BMED · Post by **BMED** » Thu Jan 13, 2022 8:43 pm

The COVID-Crud has effected everyone different, good luck and god speed with your recovery! Take care!

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Thu Jan 20, 2022 12:34 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:My symptoms....
*Deep coughing (still going on over 2 weeks)
*plugged sinuses...sometimes runny like a faucet (still going on over 2 weeks)
*Extreme fatigue for several days early on
*Absolutely BRUTAL headache 24x7 for about 3 days
*Very strong sore throat for first few days...and them mild for the remaining weeks...still going on. Likely sore from coughing (no comments Ken or MadDoc)

My wifes symptoms were/are a bit worse....adding to what I had/have above...
*Body aches...extreme in legs
*Extreme fogginess
*Her ear canals are plugged, so causes a bit of a loss of balance

Right now daughter just has a light cough and is a bit sniffly. She called out of work for 5 days last week and over the weekend...not knowing if we spread it to her. She tested neg...symptoms sorta let up, so she went back to work yesterday. She mostly works solo at Target, stocking the freezer. Will keep testing her regularly though. (works nearly full time and goes to college too...proud of that girl!)

Best of wishes for the whole family, sounds like you're pulling through.

Just got my boost today, Pfizer after two Moderna.

First shot way back then (this whole thing has warped time for me), was quick and barely noticeable.
9.5 for the guy

Second shot, he took 20 seconds and it hurt like **** the entire time.
Maybe a 3.

Today, 9.99. CVS, their signage sucks but this woman was awesome.

Best of luck to everyone.