COVID vaccinations! Have you gotten yours?

[viper37]

UCSC Health Center gave me and my team 1st and 2nd shots of the Pfizer already - two weeks apart (the Moderna people were 3 weeks apart).  On the 31st of this month I will be at "invincible" status.

great news

I can't see having my 1st vaccine shot before May.

[Valmy]

I have my appointment to get my 1st Pfizer shot today.

[celedhring]

Mom got an appointment for getting her first AZ shot next week.

She doesn't want to go and has fired back at me with the yank news disputing the trials today. She's always so damn prepared 

[Duque de Bragança]

In France, vaccinations should be opened, from Saturday on, to people without comorbidities over 70 year old. Previously, only 75+.

[Liep]

In France, vaccinations should be opened, from Saturday on, to people without comorbidities over 70 year old. Previously, only 75+.

I think they just opened for +80 here... still no sign of them using AZ again and the newspapers are full of stories about alleged side effects.

[Tamas]

In France, vaccinations should be opened, from Saturday on, to people without comorbidities over 70 year old. Previously, only 75+.

I think they just opened for +80 here... still no sign of them using AZ again and the newspapers are full of stories about alleged side effects.

It's really irresponsible journalism.

[mongers]

In France, vaccinations should be opened, from Saturday on, to people without comorbidities over 70 year old. Previously, only 75+.

I think they just opened for +80 here... still no sign of them using AZ again and the newspapers are full of stories about alleged side effects.

It's really irresponsible journalism.

Today's 'news' is tomorrow fish and chips wrappings.

And in this crisis will be next month's obituaries.

[Grey Fox]

AZ scare has run out here, I think it's mainly because we don't have any left and don't expect any before next week.

[Zanza]

I am in the second priority group in Germany and got an appointment for AstraZeneca on Monday and a second shot in June. 

[Zanza]

Got AZ now. The website to get an appointment is a disaster, but when you actually show up at the central vaccination centre, the process is smoothly organised. I got the feeling that they could handle significantly higher throughput. Not sure what the constraint is, maybe vaccine, maybe some other organisational issue not visible to a patient.

[merithyn]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/29/vaccine-effective-essential-workers-study/

[Berkut]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/29/vaccine-effective-essential-workers-study/

Among 2,479 fully vaccinated people, just three had confirmed infections. Among 477 people who received one dose, eight infections were reported.

By comparison, among 994 people who were not vaccinated, 161 developed infections.

I really am quite special.

[DGuller]

What's horrifying is that 161 out of 994 unvaccinated essential workers developed an infection over a period of just a couple of months.  They were essentially cannon fodder.

[celedhring]

So my mom's master plan is to postpone her vaccination appointment alleging family matters*, get on the back of the queue and since AZ is yet again missing their deliveries, hope to get some other vaccine when it's her turn again 

I don't think it's particularly foolproof, but it buys me time to convince her at least.

*To be honest, there's a pretty decent chance we'll have to attend a funeral that day 

[merithyn]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/29/vaccine-effective-essential-workers-study/

Among 2,479 fully vaccinated people, just three had confirmed infections. Among 477 people who received one dose, eight infections were reported.

By comparison, among 994 people who were not vaccinated, 161 developed infections.

I really am quite special.