Octopus Overlords

stessier wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:25 am It was sore when touched (which my kids kept doing for some reason).

Blackhawk wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:01 am I'll just ask for it in my left arm. II don't move it much anyway, so if it hurts to move it I likely won't even notice.

The Meal wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 12:10 pm I *believe* that's to propagate the vaccine material into your bloodstream, but maybe it's just to help you get over the soreness. If the former, it's probably advice to be heeded. If the later, then handle it however you think would be best for you.

stessier wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:00 pm I got it in my less used arm and flexed throughout the day (while grimacing). This morning it was much improved - at this point, 48 hours exactly since the shot, it's perfectly fine.

OVIEDO, Fla. — As vaccine eligibility continues to expand many more Floridians are getting their shots, but sometimes demand does not outpace supply. Younger people are now receiving doses because of unused vaccine that would go to waste otherwise.​

On any given day at the Oviedo vaccination site, vaccine hunters's odds are not in their favor. It’s literally a 1 in about 1,000 shot to get vaccinated at the end of the day, but hunters are on the prowl looking everywhere for a chance at a vaccine.

Depending on which vaccine a site is using, a vial could have either 5 or 10 doses in it. So there is no clear indicator at the end of the day how many doses could be left.

Several pharmacies across Central Florida do have waste lists, but the best thing to do is call each individual pharmacy near you to ask if they in fact have a waste list, and if you can be added to their waste list, otherwise you could also try at the end of the day at a vaccination site. There is no guarantee you will receive a vaccine, however.

As of Feb. 21, about 87.5% of vaccinated people received their second shot on time. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends 21 days between the first and second shot of the Pfizer vaccine and 28 days for Moderna. Another 9.4% got their second dose shortly after the recommended amount of time between doses and 3.2% have missed a second dose, said DOH spokesperson Shelby Anderson.

Hipolito wrote: Sun Mar 21, 2021 6:29 pm I got my second Moderna shot on Friday. Again, I went to Kenosha, Wisconsin, and again the place was so well-organized and friendly. It had an almost convivial atmosphere. I wonder why we don't have it this good in Illinois.

The side effects were stronger this time, with a day of headache, fever, and shortness of breath, but I'm feeling my bad self now.

AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection against sickness and eliminated hospitalizations and deaths from the disease, including in older adults, in final-stage U.S. testing, the company announced Monday.

AstraZeneca said its experts did not identify any safety concerns related to the vaccine, including finding no increased risk of rare blood clots identified in Europe. The question now is whether the findings will help rebuild public confidence in the vaccine around the world, as the company seeks to win clearance in the United States

In a statement, AstraZeneca said its COVID-19 vaccine was 79% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and was 100% effective in stopping severe disease and hospitalization, though it has not yet published full data so it's unclear if there were enough severe cases to make that finding significant. Investigators said the vaccine worked across adults of all ages, including older people - something experts wanted better data on.

AstraZeneca's interim results are based on 141 COVID-19 cases, but officials declined to tell reporters during a news conference Monday how many were in study volunteers who received the vaccine and how many in those who received dummy shots.

“These findings reconfirm previous results observed,” said Ann Falsey, of the University of Rochester School of Medicine, who helped lead the trial. “It's exciting to see similar efficacy results in people over 65 for the first time.”

AstraZeneca will apply for authorization for use of the vaccine in the United States from the Food and Drug Administration in the first half of April, Ruud Dobber, a company executive vice-president, told reporters Monday. An FDA advisory committee will publicly debate the evidence behind the shots before the agency decides whether to allow emergency use. Dobber said that, if the FDA OK's the vaccine, the company will deliver 30 million doses immediately - and another 20 within the first month.

The AstraZeneca shot, which has been authorized in more than 70 countries, is a pillar of a U.N.-backed project known as COVAX that aims to get COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries, and it has also become a key tool in European countries' efforts to boost their sluggish vaccine rollouts. But confidence in the shot has taken repeated hits because of concerns about how data was reported from some previous trials, confusion over its efficacy in older adults and a recent scare over clotting.

hitbyambulance wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:51 am speaking as someone with mild-to-moderate trypanophobia, i can certainly sympathize (but it doesn't stop me from getting vaccinated):

noxiousdog wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:07 am

hitbyambulance wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:51 am speaking as someone with mild-to-moderate trypanophobia, i can certainly sympathize (but it doesn't stop me from getting vaccinated):

I don't. I have a tendency to pass out when I get my blood drawn. I still donate.

LordMortis wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:25 am

noxiousdog wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:07 am

hitbyambulance wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:51 am speaking as someone with mild-to-moderate trypanophobia, i can certainly sympathize (but it doesn't stop me from getting vaccinated):

I don't. I have a tendency to pass out when I get my blood drawn. I still donate.

I used to donate every 6 weeks until they decided my blood pressure was too high. Then I spent the next three years getting that diagnosed, eventfully getting a stent put in my LAD, and meds for the rest of my life.

Skinypupy wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:35 am Utah is opening up to anyone over 16 tomorrow, and they started taking appointments today. Earliest wife and I could get was April 16, so I guess I'll be extra careful between now and then.

A board of independent experts tasked with monitoring the data and safety of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine trial has raised a red flag about the company’s Monday press release, which trumpeted that the vaccine was 79 percent effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19.

In the wee hours of Tuesday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases released an unusual statement indicating the trial’s Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) had been in touch with the federal agency as well as the company. The statement read:

The DSMB expressed concern that AstraZeneca may have included outdated information from that trial, which may have provided an incomplete view of the efficacy data. We urge the company to work with the DSMB to review the efficacy data and ensure the most accurate, up-to-date efficacy data be made public as quickly as possible.

“It really is unfortunate that this happened,” Fauci said this morning on GMA, calling the press release debacle an “unforced error” that would raise doubts further and may contribute to vaccine hesitancy. “The fact is, this is very likely a very good vaccine,” Fauci added. “If you look at the data they really are quite good but when they put it into the press release it wasn’t completely accurate.”

Skinypupy wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 9:35 am Utah is opening up to anyone over 16 tomorrow, and they started taking appointments today. Earliest wife and I could get was April 16, so I guess I'll be extra careful between now and then.

Malificent wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:55 am Got my first shot this morning (Pfizer), second shot already scheduled. Process was super efficient and very comfortable, so yay. Biggest side effect is giddiness from finally getting a vaccine and seeing a return to my board gaming schedule in my future.

Malificent wrote: Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:55 am Got my first shot this morning (Pfizer), second shot already scheduled. Process was super efficient and very comfortable, so yay. Biggest side effect is giddiness from finally getting a vaccine and seeing a return to my board gaming schedule in my future.