Vaccinated roll-call

Mad Dog · Mar 17, 2021

Just received jab #1 [Moderna] at the Cincinnati VA medical center...

LATE ENTRY: Almost got into a fist fight with a USMC vet while we were doing the 15 minute after-the-jab waiting period...I challenged him to a round of rock paper ✂️...and of course I beat him down being the rock paper ✂️ champion that I am. 😁

Larry S · Mar 17, 2021

Double stuck. We stood patiently, most of us not dressed for it, in the freezing wind only to hear the national Guard guy tell us they’d run out, had had to order more and had to unfreeze the batch. After an hour sitting in my car, I was fortunate to have a 3:40 appointment. Later that that and it was iffy as they close at 5:30. As I left, it had begun to rain. I felt bad for the folks now freezing and damp. One wonders how this got so screwed up.

gbesq · Mar 17, 2021

pdxleaf
My wife commented that if covid had physical affects similar to smallpox or the plague or Ebola, then people may not be so hesitant to get a vaccine.

Measles, mumps, polio, smallpox. Definitely not in the "it's a personal choice to get vaccinated" camp. (Not saying anyone here is either.) It's a personal choice if you live in a cave. If you live amongst people, it's no longer personal.

Preaching to the choir here but good on everyone who gets vaccinated. (Hopefully the stuff they give us works.)

More watch pictures please!

Couldn't agree more. To my knowledge, choosing whether or not to get the vaccine was not a hot topic of discussion in the US back in the day when they were inoculating against polio and smallpox. It's amazing to me that there are so many people who don't take COVID seriously. All that one needs to do to be convinced to get the vaccine is to speak with any medical professional who works in a COVID ward and has seen patients suffer and die from this disease without family or friends close by to comfort them.

Larry S · Mar 18, 2021

These brave libertarians refusing the vaccine will not hesitate to overload the medical establishment when they get sick. Seems like some progress is being made in communities of color. Behind every “rugged individual” is a government program. So sick of these people.

Dan S · Mar 19, 2021

Just got Pfizer #1 on my first day of eligibility, courtesy of my employer. Mrs. S got Moderna #1 yesterday. Progress! 👍

Mad Dog · Mar 19, 2021

Dan S
Just got Pfizer #1 on my first day of eligibility, courtesy of my employer. Mrs. S got Moderna #1 yesterday. Progress! 👍

I challenge you to a round of rock paper ✂️...when I win, I get your watch [the one you posted above]. If you win [you probably won’t win], you get nothing and like it. 😁

Dan S · Mar 19, 2021

Mad Dog
I challenge you to a round of rock paper ✂️...when I win, I get your watch [the one you posted above]. If you win [you probably won’t win], you get nothing and like it. 😁

I don't know, that's a tempting proposition, but I heard you were a ro-sham-bo champion. 🤔

Mad Dog · Mar 19, 2021

Dan S
I don't know, that's a tempting proposition, but I heard you were a ro-sham-bo champion. 🤔

You heard correctly...and it should be a very tempting proposition for you...because if you win [you probably won’t win...BUT it’s possible], I might remove the “rock paper ✂️ champion” text which is below my avatar. This is a really good deal for you! 👍

Socks · Mar 20, 2021

My first one yesterday (55yrs) and 2nd booked for June. UK apparently has done 50% of all adults (26 million) and are currently crunching through about 400k-500k a day. It's a pretty humbling & impressive process.

Twocats · Mar 20, 2021

Here in Luxembourg it's a sh1t show and really showing how utterly inept our government is. At the time of writing this post they have (since Jan 12) managed to vaccinate 69,000 people which is circa 10% of the population. They had the bright idea of vaccinating one person and reserving a second dose for the same person, this means they have stock piles of vaccine in reserve, un-like other countries who if needed delay the second dose just to vaccinate as many people as possible. At the current rate I will be lucky to have my first dose sometime next year so probably another three waves of the virus to navigate. This from one of the richest countries on the planet where medical, education, public transport etc is totally free is shocking. The UK vaccinates the population of Luxembourg in a 48 hour period.

The whole situation is showing the EU to the world for what it really is, past its sell by date and top heavy. If it was a company it would be asset stripped and liquidated.

Since October 2020 to last week I have taken nearly 30 flights to and from the UAE, Turkey, Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova with numerous repeat visits. Not once has anyone anywhere questioned me on why I was travelling and nearly all flights were full. The most fun was navigating the constantly changing rules on the time of last test prior to travel rules and actually finding test centres. In Bulgaria they give you your results in Bulgarian which caused me some heartburn entering Moldova. In one test center the staff asked me if I really wanted to test or just pay and get a negative result. The prices of the tests vary from 25 euros to 170 euros and I have had 25 of them.

The rules on what's open and what's closed vary wildly and in some cities the ratio of people not wearing masks to wearing them was 50/1.

I have seen this pandemic from many different places and have seen the different attitudes of people towards it and I will not be in the slightest bit surprised to hear a third, fourth, fifth........ wave until everyone is vaccinated. It's like the human race has lost the instinct to survive.

split-time · Mar 20, 2021

I have been eligible based on my profession but we have a lot of folks who need it before me. This past Monday I was talking with HR to make sure that I was at the very end of our list. That night I received a message that I had a slot the following morning. I have been one of the asymptomatic carriers based on antibody testing. It is hard to explain, but maybe it is something similar to guilt that I felt knowing that I have a low risk level...but professionally I do have to come in contact with a lot of people. Anyway, I wasn't wearing this watch for the occasion, but I did take a picture thinking at the time that I was only doing so for my own remembrance of the occasion.

The next day I felt really bad for about seven hours. The only reason I mention that is that is was only seven hours!

Taddyangle · Mar 21, 2021

Here in Florida they just opened up vaccination to those 50 years and older. Yesterday, my wife called the appointment phone number, it was immediately answered and our appointments are scheduled for Tuesday.

I was going to tell her to not waste her time calling to try to get an appointment, as I figured no one would answer the phone, or there would be no appointments. Glad I kept my mouth shut.

ethankins · Mar 21, 2021

I take it you live in texas? If you dont mind a drive to Amarillo you can get vaccinated almost immediately, amarillo opened their vaccines to all people over 16.

Sorry for the brevity I'm on a phone

jsducote
How many of our members have got the jab?

My long-term partner, at the clinic today for cancer treatment, got her first dose by chance since she hadn't called ahead to secure it. The nurse found a dose right when we arrived, but then gave it to someone else. She returned an hour later having found another. I'm not a patient at that clinic/hospital, so they wouldn't give it to me as her carer. Mom & Dad, over 75, have each had at least the first dose, somehow arranged through their doctor. Nobody else in my family. I've signed up with the county health service as well as two local hospitals. I qualify to skip the line a little bit thanks to preexisting condition but, as my primary doctor is in a private clinic, I'm not likely to get a call until it's open to the public. I saw my doctor last week for a routine physical and he said as much. I suppose I could try switching doctors, but it may take just as long to get a first appointment with him and go through the process.

I don't know about y'all, but I find the whole process of vaccine queuing rather confusing. I mean, I understand the different phases and priority groups that have been established, but where's the actual line to stand in? As near as I can tell, there are 6 "vaccine hubs" in Houston, at least 10 other providers, and dozens of little community clinics that have been allocated some vaccine. There was a big event at the local football stadium a few weeks back where they vaccinated the first 40,000 people to show up or something like that. Otherwise, everything else is "unavailable, check back later". Are we just supposed to hit refresh on a dozen different websites a day until we're the 104th caller with the phrase that pays?

cicindela · Mar 21, 2021

Taddyangle
Here in Florida they just opened up vaccination to those 50 years and older. Yesterday, my wife called the appointment phone number, it was immediately answered and our appointments are scheduled for Tuesday.

I was going to tell her to not waste her time calling to try to get an appointment, as I figured no one would answer the phone, or there would be no appointments. Glad I kept my mouth shut.

why did I think you were in California?

Larry S · Mar 21, 2021

Twocats
Here in Luxembourg it's a sh1t show and really showing how utterly inept our government is. At the time of writing this post they have (since Jan 12) managed to vaccinate 69,000 people which is circa 10% of the population. They had the bright idea of vaccinating one person and reserving a second dose for the same person, this means they have stock piles of vaccine in reserve, un-like other countries who if needed delay the second dose just to vaccinate as many people as possible. At the current rate I will be lucky to have my first dose sometime next year so probably another three waves of the virus to navigate. This from one of the richest countries on the planet where medical, education, public transport etc is totally free is shocking. The UK vaccinates the population of Luxembourg in a 48 hour period.

The whole situation is showing the EU to the world for what it really is, past its sell by date and top heavy. If it was a company it would be asset stripped and liquidated.

Since October 2020 to last week I have taken nearly 30 flights to and from the UAE, Turkey, Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova with numerous repeat visits. Not once has anyone anywhere questioned me on why I was travelling and nearly all flights were full. The most fun was navigating the constantly changing rules on the time of last test prior to travel rules and actually finding test centres. In Bulgaria they give you your results in Bulgarian which caused me some heartburn entering Moldova. In one test center the staff asked me if I really wanted to test or just pay and get a negative result. The prices of the tests vary from 25 euros to 170 euros and I have had 25 of them.

The rules on what's open and what's closed vary wildly and in some cities the ratio of people not wearing masks to wearing them was 50/1.

I have seen this pandemic from many different places and have seen the different attitudes of people towards it and I will not be in the slightest bit surprised to hear a third, fourth, fifth........ wave until everyone is vaccinated. It's like the human race has lost the instinct to survive.

Talking to my brother last night, he commented that despite the craziness of the vaccine process here in the US, our patchwork medical system, we look like “logistics geniuses”compared to the EU. I feel for you folks. What has happened there is just unbelievable.

khanmu · Mar 21, 2021

I’m in the U.K., had my first -AZ vaccine yesterday, second one booked for June. The U.K. managed to do around 700,000 vaccinations a day, which is impressive...

Interesting to read today that Qantas have said they are thinking of only letting those who are vaccinated fly with them. I guess ultimately market forces will deal with those who don’t want to be vaccinated; I can foresee a time when life insurance, access to theatre/cinemas/sports stadium, travel, possibly even the workspace will require proof of vaccination...

Archer · Mar 21, 2021

Twocats
In one test center the staff asked me if I really wanted to test or just pay and get a negative result.

That is quite disturbing. I've heard stories of fakes being sold, but not the testing people offering the result you want directly.

Twocats
The rules on what's open and what's closed vary wildly and in some cities the ratio of people not wearing masks to wearing them was 50/1.

I have seen this pandemic from many different places and have seen the different attitudes of people towards it and I will not be in the slightest bit surprised to hear a third, fourth, fifth........ wave until everyone is vaccinated. It's like the human race has lost the instinct to survive.

Unfortunately I agree.

Twocats · Mar 21, 2021

Larry S
Talking to my brother last night, he commented that despite the craziness of the vaccine process here in the US, our patchwork medical system, we look like “logistics geniuses”compared to the EU. I feel for you folks. What has happened there is just unbelievable.

The worst part is we already know now that this summer is over, no vacations and more importantly no visiting tourists to support the economy.

The EU berated Donal Trump for not acting fast enough over the spread of Covid 19 and yet here they are, all vaccinated themselves and their families not giving a toss about the rest.

The next local government and EU parliamentary elections will see a big swing in opinion sort of like the wave that Donald rode into the White House on. The political landscape of Europe will be changed forever and not for the better as its mostly the right wing parties protesting against the lock downs and slow roll out of the vaccines.

The USA and UK have managed this magnificently just like back in the 1940's, perhaps Europe needs rescuing once again.

Twocats · Mar 21, 2021

Archer
That is quite disturbing. I've heard stories of fakes being sold, but not the testing people offering the result you want directly.

Unfortunately I agree.

At least the price was the same if I tested or not. I tested anyway and upon arrival in Turkey did a quick 2 hour test to be sure the negative result was a real negative.

Dan S · Mar 21, 2021

khanmu
I’m in the U.K., had my first -AZ vaccine yesterday, second one booked for June. The U.K. managed to do around 700,000 vaccinations a day, which is impressive...

The UK is really leading the way. If you dig into the numbers, most of the US is actually doing pretty well as well. Unfortunately, many of the southern states are lagging far behind (South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama. Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas), hovering around 30k doses administered per 100k people. If those states can accelerate the process, hopefully we can reach a decent level of immunity before the more infectious variants really get a foothold.

Vaccinated roll-call

Mad Dog

Larry S

gbesq

Larry S

Dan S

Mad Dog

Dan S

Mad Dog

Socks

Twocats

split-time

Taddyangle

ethankins

cicindela

Larry S

khanmu

Archer

Twocats

Twocats

Dan S

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