I've Been Vaccinated (No Politics Please)

[bababear_50]

We’re Booked for our jabs at the end of the month. My husbands age group came up so I phoned for him. After she booked my husband booking person asked if I wanted an appt. i told her it wasn’t my age group yet. She asked my DOB then said since I’m within 10 yrs of husband I’m eligible! Yay.
I will get whatever they’re giving out! But probably Pfizer or Moderna.
Looking forward to when our daughter can get hers, she works in daycare. I think beginning of April she felt School staff and daycare will be eligible.

So happy for you Sue.
Hugs
Mel

 

[TammyLynn33]

I’m a little disappointed. I work as a nurse but am privately hired and paid by the family to look after their daughter and there’s no one literally to ask. I go online and type everything it and it says call your local health unit , all their communications say don’t call us..
I tried the 1-800 and unless you are over 80 there’s no way to talk to a live person.
I’m sure there’s lots of us in similar situations.,
The stress I’m under from myself to keep them safe and the dad who reminds me of I get it they all die.. thank god he’s stopped this lately but I’ve had so many sleepless nights..

 

[wdwmom3]

I’m a little disappointed. I work as a nurse but am privately hired and paid by the family to look after their daughter and there’s no one literally to ask. I go online and type everything it and it says call your local health unit , all their communications say don’t call us..
I tried the 1-800 and unless you are over 80 there’s no way to talk to a live person.
I’m sure there’s lots of us in similar situations.,
The stress I’m under from myself to keep them safe and the dad who reminds me of I get it they all die.. thank god he’s stopped this lately but I’ve had so many sleepless nights..

Does your local public health have an email you could use? Honestly I would read what your local public health lists as priority groups. If it says “all Heath care workers” or something similar I would just book a spot. And take with you proof that you are a nurse and of your employment.

The worst that could happen is you get to your appointment and they tell you that you don’t qualify.

 

[damo]

I’m a little disappointed. I work as a nurse but am privately hired and paid by the family to look after their daughter and there’s no one literally to ask. I go online and type everything it and it says call your local health unit , all their communications say don’t call us..
I tried the 1-800 and unless you are over 80 there’s no way to talk to a live person.
I’m sure there’s lots of us in similar situations.,
The stress I’m under from myself to keep them safe and the dad who reminds me of I get it they all die.. thank god he’s stopped this lately but I’ve had so many sleepless nights..

What province are you in?

 

[wdwmom3]

I’m a little disappointed. I work as a nurse but am privately hired and paid by the family to look after their daughter and there’s no one literally to ask. I go online and type everything it and it says call your local health unit , all their communications say don’t call us..
I tried the 1-800 and unless you are over 80 there’s no way to talk to a live person.
I’m sure there’s lots of us in similar situations.,
The stress I’m under from myself to keep them safe and the dad who reminds me of I get it they all die.. thank god he’s stopped this lately but I’ve had so many sleepless nights..

Not sure if you are in Ontario but I found this. And not sure if it would help. But would you maybe be considered “high priority”, community care with low risk of exposure?

If so I think you should be eligible.

https://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro...tizing_HCW_covid19_vaccination_2020-01-08.pdf

 

[Pumpkin1172]

My mil received his first shot last Saturday. He is 68 and lives in Alberta. My parents live in Saskatchewan. My df is getting his second shot this weekend. He works at a LTC facility so he was able to get his first shot before they decided to delay the second shot. MY dm...she is 68 as well, she doesn't have her appointment yet, but I do know that it is finally open for her to book her first shot. Hopefully my mom gets her first shot soon.

As for us ( 50 is around the corner for us ) I don't know when we will get ours. It sounds like the next phase ( in Alberta ) will be those with underlying medical issues. Our older ds is asthmatic. He has had a couple of er visits the last year, so it sounds like he will be able to book his appointment for the next phase. He has been the one we worried about the most through this past year. Both he and my dad both have lung issues. When ds gets a cold/cough, it is always weeks of steroids and medications to help him get his airways open and functioning properly. I am crossing my fingers he decides on his own to get his vaccine. I don't want to have to pull out the Mom card to pressure him to get it done.

I am just glad that our older population is getting their first shots now. Hopefully if the vaccine keeps coming here in the numbers we have been told we are getting, it will keep ramping up.

 

[wdwmom3]

My mil received his first shot last Saturday. He is 68 and lives in Alberta. My parents live in Saskatchewan. My df is getting his second shot this weekend. He works at a LTC facility so he was able to get his first shot before they decided to delay the second shot. MY dm...she is 68 as well, she doesn't have her appointment yet, but I do know that it is finally open for her to book her first shot. Hopefully my mom gets her first shot soon.

As for us ( 50 is around the corner for us ) I don't know when we will get ours. It sounds like the next phase ( in Alberta ) will be those with underlying medical issues. Our older ds is asthmatic. He has had a couple of er visits the last year, so it sounds like he will be able to book his appointment for the next phase. He has been the one we worried about the most through this past year. Both he and my dad both have lung issues. When ds gets a cold/cough, it is always weeks of steroids and medications to help him get his airways open and functioning properly. I am crossing my fingers he decides on his own to get his vaccine. I don't want to have to pull out the Mom card to pressure him to get it done.

I am just glad that our older population is getting their first shots now. Hopefully if the vaccine keeps coming here in the numbers we have been told we are getting, it will keep ramping up.

It is always appropriate to pull the mom card

 

[TammyLynn33]

Agreed . I think I’m wligible but I can’t book online it tells me to call my local public health unit. Public health unit has had a massive campaign don’t call us ..
I don’t have a GP or an employer to put my name in . I called the 1-800 # but the only option to speak with someone is if I’m booking for someone over 80..
I feel like there are a lot of health care workers that will fall through the cracks .
I will try to email today . I just want the stress of this over. Or lowered at least. I feel trapped because without me they have no one to bath her etc and they will never get new staff right now and the pressure over my head if I get it or my kids do

QUOTE="wdwmom3, post: 62812071, member: 453309"]
Not sure if you are in Ontario but I found this. And not sure if it would help. But would you maybe be considered “high priority”, community care with low risk of exposure?

If so I think you should be eligible.

https://www.health.gov.on.ca/en/pro...tizing_HCW_covid19_vaccination_2020-01-08.pdf[/QUOTE]

 

[bankr63]

The stress I’m under from myself to keep them safe and the dad who reminds me of I get it they all die.. thank god he’s stopped this lately but I’ve had so many sleepless nights..

Perhaps doofus dad, as your employer should get off his doofus and do something about it? Even as a private employer he has a responsibility for the health and well-being of his employees, and it is in his own daughter's best interest to do so. A lot better than wasting his time berating you for something you can't control.

 

[TammyLynn33]

Perhaps doofus dad, as your employer should get off his doofus and do something about it? Even as a private employer he has a responsibility for the health and well-being of his employees, and it is in his own daughter's best interest to do so. A lot better than wasting his time berating you for something you can't control.

Agree But then the too soft side of me real I are he’s pushing 70 and is up all night every night with his daughter and has been for 30 + years now... I can’t even imagine .. he does all night every night and mom does all time I’m not there .. I’m soft I know.. and really who would he call? Would be different if I worked for an agency but or if he had an IN somewhere but

 

[wdwmom3]

Agree But then the too soft side of me real I are he’s pushing 70 and is up all night every night with his daughter and has been for 30 + years now... I can’t even imagine .. he does all night every night and mom does all time I’m not there .. I’m soft I know.. and really who would he call? Would be different if I worked for an agency but or if he had an IN somewhere but

I know you local public health said not to call them. But I’m sure that’s cause they don’t want people calling them with all sorts of questions. Your situation is unique and you have tried to find answers. I would try calling and see if you can speak to someone.

 

[ottawamom]

Or what about calling your family physician and asking if they have any guidance they can share with you.

 

[dancin Disney style]

Agreed . I think I’m wligible but I can’t book online it tells me to call my local public health unit. Public health unit has had a massive campaign don’t call us ..
I don’t have a GP or an employer to put my name in . I called the 1-800 # but the only option to speak with someone is if I’m booking for someone over 80..
I feel like there are a lot of health care workers that will fall through the cracks .
I will try to email today . I just want the stress of this over. Or lowered at least. I feel trapped because without me they have no one to bath her etc and they will never get new staff right now and the pressure over my head if I get it or my kids do

It's not at all right for your employer to be making comments about you getting Covid and killing his family....technically that's illegal. The way for your employer and his family to be safe is for THEM to be vaccinated and you secondary. The vaccine protects the individual from extreme illness and death. It does NOT protect anyone from carrying and spreading the virus. I work in LTC and there are new reports coming out daily of homes going into outbreak. Residents that have been fully vaccinated are still getting sick. The difference is that they are not dying.

I don't think you would actually qualify for the shot now. Your workplace is more along the lines of a social bubble situation. That said if I were you I would call the number for those over 80 to book and tell them you are a nurse and need to book. Then keep calling until you get the right person. Alternatively, call public health even if they have said don't call.....and keep calling. I know for a 100% fact that, in my region, a lot of healthcare workers that do not yet qualify have already had their shots.

 

[damo]

It's not at all right for your employer to be making comments about you getting Covid and killing his family....technically that's illegal. The way for your employer and his family to be safe is for THEM to be vaccinated and you secondary. The vaccine protects the individual from extreme illness and death. It does NOT protect anyone from carrying and spreading the virus. I work in LTC and there are new reports coming out daily of homes going into outbreak. Residents that have been fully vaccinated are still getting sick. The difference is that they are not dying.

I don't think you would actually qualify for the shot now. Your workplace is more along the lines of a social bubble situation. That said if I were you I would call the number for those over 80 to book and tell them you are a nurse and need to book. Then keep calling until you get the right person. Alternatively, call public health even if they have said don't call.....and keep calling. I know for a 100% fact that, in my region, a lot of healthcare workers that do not yet qualify have already had their shots.

Can you post those reports of seniors still getting sick after being fully vaccinated? I haven't seen anything about that yet. I've been seeing reports to the contrary.

My senior parents (in Ontario) are only half vaccinated and there is no sign yet of them getting fully vaccinated. I think there are only about 13% of seniors that are fully vaccinated, unfortunately.

 

[MamaLema]

Ontario opened up 30,000 appointments for 70+ this morning. I had all my moms info ready in the computer and clicked as soon as the clock turned to 8:00. Even then I was 128th in line and when I got in every time slot I clicked said not available so I started clicking the slots faster and got an appointment for my mom this Friday!

 

[dancin Disney style]

Can you post those reports of seniors still getting sick after being fully vaccinated? I haven't seen anything about that yet. I've been seeing reports to the contrary.

My senior parents (in Ontario) are only half vaccinated and there is no sign yet of them getting fully vaccinated. I think there are only about 13% of seniors that are fully vaccinated, unfortunately.

I have access to internal information. I have no idea if the media has been reporting on this or not. I think they have though as someone I work with mentioned a home in another province and that’s not info we would be getting. You need to understand that it is not mandatory for staff or essential caregivers to be vaccinated to enter the home. This is how and why outbreaks will continue to happen. Also, an outbreak is declared by only one case....could be resident or staff.

 

[hdrolfe]

Can you post those reports of seniors still getting sick after being fully vaccinated? I haven't seen anything about that yet. I've been seeing reports to the contrary.

My senior parents (in Ontario) are only half vaccinated and there is no sign yet of them getting fully vaccinated. I think there are only about 13% of seniors that are fully vaccinated, unfortunately.

I read something on CBC about this a week or two ago. I believe there was an outbreak in a BC nursing home where they were vaccinated and also in Ontario but I can't find the reports now.

Ontario opened up 30,000 appointments for 70+ this morning. I had all my moms info ready in the computer and clicked as soon as the clock turned to 8:00. Even then I was 128th in line and when I got in every time slot I clicked said not available so I started clicking the slots faster and got an appointment for my mom this Friday!

I thought it was just Toronto that opened spots to those 70+? Is it the whole province? The way that the province has been deciding where to send the vaccines is a mystery to me but I hope more are coming this way soon to open up the age here as well (Ottawa)

 

[MamaLema]

I read something on CBC about this a week or two ago. I believe there was an outbreak in a BC nursing home where they were vaccinated and also in Ontario but I can't find the reports now.



I thought it was just Toronto that opened spots to those 70+? Is it the whole province? The way that the province has been deciding where to send the vaccines is a mystery to me but I hope more are coming this way soon to open up the age here as well (Ottawa)

Oops I didn’t realize it was just for Toronto

 

[ronandannette]

And now as of yesterday apparently they have come out that there IS a link between the AZ vaccine and dangerous blood clots (though rare) and some are pushing for Canada to amend it's usage of it, banning it in women ages 20-50 (since they are the highest risk apparently). Will be interesting to see how this one plays out. I mean, to me it doesn't seem like that big of a deal - use it for the older people, there's still Pfizer, J&J and Moderna. Am I missing any others?

Here in Alberta the AZ vaccine is specifically not being given to anyone 65 or over, due to concerns about efficacy in those age groups. Moreover, the Pfizer and Moderna we had was reserved specifically for those over age 75, leaving a rather large age group (65-74) floundering. My DH (67) has an appointment for his first shot on April 11 but they make it very clear it is tentative only, dependent on the receipt of the vaccine shipments we are due at the end of this month.

I am glad to see Canada is pushing the vaccines out as soon as possible after the January delay. However, they are doing this through the unconventional way of delaying the second dose to 4 months. What if this delay strategy fails? I don't think there is any country to show the immunity still works well after such a long delay. Does that mean we have to start from scratch and get re-vaccinated the third time, if a delayed booster fails to provide adequate immunity? I am somewhat worried about the outcome. I guess we will not find out until this summer when most Canadians get their second doses at a delay compared to other countries. I truly hope this delay strategy works out at the end.

I'm very concerned with this as well. As of now, although nation-wide we've administered 4.8 million doses, only about 25% of those people have received second doses (of any vaccine). AFAIK, here in Alberta it is not possible to book appointments for second doses at the time first doses are given because there's no guarantee of supply.

It's not at all right for your employer to be making comments about you getting Covid and killing his family....technically that's illegal. The way for your employer and his family to be safe is for THEM to be vaccinated and you secondary. The vaccine protects the individual from extreme illness and death. It does NOT protect anyone from carrying and spreading the virus. I work in LTC and there are new reports coming out daily of homes going into outbreak. Residents that have been fully vaccinated are still getting sick. The difference is that they are not dying.

I don't think you would actually qualify for the shot now. Your workplace is more along the lines of a social bubble situation. That said if I were you I would call the number for those over 80 to book and tell them you are a nurse and need to book. Then keep calling until you get the right person. Alternatively, call public health even if they have said don't call.....and keep calling. I know for a 100% fact that, in my region, a lot of healthcare workers that do not yet qualify have already had their shots.

I read something on CBC about this a week or two ago. I believe there was an outbreak in a BC nursing home where they were vaccinated and also in Ontario but I can't find the reports now.



I thought it was just Toronto that opened spots to those 70+? Is it the whole province? The way that the province has been deciding where to send the vaccines is a mystery to me but I hope more are coming this way soon to open up the age here as well (Ottawa)

This seems like very vital information - something that should be being scrutinized intently. I wonder why, if it's actually happening, we're not hearing about it directly from our authorities?

 

[damo]

I have access to internal information. I have no idea if the media has been reporting on this or not. I think they have though as someone I work with mentioned a home in another province and that’s not info we would be getting. You need to understand that it is not mandatory for staff or essential caregivers to be vaccinated to enter the home. This is how and why outbreaks will continue to happen. Also, an outbreak is declared by only one case....could be resident or staff.

Yup, I understand how outbreaks happen, I'm just very concerned about what you said that seniors who are fully vaccinated are still getting sick with covid. Are they getting really sick or just mild cases?

I found this report ... https://bc.ctvnews.ca/covid-19-outb...most-residents-have-been-vaccinated-1.5349072 ... but it doesn't even say if those who are infected have been vaccinated, just that a large percentage in the home had been vaccinated.