I've Been Vaccinated (No Politics Please)

[damo]

My entire family has now got their two shots. My daughter is awesome at snagging earlier appointments. Nobody had any effects other than a sore arm. Mostly they were Pfizer-Pfizer but DH and I were AZ-Pfizer and son was Pfizer-Moderna.

 

[ottawamom]

Got Pfizer on Saturday after AZ first shot. Sore arm on Saturday. Tired Sunday, sore arm gone, low grade fever for a few hours last night. All better today.

I am so grateful to be vaccinated and working my way towards fully vaccinated (at 2 weeks). All I have left to do is get an appointment for DS next Monday and the family unit is safe.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Not vaccine related, but Nova Scotia has ZERO cases today! Finally! There are 79 known cases in the province, and just as important, only three people in the hospital and only one of them are in the ICU.

 

[suse66]

I snagged an earlier appointment through vaccine hunters and got my second jab last Friday (AZ - Pfizer). Then on Saturday I hopped on the provincial booking system and moved my Dh's appointment up from July 3rd to yesterday (June 21). He also opted for Pfizer after an AZ 1st shot. Tomorrow morning I can book for my three sons as they had their first shot May 22nd and we are in a Delta hot spot (York Region). Can't wait until our whole family is protected!

 

[Frozen2014]

I snagged an earlier appointment through vaccine hunters and got my second jab last Friday (AZ - Pfizer). Then on Saturday I hopped on the provincial booking system and moved my Dh's appointment up from July 3rd to yesterday (June 21). He also opted for Pfizer after an AZ 1st shot. Tomorrow morning I can book for my three sons as they had their first shot May 22nd and we are in a Delta hot spot (York Region). Can't wait until our whole family is protected!

We're York region too! Sometimes it's good to live in a hot spot...lol. My son is 16 though so still have to wait on that second appointment. Good luck.

 

[ellbell]

We're York region too! Sometimes it's good to live in a hot spot...lol. My son is 16 though so still have to wait on that second appointment. Good luck.

I don't know about you but I live in a hot spot as well (Hamilton) and my 16 year old will be eligible tomorrow through the provincial booking system. When the system opens up on the 28th it's to 18+ in any region but hotspots didn't have the 18+ requirement.

 

[Frozen2014]

I don't know about you but I live in a hot spot as well (Hamilton) and my 16 year old will be eligible tomorrow through the provincial booking system. When the system opens up on the 28th it's to 18+ in any region but hotspots didn't have the 18+ requirement.

Thanks. Yeah it's confusing. In this article, the general discussion is for adults, and I remember reading last week that tomorrow's booking is for 18+, but this link isn't clear for Jun 23 bookings. (His first dose was May 19 so date-wise he qualifies). Will sign in and see. Thanks for noting.
https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/...-dose-eligibility-continues-ahead-of-schedule

 

[Donald - my hero]

reporting after yesterday's Pfizer jab:
holy sore arm and lymph node batman! I can barely move that dang thing right now, it hurts from my shoulder down to my fingers. Gawd that boob? Woah, it's like when i had to stop nursing my youngest cold-turkey when i needed emergency surgery for kidney stones when she was about 2 weeks old! I stumbled down to the kitchen to get some tylenol and thought an icepack might help with the pain but i can't find one. Headache is brutal as well - seems mostly one-sided and then like a belt is being synched around the base of my skull. It started exactly 12 hours after the shot which was about 2 hours after I went to bed so I'm exhausted. Luckily my hubby who was down for the count after the AZ jab took today "off" (works for himself so that just means he didn't book any meetings) and he was able to drive me to my appointment so I was able to sleep both directions. I'm already feeling a bit better just exhausted but that's more than likely lack of sleep. The arm isn't pulsing anymore, the headache is subsiding but the dang lymph node is still extremely sore.

 

[22Tink]

Moderna dose number 2 complete!! What a great feeling!

 

[Madame]

reporting after yesterday's Pfizer jab:
holy sore arm and lymph node batman! I can barely move that dang thing right now, it hurts from my shoulder down to my fingers. Gawd that boob? Woah, it's like when i had to stop nursing my youngest cold-turkey when i needed emergency surgery for kidney stones when she was about 2 weeks old! I stumbled down to the kitchen to get some tylenol and thought an icepack might help with the pain but i can't find one. Headache is brutal as well - seems mostly one-sided and then like a belt is being synched around the base of my skull. It started exactly 12 hours after the shot which was about 2 hours after I went to bed so I'm exhausted. Luckily my hubby who was down for the count after the AZ jab took today "off" (works for himself so that just means he didn't book any meetings) and he was able to drive me to my appointment so I was able to sleep both directions. I'm already feeling a bit better just exhausted but that's more than likely lack of sleep. The arm isn't pulsing anymore, the headache is subsiding but the dang lymph node is still extremely sore.

This is waaaay TMI, but my areas that babies suckle (dunno if the word is taboo) were so sore for a week after my first shot of AZ that I could barely stand even a t-shirt. So bad

 

[starvenger]

Got my second shot today. Local independent pharmacy I found through the provincial site. I think it's a one person operation and honestly the place looks nice, and the pharmacist/owner is quite personable so I might send my prescriptions there next time I need something.

Tangent over. Got Moderna for the AZ-mRNA combo. It's been 7 hours and no issues thus far.

 

[bababear_50]

My son & daughter in law got Moderna shot #2 yesterday,,,
son has had a headache for over 14 hrs ,,my daughter in law has been running a fever and headache also.
Hopefully by tomorrow they will start to feel better.

Hugs
Mel

 

[SCCNJ]

I think Pfizer led me into a false sense of security, I thought once I made it through the night okay I was fine, nope! My first AZ hit me within a few hours and it was rough. I had my second PF at 6pm yesterday and felt a little tired this morning with a touch of a sore arm but by 3pm today it hit. I have a low grade fever, a very sore arm, headache, muscle aches from my shoulders to my fingers. But the worst is my ears, jaw and throat hurt. It comes and goes so I'm certain it's gland/lymph related. My husband on the other hand is fine. He's the same mix and timeline as me and had strong symptoms with his first shot.

 

[hdrolfe]

I feel oddly worried because I didn't have a reaction to the Pfizer at all... I got it Sunday afternoon so it's been over 48 hours and I don't even have a sore arm! I did with AZ for sure, and a jaw/headache with that one too. I hope it's still working... I do feel bad for ya'll that are having a hard time. Think of how hard your bodies are working and how protected you will be! Worth it in the end I am sure.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

My PF first jab I had a weird headache that also pulsed off and on on my face /eyes! I was weird. Had the fatigue and some numbness in the hand opposite to the shot. Headache thing last a full 24 hours. Oh and my whole arm felt like 100 lbs. Injection site? Zero pain LOL

 

[MoreTravels]

We're York region too! Sometimes it's good to live in a hot spot...lol. My son is 16 though so still have to wait on that second appointment. Good luck.

This is very confusing....

York Region (north part of Toronto for those not in Ontario) is actually opening 2 days later, on the morning of Friday June 25 instead of June 23.
https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/york...ccinationclinics/04covid19vaccinationclinics/However, their early second dose campaign includes adolescents.

In provincial booking system, it does NOT include adolescents even if you are in Delta hot spot. If you enter the Ontario provincial booking site, if you are over 18 with hot spot postal code, then you are allowed to booking second dose early. If you enter a 12-17 birth year (2004-2009) then it will display 4 month wait and ask you to book September if you had it in May? I think they expect the adolsecent to stay home this summer until the September school start? How about their outdoor summer sports and camps? How can they attend those if they are not given priority for second dose booking?

I know people just get frustrated and just line up without any appointment at a pop-up clinic. However, they take mostly postal code that starts with an "M". Does anyone know of a pop-up clinic that will accept "L" postal code without appointment for second dose?

By the way, I called the local pharmacies. Most of them replied they have a wait list with 3000 people on them.. and they get about 100 doses with each delivery. They tell me to spam my personal info to as many pharmacies as possible like dozens at a time since this is what people are doing. I didn't want to provide name and DOB everywhere so I told them no.

 

[KNovacovschi]

I’m in Hamilton and received my 2nd dose yesterday. I had AZ for my 1st and had Pfizer for my 2nd. I had bad side effects for my 1st so was expecting to with my 2nd and so far all I have is a sore arm, which I am so thankful for, I never want to have a 39.9 degree temperature again. I was able to book last week due to having my 1st dose on April 22nd however my DH had his 1st shot on May 4th so I was able to book his 2nd on Monday, he could’ve booked it for today but chose to wait until the weekend so he goes on Saturday for his 2nd dose. I’m excited that he will now be able to go with me 100% in Sepsince he won’t have to quarantine.

 

[damo]

This is very confusing....

York Region (north part of Toronto for those not in Ontario) is actually opening 2 days later, on the morning of Friday June 25 instead of June 23.
https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/york...ccinationclinics/04covid19vaccinationclinics/However, their early second dose campaign includes adolescents.

In provincial booking system, it does NOT include adolescents even if you are in Delta hot spot. If you enter the Ontario provincial booking site, if you are over 18 with hot spot postal code, then you are allowed to booking second dose early. If you enter a 12-17 birth year (2004-2009) then it will display 4 month wait and ask you to book September if you had it in May? I think they expect the adolsecent to stay home this summer until the September school start? How about their outdoor summer sports and camps? How can they attend those if they are not given priority for second dose booking?

I know people just get frustrated and just line up without any appointment at a pop-up clinic. However, they take mostly postal code that starts with an "M". Does anyone know of a pop-up clinic that will accept "L" postal code without appointment for second dose?

By the way, I called the local pharmacies. Most of them replied they have a wait list with 3000 people on them.. and they get about 100 doses with each delivery. They tell me to spam my personal info to as many pharmacies as possible like dozens at a time since this is what people are doing. I didn't want to provide name and DOB everywhere so I told them no.

What are the first three digits of your postal code and I'll start watching out for you? Are you keeping an eye on the information from vaccinehunters.ca?

 

[Frozen2014]

This is very confusing....

York Region (north part of Toronto for those not in Ontario) is actually opening 2 days later, on the morning of Friday June 25 instead of June 23.
https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/york...ccinationclinics/04covid19vaccinationclinics/However, their early second dose campaign includes adolescents.

In provincial booking system, it does NOT include adolescents even if you are in Delta hot spot. If you enter the Ontario provincial booking site, if you are over 18 with hot spot postal code, then you are allowed to booking second dose early. If you enter a 12-17 birth year (2004-2009) then it will display 4 month wait and ask you to book September if you had it in May? I think they expect the adolsecent to stay home this summer until the September school start? How about their outdoor summer sports and camps? How can they attend those if they are not given priority for second dose booking?

I know people just get frustrated and just line up without any appointment at a pop-up clinic. However, they take mostly postal code that starts with an "M". Does anyone know of a pop-up clinic that will accept "L" postal code without appointment for second dose?

By the way, I called the local pharmacies. Most of them replied they have a wait list with 3000 people on them.. and they get about 100 doses with each delivery. They tell me to spam my personal info to as many pharmacies as possible like dozens at a time since this is what people are doing. I didn't want to provide name and DOB everywhere so I told them no.

Yes very confusing. And yes, York region now states on their site that first vaccines on or before May 30 in one of the hot spots can sign up for second on Friday, not today. Interesting that the provincial is 18+ (which was what I read last week). York also opens it up for 18+ on Monday.

I agree...it's because of camp why we are trying to get our kids in...esp with this variant. Glad they have at least one dose but 2 is even more protected.

As for pop up clinics, I'll just say that I'm grateful for our system here in York region. You sign up at the clinic, go at that time and all is pretty smooth. People so far as well have been lovely (and great with my 12 year old who is terrified of needles). I hear on the news of people waiting hours in these pop ups....and not even guaranteed to get a dose.

 

[bababear_50]

Middle son up and making coffee and ready to log on to book his second appt at 7:30 am.
Gets into the queue (3 million people ) just after 8 am.
At 8:05 he gets a message from Walmart that he can get his vaccine tomorrow at 2:10.
Oh my gosh it feels like we won the lottery ..... So very happy for him!

Hugs
Mel