I feel like this is the beginning of liberation for me and those of us over 65 who are now able to get immunized against Covid.
When the pandemic first started last March I felt it would only last A few months and I could’abstain. However as the months dragGed on I did start going back and seeing only a few ladies I had known for many years. We enjoyed the sex but as testing was difficult to come bye I lived with the dread of dying a miserable death on a respirator for the week following the encounter. The fear of catching an STD seems quite inconsequential by comparison.As it turned out I did dodge a bullet but in the past month or so with the spread of the virus the odds became much more risky so I have been laying off.
I am now waiting for my second shot in three weeks but much of the trial of the vaccine suggested some immunity is present after 10 days.
I know that providers have been afraid of seeing new clients and have been suffering. Those of us who are seniors and have gotten the vaccine will not have an advantage over the young guys.
I've got an appointment in about a month but hope to get one sooner than that. Over the past few days I've talked to people in NY, PA, DE and CA and they all tell pretty much the same story: too few doses available and chaotic procedures to get an appointment. I don't think it's anyone's fault so much as the fact that the vaccines are so new and production is still ramping up. The lack of guidance from the Federal gov't. has also meant different states have different processes, but that seems to be working itself out now.
The main concern I have is getting enough vaccine out there and into peoples' arms before the virus mutates into something the vaccine can no longer protect against.
The problem is that if you get the vaccine and the virus mutates into something more contagious and more lethal the current vaccines might - repeat might - be less effective.
I fear that we may end up in a situation where we will have to get a yearly Covid19 immunization just as the flu shot is reconfigured each year for the emerging virus strains. I pray that we don't.
So far, at least, the mutations are still susceptible to the vaccine. But inevitably there'll come a mutation that won't be. So we have to hope we get enough people vaccinated quickly enough to keep that from happening. But the likelihood we'll eventually need a new vaccine is high. I think it's certainly possible we'll end up getting the new Covid vaccines mixed in with regular flu shots, though I don't know if that's actually possible. Killing two viruses with one stone, er, shot, would be nice.
But I'm keeping the March 21st appointment in my hip pocket until then, after which I'll cancel it.
After I get vaccinated I'll go home and celebrate by watching the Super Bowl.
Bravo! Lucky you. I'm jumping through hoops to get one here in NYC and not having much luck.
just south of the GW. They've been running a vaccination center out of an armory building across from the hospital. Don't go there without a reservation or they won't let you in. Go on the hospital web site, or the state site listing all the vaccination centers.
Also, next week some pharmacies will have the vaccine.
Good luck.
pharmacies to get the vaccine will be in more rural areas that are more than 50 miles that are not near a vaccination center, but in a few months the number of pharmacies will be 40,000 and will include more urbanized areas.
Good for you!
My bestie who is 70 years of age just got his 1st shot & is excited to stop living in fear. I have not seen anyone new in way to long. My step Dad just tested positive for Covid19 & I lost my Uncle last year to Covid. I pray we all stay safe & healthy. I have been isolated at home with my children home schooling. I can only hope life changes for the better sooner, than later. xo
I get the second one 21 days hence, and per my doc 21 days later I'm good to go. I'm guessing March 13 might be a busy day for me since I've been holding out since last June.
I got my first one through the VA just over 2 weeks ago. Kinda sucked to be drafted during Vietnam, but this is a nice perk of being a Vet. They are only vaccinating Vets 65 and older, it was kind of a moving experience to see all those older guys being taken care of in this way. Some who could barely walk or in wheelchairs. The staff was outstanding, courteous and caring. Still trying to get my wife registered, but it's a cluster F for sure.
Still gotta be over 75.. I've seen no o e since February.. maybe March.. drives me nuts.. I know exactly who.i will see 1st.. gonna feel sorry for her..
I was about to do am MFM when it hit..so I think about that too.. a lot..
Life has changed..
The top four deadliest states in the country are all in your general area. Considering the consistencies in public policy regarding COVID in these four states, I can hardly call it coincidence.
I sincerely hope some common sense over who to vaccinate first takes over. At least there are "some" positives, a 74 year old with TWO comorbidities does beat out a 30 year old teacher in perfect health, but just barely.
The higher deaths you cite have virtually NOTHING to do with "public policy." You conveniently ignore that fact that these four states were among the very first to be exposed to the virus when no one knew much about it, so containing it was much more difficult. You also ignore the fact that these states have a very high population density, which is a precursor for active spread. And, last, you ignore that because of this most of these deaths happened 6 to 9 months ago. New York, for example, has kept deaths very low for MONTHS.
You are a great example of the old saw: "Figures don't lie, but liars do figure."
My advice, inicky, is to put him on ignore. He's a pompous ignorant ass who thinks he knows-it-all -- not worth the popcorn to blow him up. I got rid of him months ago and my blood pressure is back to normal, my breath is fresh and clean, my normal sweet temper is restored and women flock to me in gratitude...
Besides, he's not capable of raising my blood pressure and I enjoy punting him around. But "pompous ignorant ass who thinks he knows-it-all" pretty much sums it up. LOL.
The info you hear that the second shot can hit you harder is right. The next day, I felt terrible - like a bad flu, body aches were especially bad . But after 24 hours, I woke up and feel much better. Whatever side effects you get from the shots, it has to be better than a bad case of Covid.
After about a week to allow the immunity to build, I'll be good to go. Back to legit massages, and illegitimate activities as well. I'm still going to be safe, wear a mask, social distance, etc. Except of course with a provider.
Pfizer. Second one Feb. 28.
Now it's gone. Nothing else. It was the same level of discomfort I've gotten from many vaccinations. The reaction from the second shot is generally worse; flu-like symptoms for a day or two, which simply proves it's working to develop antibodies. I'll take it. Second shot is Feb 28th
and, like you, I'll take it.
The first on Jan 14 and 2nd on Feb 4. Thankfully no negative side effects.
I was waiting my turn like everyone else but I got a call asking if I wanted the vaccine. "Sure!" I made an appt. for the next day and drove to a shopping center parking lot where there was no waiting. Got the shot in my car, sat there for 15 minutes and that was it. Also got an appt. for my next vax in 21 days.
The only problem was they only had appts. between 7:30 and 11:30 am so I had to get up early to make it there by 11:30. Sometimes you just have to make sacrifices.
I haven't moved heaven and earth to get an appointment like many folks my age that I know. I'm going to contact my doc and see what can be done -- might end up waiting until there are more doses in the pipeline. From all I read and hear, it can be a bureaucratic nightmare getting an appointment in our area. I want to get vaccinated, but not badly enough to spend hours navigating websites and drive 40 miles in city and suburban traffic, I guess.
The drugs being administered as "vaccines" are registered as "gene therapy" drugs. They are totally synthetic, and not derived from live cultures because the pandemic virus has not been reproduced/isolated in a lab environment. Do your own research and make an informed decision before lining up to get vaccinated.
Yes it's not a "Vaccine"
You can still get, carry, and pass along Covid
What the shots will do is help fight Covid so you will not get as sick as without
That's what I've been told
The covid vaccine creates anti-bodies just like other vaccines. This prepares the body to recognize and destroy the covid virus if encountered faster that if the body hadn't been exposed before -- just like other vaccines.
I prefer to err on the side of caution before allowing myself to be injected with an experimental drug. It may indeed lessen the severity of covid, but we do not know what the consequences may be 4, 5, 6 months down the line, or 4, 5, 6 years later from these chemo therapy cocktails erroneously labeled as "vaccines". Especially when the death rate has not spiraled, despite the pandemic. The survival rate for covid is something like 99.8%. All I'm advocating for is to weigh all the data before signing up to be a lab rat.
Deaths per 1,000:
2018 = 8.685
2019 = 8.782
2020 = 8,880
2021 = 8,977 so far
It is also noteworthy to mention that positive covid cases reported has been way blow out of proportion. Prior to Biden taking office, the CDC recommended PCR test cycle threshold was 45, resulting in large numbers of false-positives. The day Biden was sworn in, the CDC lowered the PCR cycle threshold to 35 and ever since the reported positive cases of covid has been coming down. Think what you will, but I say this whole pandemic thing has been blown way of proportion for various nefarious reasons.
1) The vaccines are not "an experimental drug." They use mRNA, a technology that's been around for years. They were tested using standard CDC protocols that were not rushed or modified. And now nearly 60 million people have been vaccinated over the past few months. So, no, NOT experimental.
2) "the death rate has not spiraled?" So I guess you believe nearly 500,000 people have not died since this started. Please don't start on the argument they all had co-morbidities and would have died anyway. Also note that there have been so many deaths that US life expectancy has actually dropped by a year. See below.
Yes, "mRNA technology has been around for years", but had never been approved prior to last years "emergency use" sign off. Again, to get vaccinated or not is an individual choice. I choose not to.
I think after covid subsides, it will have taken a lot of those at the end of their lives, just a year or so earlier. So while the death rate is up in 2020 and early 2021, the next few years should see a decline below the average death rate, then a gradual regression to mean.
As far as vaccine risk, more people in the USA have been vaccinated than have officially been diagnosed with covid (like twice as many.) The death rate from the vaccine is tiny in comparison. The only dangers are imaginary at this point. You can never rule out the unknown, but it is probably not the way to bet.
It is of course always wise to weigh multiple sides of any issue before making a decision. I'm by no means an anti-vaxxer, so here's counterpoint.
There is no science as yet on this issue to people are simply being asked to continue wearing masks even after being vaccinated. So let's wait until the studies are complete.
I have finally gotten both shots.....Pfizer 1 and 2 ! No adverse reactions......been two weeks since shot #2....now we wait to see if it worked !