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As I stated in my previous thread, this is about the side effects of the various available vaccines but not about the merits of accessing vaccines in general.

I got my booster shot yesterday and since AstraZenica is no longer available, I had to choose between Moderna and Pfizer. To help make my choice, I reread the old thread and chose Moderna due to its having fewer instances of side effects mentioned. The pharmacist that administered the shot told me that I was likely to have a sore arm today. She wasn't overplaying it -- I can't lift my left arm above my nipples and getting dressed this morning was an adventure.

The bonus for those of us that live in Ontario, Canada is that the province will email you your vaccine passport / certificate on the same day you get your booster, regardless of which type of health card you have. You no longer have to do the bureaucrat polka in order to get it if you have a red and white one like me.

I got boosted Friday. also the sore arm, but nothing worse than that.

Same here, am glad to have more protection against omicron.

Two intial shots and booster. No worse than a mild sore arm at the injection location in each case. One should know that the raection will not be the same for everyone.

Pfizer booster for me - felt very tired the next day, but that was all.

... Here in France, I have to wait for the booster ... it's very difficult to have an appointment on line.

oops wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:45 pm ... Here in France, I have to wait for the booster ... it's very difficult to have an appointment on line.

Fortunately in US it is pretty simple. No waitlist or any special conditions, I just scheduled it and got the shot at a pharmacy the next day. Hopefully the situation will improve in other countries too.

No problem getting all three shots plus the flu one here in the UK, and of course payment covered by the NHS.

Chris

Adrian wrote: Mon Dec 13, 2021 3:13 pm ... Hopefully the situation will improve in other countries too.

... No yet in the Pasteur country ;-)

Here, in the mid-USA, I got my Moderna booster about two weeks ago. The pharmacist that did the injection told me the booster was about half the dose of the first two shots, so since my reaction to the first two was minor I might not feel much, in any, affect from the third. Well, the third felt about the same to me as the first two. Mild fatigue for a few hours approximately twelve hours after getting the shot. Also, a slightly sore arm for two or three days. Not so sore that it limited motion, but if pressed upon, the soreness was evident.

Getting Moderna booster and flu shot today.
I'm in central Florida USA

MAYBL8 wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:00 am Getting Moderna booster and flu shot today.
I'm in central Florida USA

In Ontario, that wouldn't be allowed. The authorities here stipulate that there has to be at least a fourteen day window between vaccinations for different diseases. You might want to check with your doctor before proceeding.

j2mcgreg wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:38 am

MAYBL8 wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:00 am Getting Moderna booster and flu shot today.
I'm in central Florida USA

In Ontario, that wouldn't be allowed. The authorities here stipulate that there has to be at least a fourteen day window between vaccinations for different diseases. You might want to check with your doctor before proceeding.

You can get them both at the same time here in the UK.

Chris

chrispop99 wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:45 am

j2mcgreg wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:38 am

MAYBL8 wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 9:00 am Getting Moderna booster and flu shot today.
I'm in central Florida USA

In Ontario, that wouldn't be allowed. The authorities here stipulate that there has to be at least a fourteen day window between vaccinations for different diseases. You might want to check with your doctor before proceeding.

You can get them both at the same time here in the UK.

Chris

Same in upstate New York. It is not a problem getting them at the same time according to the CDC. (Cenetr for Disease Control)

Two week rule, strict, here. I have already had my flu shot, so, no biggie there.

We cannot make random appointments, we have to wait till our year comes up (they're at 1961 now, 6 months after the last shot for me is early Jan), and we don't get to choose which we get jabbed with. Either Pfizer, or Moderna. 1st and 2nd shots were Moderna here, so I am kinda hoping it is that.

Eadwine Rose wrote: Tue Dec 14, 2021 10:22 am ... We cannot make random appointments, we have to wait till our year comes up .

... Here it's 5 months after the second vaccine, and the youngs (+18) can have the shoot before the -65 years old people ... it's the jungle, the mess .
but +65 can have the shot without appointments (if enough vaccines are available in the center).

No no-appointment shots here either. Also, they forgot the chronically ill here. Those who got both their shots very early on. Those folks have to wait now till their year comes up. I have all sorts of thoughts about that, but I will just stick to the facts here.

In NZ, I have seen jab tents setup outside the supermarkets, in carparks and in seemingly random places as I travel around the Coromandel Peninsula for my work. Seeing these makeshift jab stations doesn't give me any confidence in the quality of care provided, especially when in my home town, one was set up on the side of a very busy state highway with traffic fumes, dust and debris. It seems anyone can simply front up and have the jab.

I just got my booster an hour ago. Where I live the county did many drive thru vaccination clinics last year. Since college was limited to online classes then and there were no sports at that time one of the sites they used was Autzen stadium. Now 6 months later students are back in college and sports are back so they are limited to smaller venues. So we have a lot of back up right now of people trying to signup online to get the covid vaccines but not near as many spots are available. In addition to that a local chain of stores here in the northwest announced in October that they were closing their pharmacies and they had sold them to Walgreens. So lots of people changing pharmacies and looking for places to get covid vaccines. It definitely takes some time here to get an appointment.

Well guess what. We just had a press conference, and they are going to speed up the boosters, so that by the 2nd half of Jan everyone 18+ can have had the shot offered.

I should be getting notified by text, being in the flu shot group (part of the chronically ill people), by about mid next week, and be able to get an appointment in to get the shot when that happens.

They are also shortening the 6 month after the 2nd shot period to 3 months to be able to get a booster.

So.... wait and see when my name comes up But at least it is good news for me.

Two shots and a booster, sassy as a rooster. Well, maybe. Uh, well.. I think I'll just take a short nap.

The Tramp

Moderna, Moderna, followed up with Moderna.

ADDED: I felt somewhat/slightly ill for a couple of days (on day 2 and 3) after the 2nd shot. That's a good sign (maybe) that the vaccine is causing your body to do something. After the third shot, I felt funky that evening. Overall unremarkable. Just a side note that collecting anecdotes isn't very meaningful. The way I felt after the shots may or may not have been due to the shots. Something about self-fulfilling prophecy and other logical fallacies. But, I hope it is encouraging that no body parts fell off in this household of three adults.

... Finally, after checking and checking, zapping and zapping, changing and changing the appointment on line, I finally had the booster today (the 1/2 Moderna dose, after the 2 previous Pfizer) ... that was not very easy here.
Youngs with a smartphone scotched in the hand are more efficient to get a appointment faster than the old ones in France.

Was sleeping the whole day after getting the Moderna booster yesterday. Many blankets and double socks stopped the shivering. Will be back in action tomorrow.
Henry

... I had some fever (a little) for a day too (Moderna booster).

Just got stabbed a few hours ago with Pfizer. That was the first time (former shots both Moderna).

It was an interesting ride inside that building on the mobility scooter. Made one isle a bit narrower with the back wheel. Yeah sorry, that is what you get when you don't take wide-turners into account. Hopefully on the next booster I will have my wheelchair, that'll be a bit easier so I don't have to rearrange the place.

Eadwine Rose wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:47 am Just got stabbed a few hours ago with Pfizer. That was the first time (former shots both Moderna).

It was an interesting ride inside that building on the mobility scooter. Made one isle a bit narrower with the back wheel. Yeah sorry, that is what you get when you don't take wide-turners into account. Hopefully on the next booster I will have my wheelchair, that'll be a bit easier so I don't have to rearrange the place.

you need a cattle mover on the front of that thing.

dolphin_oracle wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:37 am you need a cattle mover on the front of that thing.

Whahaha! Good idea.

All that is on the front is cat.

Well.. "Cat Lady" to be exact.

Eadwine Rose wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 9:47 am Just got stabbed a few hours ago with Pfizer. That was the first time (former shots both Moderna).

It was an interesting ride inside that building on the mobility scooter. Made one isle a bit narrower with the back wheel. Yeah sorry, that is what you get when you don't take wide-turners into account. Hopefully on the next booster I will have my wheelchair, that'll be a bit easier so I don't have to rearrange the place.

Maybe you could get one of these:

https://knowitinfo.com/what-is-bobcat-machine/

and make your own aisles,

Whahahaha!! I wonder if they'd let me in the door hehe.

It's been two days now, pretty much perfectly ok. I hardly feel anything anymore. *thumbs up*

As of last month (October 2022) I have had 5 Covid-19 shots. The first two were the Astra Zenica vaccine received on 26 March 2021 and 11 June 2021, then the first booster on 11 December 2021, the second booster 18 June 2022 and the third booster in October 2022 along with the flu vaccine. It was after receiving this last booster and flu vaccine together that I felt nauseous and stayed in bed until effects wore off. I think that was due to the flu vaccine rather that the covid booster.

The reason why I've had so many boosters of the Covid-19 vaccine is because I was diagnosed with a form of blood cancer (cronic myloid leukaemia) back in February 2022. Receiving daily treatment of Imatinib.

I have had 4, could have had 5 but my chronically ill group was denied nr4. Nr5 (which was 4 for me) was a few weeks ago.