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jorgevlorgan

(8,346 posts)
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:12 PM Mar 2021

Have you been vaccinated yet?

We just received our first shot this afternoon of pfizer. Second is scheduled. For those having trouble making appointments: we called into albertsons and they sent us a special link to schedule -while on their websites, no appointments were available.


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Yes -I have received both shots (or am fully vaccinated from a single shot)
61 (45%)
No, I don't qualify yet
20 (15%)
No, and I will not even when I qualify
0 (0%)
No -I qualify but have not been able to make an appointment yet.
5 (4%)
Other
4 (3%)
Yes -I have received only my first shot.
47 (34%)
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Have you been vaccinated yet? (Original Post) jorgevlorgan Mar 2021 OP
Just the first shot. Second one coming up next week. dhol82 Mar 2021 #1
first shot for me...second on on April 6th. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #2
Same here, 2nd on April 6. lkinwi Mar 2021 #39
Same here! jorgevlorgan Mar 2021 #57
You should divide the "yes" option into 2 sections: one for the first shot, one for the second shot. scarletwoman Mar 2021 #3
Done! Thanks jorgevlorgan Mar 2021 #6
Thank you back! scarletwoman Mar 2021 #22
first dose of moderna this morning Kali Mar 2021 #4
Aching to get mine. momta Mar 2021 #5
Other -- 1st dose is scheduled on Thursday. Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2021 #7
Not yet. First appointment is next Monday SoonerPride Mar 2021 #8
You need an option for those of us who have had the first shot Rhiannon12866 Mar 2021 #9
No. I do have an appointment, though. demmiblue Mar 2021 #10
First shot scheduled for next Sunday MANative Mar 2021 #11
First dose scheduled tomorrow after searching frantically for days. Shrike47 Mar 2021 #12
I hear you Unwind Your Mind Mar 2021 #49
Yes, both doses after much vaccine chasing. herding cats Mar 2021 #13
I got my second shot last week, so still a week away from full immunity, but Arkansas Granny Mar 2021 #14
It's a big feeling of relief localroger Mar 2021 #19
Both of us have had 2 shots TxGuitar Mar 2021 #15
Became eligible March 1 localroger Mar 2021 #16
I got the j j & j yesterday . stonecutter357 Mar 2021 #17
Got J & J Freddie Mar 2021 #18
first shot of Pfizer Demovictory9 Mar 2021 #20
Received the J&J shot ... at the time I didn't quite qualify either Auggie Mar 2021 #21
Getting lucky has a whole new meaning these days. Arkansas Granny Mar 2021 #24
Hah! Now if someone would only text me winning lottery numbers ... Auggie Mar 2021 #31
first shot tomorrow jmbar2 Mar 2021 #23
Got 'em both..... MyOwnPeace Mar 2021 #25
1st for me (Pfizer). 2nd one April 3. triron Mar 2021 #26
Pfizer pfirst on the 5th, scheduled for the second on th 26th. justhanginon Mar 2021 #27
The wife and I received our first shot of Moderna Dagstead Bumwood Mar 2021 #28
Got first shot today MacKasey Mar 2021 #29
Just got my 1st Pfizer jab a few hours ago. Tommymac Mar 2021 #30
Got my second shot this afternoon csziggy Mar 2021 #32
1st dose of Pfizer, 2nd dose 3/19. Deuce Mar 2021 #33
Only 9 people so far who qualify but haven't been able to get an appointment yet? ShazzieB Mar 2021 #34
A lot of places don't make the availability known online because they don't want people coming from jorgevlorgan Mar 2021 #37
Are there any CVS drug stores in your area? 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2021 #43
Yes, I have been to that site, ShazzieB Mar 2021 #55
My fingers are crossed for you! 50 Shades Of Blue Mar 2021 #58
Getting first Moderna shot Friday! 2naSalit Mar 2021 #35
I marked mine as receiving both cojoel Mar 2021 #36
Thanks! I added "Or am fully vaccinated from a single shot" jorgevlorgan Mar 2021 #40
Other MurrayDelph Mar 2021 #38
I have an appointment for my first shot on the 26th! BluesRunTheGame Mar 2021 #41
Yes. Both Wife & I ProfessorGAC Mar 2021 #42
Right now I'm a half Vaxx Dorian Gray Mar 2021 #44
I got my first Pizer shot on 3/4 MustLoveBeagles Mar 2021 #45
I get my second TOMORROW. TNNurse Mar 2021 #46
Got my first shot today. mommymarine2003 Mar 2021 #47
Other Unwind Your Mind Mar 2021 #48
get my second shot the 18th. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2021 #50
I will be getting my first ChazII Mar 2021 #51
Not yet. And I can't understand why so many others are ahead of a 72 year old PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #52
I felt your pain, Poindexter. 😠 ShazzieB Mar 2021 #54
I have had both pfizer shots Meowmee Mar 2021 #53
1st on 3/10, 2nd scheduled 4/1 Ouroborosnek Mar 2021 #56
K&R Shellback Squid Mar 2021 #59

lkinwi

(1,477 posts)
39. Same here, 2nd on April 6.
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 07:58 PM
Mar 2021

My county must have received an abundance because my doctor’s office called today and asked if I needed a vaccine. I hadn’t spoken to them or asked to be put on their waitlist.

momta

(4,079 posts)
5. Aching to get mine.
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:15 PM
Mar 2021

I'll be in the next batch of eligibles here in CO. Hubby gets his second in a couple of days.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,858 posts)
7. Other -- 1st dose is scheduled on Thursday.
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:16 PM
Mar 2021

Seven days after I first became eligible.

Absolutely nothing was available last Thursday when I spent hours searching for one, but thankfully openings started to show up by the next day.

Rhiannon12866

(206,520 posts)
9. You need an option for those of us who have had the first shot
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:17 PM
Mar 2021

But are still waiting for shot #2. I got #1 two weeks ago, get the second at the end of the month.

MANative

(4,113 posts)
11. First shot scheduled for next Sunday
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:22 PM
Mar 2021

My understanding is that they are scheduling the second shot during that first appointment.

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
12. First dose scheduled tomorrow after searching frantically for days.
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:25 PM
Mar 2021

This has been very frustrating. I am not good with computers and every appointment would be gone by the time I got there, or I would spazz and boink the wrong thing on the application screen and lose my work.

Unwind Your Mind

(2,042 posts)
49. I hear you
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 10:14 PM
Mar 2021

I had myself signed in on the computer and my husband on the tablet, trying to get two appointments together. I finally managed it, but it was stressful

herding cats

(19,569 posts)
13. Yes, both doses after much vaccine chasing.
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:29 PM
Mar 2021

It's good to be done with it and looking at the light at the end of the tunnel.

Arkansas Granny

(31,538 posts)
14. I got my second shot last week, so still a week away from full immunity, but
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:29 PM
Mar 2021

I still feel a sense of relief. Hopefully family and friends will be able to get theirs soon.

localroger

(3,634 posts)
19. It's a big feeling of relief
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:37 PM
Mar 2021

With just one shot we can still get it, but if we do our chances of ending up in the hospital go from 5-10% to nearly zero. There has been a marked drop in hospitalizations in Louisiana since they opened it up to people with comorbidities age 16 up, leaving it at 65 up for healthy people, in order to target the people most likely to be hospitalized or die if they catch it.

localroger

(3,634 posts)
16. Became eligible March 1
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:34 PM
Mar 2021

Still too young, but I have coronary artery disease. Got on the waiting list at a little local pharmacy near my workplace. Got the call on the 4th, offering an appointment on the 5th. Moderna #1 accomplished. #2 is scheduled for April 2.

Freddie

(9,275 posts)
18. Got J & J
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:36 PM
Mar 2021

So that counts for both I guess.
Day after - headache, achy, tired
2 days - almost normal
3 days (today) totally fine
DH gets 1st on Thursday

Auggie

(31,222 posts)
21. Received the J&J shot ... at the time I didn't quite qualify either
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:41 PM
Mar 2021

Don't ask me why or how. I simply received a text asking if I wanted it.

MyOwnPeace

(16,946 posts)
25. Got 'em both.....
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:46 PM
Mar 2021

Feb. 26 for the second - Moderna.
Typical sore arm - NOTHING else either time - but I DID sleep longer after the 2nd one (9 hours - usually a 5-6 hour person).

justhanginon

(3,290 posts)
27. Pfizer pfirst on the 5th, scheduled for the second on th 26th.
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:53 PM
Mar 2021

Very minimal side effects on the first, hoping for the same on the second shot.

Dagstead Bumwood

(3,666 posts)
28. The wife and I received our first shot of Moderna
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 06:57 PM
Mar 2021

on Friday and Saturday, respectively. We're counting the minutes until shot two and the time we can return to some small degree of normalcy.

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
30. Just got my 1st Pfizer jab a few hours ago.
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 07:12 PM
Mar 2021

CVS in Western PA.

Took weeks of hunting but worth it. I am a bit under 65 but have underlying conditions.

Second scheduled for first week of April.

csziggy

(34,139 posts)
32. Got my second shot this afternoon
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 07:20 PM
Mar 2021

So far, no reaction other than a slightly sore arm. That's all I got with the first shot.

ShazzieB

(16,593 posts)
34. Only 9 people so far who qualify but haven't been able to get an appointment yet?
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 07:28 PM
Mar 2021

I feel like such a crashing failure at life.

Yeah, yeah, I know it's probably at least partly my own fault for not trying hard enough, but WHY does it have to be THIS hard?

I'd love to know the locations of those nine. It would be interesting to know if we're concentrated in a particular state or states.

jorgevlorgan

(8,346 posts)
37. A lot of places don't make the availability known online because they don't want people coming from
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 07:47 PM
Mar 2021

out of town. But if you call, they would send a secret link to schedule an appointment. Not sure if that is an issue you are dealing with, but we were able to overcome it rather easily.

50 Shades Of Blue

(10,080 posts)
43. Are there any CVS drug stores in your area?
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 08:11 PM
Mar 2021

I totally understand how you feel! It seemed hopeless for me too! Then my husband tried this link (that had worked for a friend of ours) right after midnight about a week and half ago, and found a CVS near us that was taking appointments for the following week, and we were each able to schedule an appointment (for both shots). Last night out of curiosity he tried the link again right after midnight, and turned up several more CVS's in our area (we live in a MD suburb of DC) that had appointments available, which must have just been added. They were all gone this morning. So if CVS is feasible for you, maybe try right at midnight.

ETA the link! https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

ShazzieB

(16,593 posts)
55. Yes, I have been to that site,
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 12:19 AM
Mar 2021

So far it's been nothing, nothing, nothing. The pharmacies seem to get the vaccines in spurts, with a limited amount each time. They post that they have appointments available, and said appointments get snapped up in the blink of an eye, or so it seems.

Right now, CVS has a list of places that supposedly have appointments, but none are within 100 miles of me.

Al, I can do is keep clicking, at CVS and all the other pharmacy sites, and hope I get lucky one of these days.

cojoel

(958 posts)
36. I marked mine as receiving both
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 07:47 PM
Mar 2021

However, I received the Johnson and Johnson vaccine for which there is only a single shot. I received it last Friday, and have had no adverse side effects.

MurrayDelph

(5,302 posts)
38. Other
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 07:57 PM
Mar 2021

I got the one-shot vaccine, which is good because the pharmacy I got it from was 265 miles from home.

ProfessorGAC

(65,325 posts)
42. Yes. Both Wife & I
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 08:08 PM
Mar 2021

First shot each.
She was eligible for being 65+, I was eligible for being an active substitute teacher.
I got mine last Thursday (Moderna) & she got her shot yesterday (Pfizer).

mommymarine2003

(261 posts)
47. Got my first shot today.
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 09:13 PM
Mar 2021

I got my first shot of Phizer this afternoon at the Portland, Oregon Convention Center. It was incredibly organized. Easy, free parking. The man that checked my husband and me in was a budget officer with the USDA. The young man who processed our papers was with the National Guard. The man who gave us our shots was a retired general practitioner from the Portland area, and the man who set up our second shots was out here from Maryland. There were also numerous people who told us where to go, etc. We couldn't have been more pleased.

Unwind Your Mind

(2,042 posts)
48. Other
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 10:12 PM
Mar 2021

We just became eligible this week and have appointments on Friday!

Woohoo! I’m beyond thrilled, as soon as it actually happens, I’m booking a vacation 😊

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,925 posts)
52. Not yet. And I can't understand why so many others are ahead of a 72 year old
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 11:22 PM
Mar 2021

who had a serious heart attack last year. Really?

I'm clearly not in the top third of those in my state. Maybe the top 50%? Maybe everyone over the age of 25 will get it before me. Yeah, I'm a bit irritable here.

Meowmee

(5,164 posts)
53. I have had both pfizer shots
Tue Mar 16, 2021, 11:30 PM
Mar 2021

The second one almost 7 days ago so in about 7 more days I will have 95% immunity. In addition to having had covid twice now I believe. My arm is still a tiny bit sore from the last shot.

Ouroborosnek

(623 posts)
56. 1st on 3/10, 2nd scheduled 4/1
Wed Mar 17, 2021, 12:32 AM
Mar 2021

Sore arm and felt more tired than usual for a couple of days, then fine since. Although I still feel a little tired and random aches since, that could just be anything.

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