Have you gotten a COVID vaccine?

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

(Copied from another thread)

My mom was able to get her 1st dose (Pfizer) !!!!

She got it mostly for being a retail worker (she's under 65) and got it at a pharmacy inside a local grocery store.

I'm very excited she was able to get it now

 

[Mango7100]

I think you're right, and announcements like Michigan's will hopefully build a fire under elderly folks to get vaccinated.

Unfortunately, some people will just not lift a finger to help themselves. They expect someone to do everything for them, and then complain when they miss out because of their own lack of initiative. Hopefully announcements that their period of preference is ending will cause them to take advantage of that preference.

Yup. People complain about the large local hospital running out of appointments and they have been waiting 3 months and it’s not fair...but haven’t tried other hospitals, Walmart, Kroger, surrounding counties that are practically begging people to come, local pharmacies, etc. I know not everyone is tech savvy or has access to car, internet, etc...but try and be proactive and make a phone call. All of these places have online scheduling or schedule by phone.

 

[easyas123]

Yup. People complain about the large local hospital running out of appointments and they have been waiting 3 months and it’s not fair...but haven’t tried other hospitals, Walmart, Kroger, surrounding counties that are practically begging people to come, local pharmacies, etc. I know not everyone is tech savvy or has access to car, internet, etc...but try and be proactive and make a phone call. All of these places have online scheduling or schedule by phone.

I concur with you, it's not enough to be on a list, you've got to be proactive. See them out, contact all the stores/pharmacies and whatnot.

Up here in MD, I was on 2 lists and independent of that was able to snag appt. for first & second shot at Walgreens. Fortunately for me, one of my lists came thru and they contacted me about coming in so I was able to cancel my Walgreens appt. On the flip side, my folks are in Fl and on 'the list', both they & I are haunting all the other places they can get a shot - vaccinefinder, walgreens, cvs, winn dixie, publix, walmart and so on...several times per day we check. No luck yet. I'm just hoping we can get them an appointment sometime soon and get the ball rolling for them on their vaccines. In the meantime, we keep looking.

 

[Haley R]

Michigan just announced that all residents 16+ will be eligible for the vaccine on April 5th!

I hope Florida follows soon! I’ve been stalking the Publix website and it’s easy to get an appointment. Dh and I are last on the list so I hope they open it up to everyone like that soon!

 

[easyas123]

I’ve been stalking the Publix website and it’s easy to get an appointment

What county are you in? I've been looking at Publix for shots in Lee County w/ no luck. Thinking about expanding out my county search-

 

[Haley R]

What county are you in? I've been looking at Publix for shots in Lee County w/ no luck. Thinking about expanding out my county search-

Brevard. Ours go quicker than most counties but I still saw availability at around 8:30 am and they opened them up at 7 this morning. I just wish they’d expand and let everyone get it already. I’ve noticed the panhandle counties take forever to fill up

 

[easyas123]

Brevard. Ours go quicker than most counties but I still saw availability at around 8:30 am and they opened them up at 7 this morning. I just wish they’d expand and let everyone get it already. I’ve noticed the panhandle counties take forever to fill up

Thanks - that at least gives me hope!

 

[luvmarypoppins]

Dh and I got our 1st vaccines on Monday. Here in NY we were in the under 65 with underlying conditions. Our ds got these appointments for us because we weren’t reading our patient portals at the time. The hospital offered a pop up site at a indoor gym about 20 minutes away.
We got Pfizer. Side effects were sore arm. tiredness, headache and back pain.

 

[Orion Nebula]

My wife just got her first dose this past Wed and my daughter and I have duo appointments for next Thursday. I signed up everywhere I could, state, multiple counties, health providers etc.

 

[JimMIA]

What county are you in? I've been looking at Publix for shots in Lee County w/ no luck. Thinking about expanding out my county search-

Where do they live in Lee County? Depending on where exactly they live, there are several counties that would be closer to them than some parts of Lee County.

 

[JimMIA]

What county are you in? I've been looking at Publix for shots in Lee County w/ no luck. Thinking about expanding out my county search-

Also, have you tried CVS?

 

[ArielRae]

If anyone from New Jersey uses Virtua I have a number you can call to schedule your shot appointment. You hit the appropriate numbers to talk to a person. It took an hour on hold but we got thru to schedule our appointments for the Moorestown Mall Mega Site. I can PM (Start Conversation) you the number if you like.

 

[easyas123]

Also, have you tried CVS?

Where do they live in Lee County? Depending on where exactly they live, there are several counties that would be closer to them than some parts of Lee County.

Ft Myers

Oh yes, as per my previous posting, CVS, Walgreens, Walmart,
Winn dixie, Publix and so on...

We will keep looking, eventually we will find something. I have my list of zip codes and areas!

 

[easyas123]

This is what we get from Lee County CVS (though it gives all sites in FL) site over the last week as we check (few times per day, starting early in the AM), but as I typed above, we are trying all the other spots as well:



City/TownStatusArcadia, FLFully BookedBelle Glade, FLFully BookedBonita Springs, FLFully BookedBradenton, FLFully BookedChiefland, FLFully BookedCitrus Hills, FLFully BookedClearwater, FLFully BookedClearwater Beach, FLFully BookedClewiston, FLFully BookedDaytona Beach, FLFully BookedDaytona Beach Shores, FLFully BookedDoral, FLFully BookedEdgewater, FLFully BookedFlagler Beach, FLFully BookedFort Myers, FLFully BookedFort Pierce, FLFully BookedGainesville, FLFully BookedHaines City, FLFully BookedHialeah, FLFully BookedHolmes Beach, FLFully BookedHomestead, FLFully BookedImmokalee, FLFully BookedJacksonville, FLFully BookedKissimmee, FLFully BookedLake City, FLFully BookedLake Placid, FLFully BookedLakeland, FLFully BookedLauderhill, FLFully BookedMadison, FLFully BookedMiami, FLFully BookedMiami Beach, FLFully BookedMiami Gardens, FLFully BookedMiami Lakes, FLFully BookedMonticello, FLFully BookedNaples, FLFully BookedNavarre, FLFully BookedNew Smyrna Beach, FLFully BookedNorth Miami, FLFully BookedNorth Miami Beach, FLFully BookedOrlando, FLFully BookedOsprey, FLFully BookedPalm Coast, FLFully BookedPalm Harbor, FLFully BookedPensacola, FLFully BookedPinellas Park, FLFully BookedPlant City, FLFully BookedPlantation, FLFully BookedPort Orange, FLFully BookedQuincy, FLFully BookedSaint Augustine, FLFully BookedSaint James City, FLFully BookedSaint Petersburg, FLFully BookedSarasota, FLFully BookedSeminole, FLFully BookedSunny Isles Beach, FLFully BookedTallahassee, FLFully BookedTamarac, FLFully BookedTampa, FLFully BookedVenice, FLFully BookedWeeki Wachee, FLFully BookedWest Palm Beach, FLFully BookedWilliston, FLFully BookedWindermere, FLFully BookedWinter Park, FLFully Booked

 

[JimMIA]

This is what we get from Lee County CVS (though it gives all sites in FL) site over the last week as we check (few times per day, starting early in the AM), but as I typed above, we are trying all the other spots as well:

Yeah, when I check VaccineFinder, I see several places in Ft. Myers who supposedly have vaccine in stock, but that doesn't mean they have appointments available.

But just keep plugging away at it. You'll get there eventually.

 

[easyas123]

Yeah, when I check VaccineFinder, I see several places in Ft. Myers who supposedly have vaccine in stock, but that doesn't mean they have appointments available.

yes, that has been our experience.

 

[DisneyDebbie]

I received J&J at noon today (through CVS). So far I only have a sore arm

 

[CookieandOatmeal]

I literally spent the whole day trying for vaccine appts for my MIL once RI opened up eligibility to 60-64. Got my mom an appt at walgreens in the morning around 7am and then the site stopped working. Finally got my MIL an appt at the state site after constant refreshing around 5:30.

 

[Kamy04]

My dad (64) got his first Moderna about 36 hours ago. Just a sore arm so far. Can’t wait until two weeks from April 8th! (His second shot)

 

[martikus]

Got first does of Pfizer yesterday. At a county event so crazy well run. Didn’t even feel it. I’m 44 and work in a college (SC). Had some hand tingling, a little sore in jaw and neck and a little light headed in evening. That’s it! Slept fine and today can’t even feel it.

I’m still prepared for bad second reaction so we shall see. They gave me a date and time to return just over 21 days.

So glad to be doing my part to help us to return to normal. My husband will be in next group so hopefully by mid April.