I've Been Vaccinated (No Politics Please)

[SpiritM]

First dose was April 14th with second pre-booked for August 4th. We requested an earlier appointment on Monday through our local health department in Waterloo. We received the call on Thursday, our appointment was yesterday. We are now fully vaccinated. If you pre-register with open availability, you just might get a call like we did. Sometimes they just need to fill the open spots that seniors aren’t filling so they don’t waste vaccine. We received Pfizer both times. Second shot, only a slightly sore arm today. We are very grateful and Disney is looking closer for us Hubby and I are 60 plus Group.

 

[Debbie]

I just found this link on Vacc Hunters. If it's accurate it might help those who qualify to find availability.

Find vaccine appointments in Ontario

Thank you for that link! That will definitely come in handy in the next couple of weeks.

 

[bababear_50]

2nd Dose booked for Tuesday June 8th at Rexall
(Pfizer Vaccine)


Hugs
Mel

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Mom had her second Moderna shot this morning.. so far so good! Her injection site was warm to the touch this afternoon, but she says all else is fine. No pain, but pretty fatigued.. nothing a good afternoon nap couldn’t cure.

It’s a relief to have her done, here’s to a healthy immune response leading to a solid immunity.

 

[damo]

Mom had her second Moderna shot this morning.. so far so good! Her injection site was warm to the touch this afternoon, but she says all else is fine. No pain, but pretty fatigued.. nothing a good afternoon nap couldn’t cure.

It’s a relief to have her done, here’s to a healthy immune response leading to a solid immunity.

My 90+ parents had their second Pfizer on Friday and said the same thing. They could feel where the injection site was but that was the only side effect. I have to say I was a little concerned, just because of all the things you hear about mRNA second shots.

 

[pigletto]

I played with the provincial booking site for Ontario this morning. For reference I had my first shot of Astrazeneca on April 21st and I am not yet eligible to book a second dose. I will be eligible on July 14th. I was pleased to see when I entered my info it allowed me to see the nearest sites delivering vaccine and it took me on the calendar to the first day I would be able to book the second shot. There are no appointments available for mid July yet because it's not my turn. However, the system is ready for those of us who aren't eligible to book yet.
There is also an area that you can download your vaccine receipts. My first dose info is there and correct.

 

[samsteele]

I played with the provincial booking site for Ontario this morning. For reference I had my first shot of Astrazeneca on April 21st and I am not yet eligible to book a second dose. I will be eligible on July 14th. I was pleased to see when I entered my info it allowed me to see the nearest sites delivering vaccine and it took me on the calendar to the first day I would be able to book the second shot. There are no appointments available for mid July yet because it's not my turn. However, the system is ready for those of us who aren't eligible to book yet.
There is also an area that you can download your vaccine receipts. My first dose info is there and correct.

You and I are AZ twins. Also April 21st for 1st shot. Thank you for the info and heads up. I was also on the site early this morning but doing a dry run for my 75+ yr old aunt for tomorrow morning. Always critical to make sure we have all of the necessary health card info. The small digits on the back of the card that have to be plugged in really threw a lot of helpers for a loop on the last vax drop. Many didn't know they needed those numbers as well as the obvious health card number on the front of the card. Very happy I had all my ducks in a row when I helped her get her first Moderna shot as many of her friends had their shot delayed as family had to call back during the drop and get extra info.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Day 2... as warned, today Mom has some pretty hard pain in the arm that received the shot, both in the muscle and in the elbow joint. Tylenol and ice pack to the rescue.. fingers crossed this is a short lived side effect

 

[bababear_50]

CBC Radio Canada
1 Hr ago
The Ontario government says it is removing any restrictions on the mixing of mRNA vaccines as of Sunday and that means people who received a first dose of one brand should be able to receive a second dose of another brand without problems.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/cana...e-says/ar-AAKLwgE?ocid=hplocalnews&li=AAggNb9

Find your closest pharmacy to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Last Updated June 6 2021
COVID-19 pharmacy vaccine locations

https://covid-19.ontario.ca/vaccine-locationsMost pharmacies book appointments ahead of time and some allow walk-ins. Check with the pharmacy before you go.

If your first dose was:

• AstraZeneca: you can get AstraZeneca, Moderna, or Pfizer for your second dose when you are eligible and it’s at least 12 weeks after your first dose.
• Moderna or Pfizer: you should get the same vaccine for your second dose when you are eligible and it’s at least 28 days after your first dose. You can switch between Moderna and Pfizer safely if the original vaccine you got is not readily available.

Hugs
Mel

 

[KNovacovschi]

I received this email from Costco last night, this is where I received my first dose of AZ so I guess they are moving forward. I received it April 22nd. Still might get Pfizer and book as I can if a better date is availabl.

 

[KNovacovschi]

Also I went on the provincial website this morning to change my moms 2nd dose and the questions asked have changed from yesterday. They now ask you when you had your first dose and what was your first dose. Also this is my wait time

 

[Hopeful8]

Went on our local health unit this morning to move up my 2nd dose (received AZ Apr 22) and in order to move up my 2nd appointment, I have to be 4 weeks out from my 2nd (which I'm not, will be on July 17th).

 

[CanadianKrista]

I just got my first dose yesterday! Bit of a sore arm (not bad), and was really tired last night, but so far so good! DH was also yesterday, and DS (13) is in 2 weeks. Then it's the waiting game for DD(10).

 

[TommyJK]

You and I are AZ twins. Also April 21st for 1st shot.

April 21st AZ first shotter here too

 

[hdrolfe]

April 21st AZ first shotter here too

Oh! Me too! Can't wait to be able to book a second shot, I've put my name on all the pharmacy lists but the Ontario site brings me to no appointments, maybe in another week or two.

 

[ottawamom]

"Also I went on the provincial website this morning to change my moms 2nd dose and the questions asked have changed from yesterday. They now ask you when you had your first dose and what was your first dose."
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I'm so glad you posted this. I was on the provincial site last night and I went in this morning to double check the appointment I booked because I couldn't believe I really got one. I noticed that the questions had changed and that just fueled my fear that I did something wrong last night.

I got the email with my confirmation code etc (didn't get a second email cancelling the appointment) so I will have to go with "It's all good". I still can't believe it.

 

[TommyJK]

Oh! Me too! Can't wait to be able to book a second shot, I've put my name on all the pharmacy lists but the Ontario site brings me to no appointments, maybe in another week or two.

I'm thinking the week prior will be the sweet spot at most pharmacy sites I've looked have a very short window of appointments available (like only the current week), probably becasue they don't know how many shots they're getting that far out.

 

[KNovacovschi]

I tried to book my 2nd dose on the provincial portal, I know April 18th is the last date, just to see if it would allow me to book mid July and it wouldn’t. It asks right away what the date of your first dose was (Apr 22nd) and which one you had and then you get in a queue. Once I was able to get in it automatically set my date as July 15th and had June greyed out and couldn’t pick any other day of July. So now to wait for them to open April 19th and beyond for first doses to book. Again I know I can’t book yet but wanted to test it and had no plan to book before my 12 weeks which is July 15th.

 

[ellbell]

I tried to book my 2nd dose on the provincial portal, I know April 18th is the last date, just to see if it would allow me to book mid July and it wouldn’t. It asks right away what the date of your first dose was (Apr 22nd) and which one you had and then you get in a queue. Once I was able to get in it automatically set my date as July 15th and had June greyed out and couldn’t pick any other day of July. So now to wait for them to open April 19th and beyond for first doses to book. Again I know I can’t book yet but wanted to test it and had no plan to book before my 12 weeks which is July 15th.

I did the same. I plan on checking every week though to see if the date has become available. I don't want to rely on the pharmacy because I didn't go to rexall or shoppers for mine and I don't know what supply will be like for pharmacies. I can book on July 14th I'm just waiting for the calendar to open for that week.

 

[Starwind]

I'm thinking the week prior will be the sweet spot at most pharmacy sites I've looked have a very short window of appointments available (like only the current week), probably becasue they don't know how many shots they're getting that far out.

I think you are probably correct.

I have a family member who works in an Ontario pharmacy [it is part of a major chain].

They are booking appointments 2-3 days out and only taking walk-ins as a last resort at the end of the day if they have remaining doses due to cancelations that therefore need to be used [however, they have a wait list and will call people on the wait list - if a wait list person can be there within an hour, they get the dose, so walk-ins are an absolute last resort - and usually we're only talking 2 or 3 doses that need to be filled at the end of the day, if any].

They know about a week before that they will be receiving a shipment of vaccine, but not the specific date nor quantity. The day before they are told a shipment is arriving the next day, but they do not know the quantity. Day of arrival is when they find out the quantity. They do not start filling appointments until the shipment arrives and they know the quantity and can therefore plan based on the quantity.

( ETA - i.e. if they receive the shipment Monday and it is 80 doses, that is two days worth of appointments, so they will book appointments for Tues and Wed... then no more until the next shipment comes; rinse and repeat. They do not want to book for eg Thur and Fri because then they would have to cancel those if the next shipment isn't until the next week. )

Their appointments are a mix of people that received appointments through the pharmacy's online system and people that are on the online system's wait list that the pharmacy is manually calling to fill their remaining appointment slots. Right now, they are only doing people receiving first doses unless a person is in one of the prioritized groups for accelerated second dose (certain cancer patients, certain healthcare workers, etc).

There are still a lot of people on their wait list who have not received their first dose, and they also receive calls from people who have not received their first dose yet.