Covid-19

[NyQuil]

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Actually based on my experience your arm won’t feel better five hours after the shot.

Painless shot, pretty decent arm pin after both shots.

[theDurk]

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Actually based on my experience your arm won’t feel better five hours after the shot.

Painless shot, pretty decent arm pin after both shots.

I'll enjoy every second.

[Texsahara]

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Bingo!

I've been checking seven websites over a 30-mile radius three times a day since Tuesday night with zero appointments available.

Just booked a Rite-Aid 20 miles away for Jan 27.

What a relief! I'll feel even better when it's in my arm.

Congrats! You are fortunate to be internet savvy enough to do this. We need to get all seniors the durk treatment.

[theDurk]

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Congrats! You are fortunate to be internet savvy enough to do this. We need to get all seniors the durk treatment.

True that. In PA, it's a non-trivial exercise. The state publishes a map, updated three times a week, showing where the vaccines are, but not where the available appointments are. So you have to click on all the nearby little green dots one-by-one and get the links to the providers, and then the procedure is different for each one. Eventually you end up with a checklist of links you can check a few times a day to see when new availabilities go up. The average senior doesn't stand a chance without help.

It's no surprise to me that PA is lagging almost all states in delivering vaccines to black and Latinx communities who are known to have limited internet resources.

[jlw1980]

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Actually based on my experience your arm won’t feel better five hours after the shot.

Painless shot, pretty decent arm pin after both shots.

My arm barely hurt at all either time. I had mild muscle pain for about a day. Nothing to write home about. :dunno:

[jlw1980]

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/u...ronavirus.html

Surge of Student Suicides Pushes Las Vegas Schools to Reopen

The reminders of pandemic-driven suffering among students in Clark County, Nev., have come in droves.

Since schools shut their doors in March, an early-warning system that monitors students’ mental health episodes has sent more than 3,100 alerts to district officials, raising alarms about suicidal thoughts, possible self-harm or cries for care. By December, 18 students had taken their own lives.

The spate of student suicides in and around Las Vegas has pushed the Clark County district, the nation’s fifth largest, toward bringing students back as quickly as possible. This month, the school board gave the green light to phase in the return of some elementary school grades and groups of struggling students even as greater Las Vegas continues to post huge numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths.

There just are no good answers. Because Drumpf didn't give a rat's ass.

[jlw1980]

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberth...tm_term=Gordie

Merck is shutting down its covid vaccine development after disappointing trial results. That's a bummer. The more vaccines, the better.

[Maynerd]

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The more vaccines, the better.

The more safe and effective vaccines, the better. It sounds like Merck's attempt wasn't particularly effective. They're putting their research dollars toward treatments for those who have the disease, as more-or-less starting over on vaccine research is too little, too late. That's not necessarily a bad shifting of gears.

[jlw1980]

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The more safe and effective vaccines, the better. It sounds like Merck's attempt wasn't particularly effective. They're putting their research dollars toward treatments for those who have the disease, as more-or-less starting over on vaccine research is too little, too late. That's not necessarily a bad shifting of gears.

I literally said that in the post. :lol:

[Maynerd]

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I literally said that in the post. :lol:

I wasn't disagreeing with you. I was just tying to emphasize that ineffectiveness as a discussion point for "the more, the better."

It'd be nice if one of the companies with an approved vaccine could/would contract with other pharmaceutical companies to expand the production capabilities.

[YankeePride1967]

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I think the Johnson and Johnson vaccine will be a game changer. One is obvious, more vaccines available. Second is one shot vs two. We all know the issues with the shortage of vaccines but we also have a shortage of qualified people to administer them. Having to do one vs two is a huge deal.

[yankeeschic12324]

I think the Johnson and Johnson vaccine will be a game changer. One is obvious, more vaccines available. Second is one shot vs two. We all know the issues with the shortage of vaccines but we also have a shortage of qualified people to administer them. Having to do one vs two is a huge deal.

I’ve spent the last few months trying to get on board to
Help administer vaccines in AZ and have not had success yet.

[YankeePride1967]

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I’ve spent the last few months trying to get on board to
Help administer vaccines in AZ and have not had success yet.

Sounds like the entire process needs to be looked at.

[yankeeschic12324]

Sounds like the entire process needs to be looked at.

Oh it most definitely does.

[jlw1980]

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I think the Johnson and Johnson vaccine will be a game changer. One is obvious, more vaccines available. Second is one shot vs two. We all know the issues with the shortage of vaccines but we also have a shortage of qualified people to administer them. Having to do one vs two is a huge deal.

I didn't realize it was only one dose. That is a good thing. I saw a graphic today that said over 19M+ Americans had gotten one dose, but only 3+ million had gotten the second one. I'm hoping that's just because most first doses were administered in the last 3 weeks, but I fear some will just not go for the second dose. I feel so fortunate that I've already had both shots (Pfizer).

I’ve spent the last few months trying to get on board to
Help administer vaccines in AZ and have not had success yet.

This state is full of idiots. (I'm not one of them, John.) I hope you can get registered to help soon!