I've Been Vaccinated (No Politics Please)

[momof2gr8kids]

I'm not able to book, just pre register. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get an email or text to book a time. We only have 4 pharmacies here that are doing them.

 

[bcwife76]

Ok now not only are we registered for our age cohort here in BC we are now on waitlists for the AZ vaccine at several different pharmacy locations in our neighbourhood (Shoppers, Independent Grocer and Save On Foods). Costco still says 55+ so I need to keep checking until they change it to 40+. Getting closer!!

 

[dvcdisney]

I'm not able to book, just pre register. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get an email or text to book a time. We only have 4 pharmacies here that are doing them.

Was it Shoppers online? I called them and they said that's how they do it online...pre-register (Vaccine request) and then they send the email to book.

Perhaps each pharmacy brand has different ways to book. A friend of mine just called and they were able to get an appointment for tomorrow. She cancelled the booking she made last Friday (Teacher - Group 1) at the clinic because this was sooner.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Just read a tweet from Premier Ford.. he spent the day making international calls to the pharmaceutical companies who make covid vaccine to procure any inventory they can spare for the province of Ontario.

Guess we will see how that works out.

 

[ronandannette]

They are opening it up because of the hesitation around it by many (i blame the media for a lot of this). The doses we have aren’t being used. Since there are many younger people who aren’t hesitant at all and actually want the shot, they lowered the age.

This makes me happy to hear that people are now getting the AZ shot.

Was at a grocery store on Saturday and they had a sign AZ Covid shots available no appointments necessary and it made so sad that people were not lined up out the door. I just thought why!

Bingo to @wdwmom3 - it's totally a perception that's been over-blown by the media. The actual odds of having a blood-clotting incident related to AstraZeneca is (worldwide) 4 in one million or 1/250,000. That number, if calculated to a percentage, is 0.0004% which is statistically insignificant. Seen another way, if every single Canadian citizen was given AZ, statistically about 130 of them would have an occurrence of medically-reported blood-clots (not necessarily fatal).

Please, please don't let this be the reason you don't get the vaccine. I promise you, you routinely do riskier things without even blinking. And unless one has another medical condition, I would be shocked to hear any doctor in the nation advise against taking the AZ.

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-...-side-effect-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-ema-68650

 

[Debbie]

Was it Shoppers online? I called them and they said that's how they do it online...pre-register (Vaccine request) and then they send the email to book.

Perhaps each pharmacy brand has different ways to book. A friend of mine just called and they were able to get an appointment for tomorrow. She cancelled the booking she made last Friday (Teacher - Group 1) at the clinic because this was sooner.

I pre-registered for the AZ as soon as it was possible by my age. I received an email last Wednesday apologizing for the delay. The day before (Tuesday) that email, I got my shot through the public health unit, for which I had registered 6 days before. I'm hopeful that, with all the new pharmacies coming online, things will work better for those who have pre-registered online with Shoppers.

 

[gskywalker]

I was surprised. This morning I joined all the waiting lists now that they changed AZ to 40. 20 minutes later I received an email to go and get my vaccination an hour later. So my wife and I are done, now open up the border so I can get to Disney!!!!!

 

[pigletto]

I was surprised. This morning I joined all the waiting lists now that they changed AZ to 40. 20 minutes later I received an email to go and get my vaccination an hour later. So my wife and I are done, now open up the border so I can get to Disney!!!!!

Amazing ! Congratulations! I am so glad I got an appointment online Sunday night at a pharmacy a few towns over . My closest pharmacy is out of vaccine and I didn’t hear a word from any of the waiting lists I’m on . We have our appointments tomorrow afternoon .

 

[Aladora]

I signed myself and DH up for waitlists at Shoppers, Rexall, and Costco. Less than 3 minutes later my husband called to tell me that the Shoppers near us had 3 AZ doses left so I raced down and got their last one!

 

[pigletto]

I signed myself and DH up for waitlists at Shoppers, Rexall, and Costco. Less than 3 minutes later my husband called to tell me that the Shoppers near us had 3 AZ doses left so I raced down and got their last one!

Congratulations!

 

[kerreyn]

DH and I are both booked in at the vaccination clinic at our convention centre next Wednesday. We're also on a couple of waiting lists which I'm going to keep, just in case we can get in sooner. If not, I'll cancel the wait lists the day we go downtown.

 

[hdrolfe]

I'm in! Got an email from Shoppers to register or go to one of the walk in sites (they attached a list). I called the one down the street, provided my registration number, and have an appointment for tomorrow at 12:45! I guess I could have done the drop in but I didn't want to get there and have them be out.

Now, hopefully the snow storm !?!?! that is supposed to be here tomorrow isn't as bad as all that. But either way, it's not far to go and I am SO excited.

 

[jump00]

We got ours today!!!!! 57 and 63 - drive through in Ontario (Moderna)
Quite exciting and a sense of relief. Loved how they thanked us before we could thank all of them! Great experience and so easy.

 

[ellbell]

I was vaccinated today. I'm 39 and turn 40 this year and live in Hamilton, Ontario

My experience so far. On Sunday we were informed that AZ was being made available qs of Tuesday (today). Monday morning I was able to add my name to 5 or 6 waitlists and I received a text message with a link to get an appointment by 4pm yesteday. I booked and got into a pharmacy at food basics grocery store at 3:45 today. No wait when I went in and 3 people were sitting in chairs for after receiving theirs. I went in got my shot which took less than a minute and wasn't painful at all. Sat in the chair outside the office for 15 minutes. During thw 15 minutes I received my appointment for my second dose in August and an email with my confirmation of vaccination. After the 15 minutes I got a physical piece of paper with the confirmation. It's just under 3 hours later and so far I've only got a bit of a sore arm.

 

[bababear_50]

I'm in! Got an email from Shoppers to register or go to one of the walk in sites (they attached a list). I called the one down the street, provided my registration number, and have an appointment for tomorrow at 12:45! I guess I could have done the drop in but I didn't want to get there and have them be out.

Now, hopefully the snow storm !?!?! that is supposed to be here tomorrow isn't as bad as all that. But either way, it's not far to go and I am SO excited.

The heck with snow storms ,,,,, you've got this ,,just hop on a sleigh and have your son drag you there.lol
I am so happy for you Hon!
Hugs
Mel

 

[samsteele]

Still waiting and on 15+ waitlists for local pharmacies in eastern Ontario. Called one small rural pharmacy tonight and they had 200 to give last Sunday and all were taken within 24 hrs by phone only. 20 pharmacies were listed for my postal code and nothing available yet. I'm so happy for my fellow DIS'rs who quickly sourced their first AstraZenica shot. But please know that with the 25% 're-allocation' or take from rural Ontario to the GTA and urban Ottawa, the rest of Ontario is struggling. Dark humour here is that local heads of health units have warned us of migration from GTA & Ottawa into cottage country in the next few months. The hard reality is that GTA & Ottawa cottage owners have been in our areas and moved back and forth from their condos for over a year. With a mild winter, work from home and online schooling, many have driven back and forth from the city to our communities every few weeks. Our local mayors have pleaded with cottagers to please pick one or the other. Either commit to staying in rural Ontario or stay put in the city. 99% have commuted back and forth for over a year. They don't like our poor grocery store choices, nasty clothing options ie Walmart and our restaurants aren't up to standard. I've been in our rural LCBO stores and watched 20 somethings last summer throw their masks on the floor and scream about how they can't buy a 'decent' bottle of champagne for $100+. ps no one spends 100 bucks on champagne or any other booze in rural Ontario. Just bad all around. So sad that COVID is straining our Ontario communities. Stress fractures are wide open in rural Ontario.

 

[Starwind]

I got my AZ vaccine first dose this morning at a local Loblaws. I had to be at the store anyways when they opened and so I asked at the pharmacy if they were accepting walk-ins for the vaccine. They were. I was one of two they accepted in the morning. I was told they would probably accept some more later in the afternoon. All their other slots were by appointment made online.

They had me register through their website and then do some paperwork. I had to wait a while as they fit me in between people who had appointments.

Very happy to finally have the first dose !

 

[bababear_50]

Still waiting and on 15+ waitlists for local pharmacies in eastern Ontario. Called one small rural pharmacy tonight and they had 200 to give last Sunday and all were taken within 24 hrs by phone only. 20 pharmacies were listed for my postal code and nothing available yet. I'm so happy for my fellow DIS'rs who quickly sourced their first AstraZenica shot. But please know that with the 25% 're-allocation' or take from rural Ontario to the GTA and urban Ottawa, the rest of Ontario is struggling. Dark humour here is that local heads of health units have warned us of migration from GTA & Ottawa into cottage country in the next few months. The hard reality is that GTA & Ottawa cottage owners have been in our areas and moved back and forth from their condos for over a year. With a mild winter, work from home and online schooling, many have driven back and forth from the city to our communities every few weeks. Our local mayors have pleaded with cottagers to please pick one or the other. Either commit to staying in rural Ontario or stay put in the city. 99% have commuted back and forth for over a year. They don't like our poor grocery store choices, nasty clothing options ie Walmart and our restaurants aren't up to standard. I've been in our rural LCBO stores and watched 20 somethings last summer throw their masks on the floor and scream about how they can't buy a 'decent' bottle of champagne for $100+. ps no one spends 100 bucks on champagne or any other booze in rural Ontario. Just bad all around. So sad that COVID is straining our Ontario communities. Stress fractures are wide open in rural Ontario.

So sorry this is happening. My heart goes out to you.
I know the littering and destruction of the forest/trails beside my home had me calling the City for the first time in my life. I am normally kind of the go along get along type but wow what blatant disgusting behaviors I have seen.
The City did add more recycling/garbage cans and seems to be redirecting Parks people to the area a bit more.
Alright I am going to say it ..........might be time for a road trip to the city ,,,just saying.
Hope you are able to get a shot very soon!
Hugs
Mel

 

[samsteele]

I know the littering and destruction of the forest/trails beside my home had me calling the City for the first time in my life. I am normally kind of the go along get along type but wow what blatant disgusting behaviors I have seen.

Agree. In my brother's rural municipality, the failure of over 60% of GTA cottagers to pay their local taxes for over 10 yrs has led to the suspension of all garbage pick up service for the past 5 yrs. No $ to pay for garbage services. So no garbage pick up at all. Local residents and cottagers have to drive their garbage to the dump. The locals do it. The cottagers won't. Most throw their hot plastic bags into the woods before they leave for the city. They won't take their smelly garbage back to the GTA. The children in these areas have to wait by the road for the bus. There is no bus shelter. Bears are now a big threat. And for the past 20 years, there is no spring bear hunt in Ontario. I don't want to open up a mess with bear hunts. But imagine if it was your child or grandchild waiting at the side of a desolate rural road with their backs to the woods.

 

[hdrolfe]

Still waiting and on 15+ waitlists for local pharmacies in eastern Ontario. Called one small rural pharmacy tonight and they had 200 to give last Sunday and all were taken within 24 hrs by phone only. 20 pharmacies were listed for my postal code and nothing available yet. I'm so happy for my fellow DIS'rs who quickly sourced their first AstraZenica shot. But please know that with the 25% 're-allocation' or take from rural Ontario to the GTA and urban Ottawa, the rest of Ontario is struggling. Dark humour here is that local heads of health units have warned us of migration from GTA & Ottawa into cottage country in the next few months. The hard reality is that GTA & Ottawa cottage owners have been in our areas and moved back and forth from their condos for over a year. With a mild winter, work from home and online schooling, many have driven back and forth from the city to our communities every few weeks. Our local mayors have pleaded with cottagers to please pick one or the other. Either commit to staying in rural Ontario or stay put in the city. 99% have commuted back and forth for over a year. They don't like our poor grocery store choices, nasty clothing options ie Walmart and our restaurants aren't up to standard. I've been in our rural LCBO stores and watched 20 somethings last summer throw their masks on the floor and scream about how they can't buy a 'decent' bottle of champagne for $100+. ps no one spends 100 bucks on champagne or any other booze in rural Ontario. Just bad all around. So sad that COVID is straining our Ontario communities. Stress fractures are wide open in rural Ontario.

Are you registered with shoppers/loblaws? they sent an email with a list of walk in places. shoppers walk ins ontario not sure that will work. I called since I didn't want to go there and find out they didn't have any. I'm not exactly sure where you are but there are three in Belleville, Brockville, Carleton Place, Kemptville, Perth, and lots of other places too.