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Got my 2nd shot of Astrazeneca today.
Here in Ontario, Canada that was the first vaccine to become available to my age group.
And before anyone starts ranting about how great Pfizer/Moderna is (and yes they are great, and so is J&J) let me just say I'm extremely happy to be able to have my choice of the getting the same vaccine for both my 1st & 2nd doses - as recommended by the manufacturer & as proven effective by 80% of the population of the U.K. & counting.
The only side effect with my 2nd dose so far - a lack of Springsteen on Broadway...
Yep. I'm good with it.
Aristus
(66,487 posts)Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)at140
(6,110 posts)you might feel tired or feel like a cold is coming on.
That is normal. It means vaccine is working and your body is responding by making anti-bodies.
Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)No kidding, that's exactly what happened to me after the 1st dose. I was floored the day after - but never been so happy to feel so sick. Like you said, my immune system working.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)I recall the relief & when I got my 2nd!
Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)Vaxed to the max!
marble falls
(57,405 posts)Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)Ain't that the truth. A year and 3 months into the pandemic & finally fully vaccinated!
A huge load off my mind...
marble falls
(57,405 posts)... but I was almost giddy after getting the first jab. And the second made my shoulders lighter.
WarGamer
(12,491 posts)My second Moderna shot drop kicked me across the room...
No symptoms shot #1, maybe a sore arm for 48hrs, that's it.
Shot #2, noticed the arm hurt MUCH MORE within an hour of getting the shot. Hard to sleep on it that night. Slept very poorly, felt tightness in my shoulder into my chest. Had a cough... by mid morning a 101 fever... joint pain and my skin felt like I had a sunburn.
Took 2 Advil at noon, slept til 4, woke up nearly symptom free... arm pain was gone within 24 more hours. But for 8-12 hours I felt like I had the flu.
Laffy Kat
(16,391 posts)My second dose was almost six months ago. Those three days remain a blur. No regrets. I will welcome any other booster that comes out.
Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)Amen to welcoming future booster shots...
Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)Were you likewise never so happy to feel so sick? (proof that your immune system is responding to the vax).
My arm was super sore after the 1st. 2nd not so much. It's the morning after now, so we'll see if I end up floored like I did the day after my 1st.
WarGamer
(12,491 posts)All the first night I could feel my heart beating faster, around 90bpm in bed and feel heat on my skin... normally an uncomfortable feeling but I knew that deep inside my body was busy making antibodies and "rallying the troops" to kick VIRUS ASS.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,925 posts)I got my one and done J&J back at the end of March, lucky me. Zero side effects. But then, I'm an annoyingly healthy person who cruises through all kinds of things. I have an extremely strong immune system. Honestly, everyone should have my immune system. Half of all health care would be out of business.
I will add that the very many different responses to the various vaccines serves (in my opinion) to point out how varied different immune systems are.
Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)I would have loved to have the option of getting the J&J and not had to worry about getting a second shot.
The funny thing is Johnson & Johnson has been approved for use here in Canada but no pharmacies or public health units have it in stock. Wish our public health officials had gotten with the program on that one, the mix up at the Emergent plant in the US was a long time ago now and that one dose would have been especially good for remote communities that are hard to reach. Now with the tons of Pfizer & Moderna arriving, it looks like the J&J won't be rolled out here though it will remain an approved vaccine.
Regardless, glad you got your shot!
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,925 posts)It was nice to get the J&J.
Laffy Kat
(16,391 posts)That delta variant is scary.
Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)That's why I signed up for & got my second dose the day I became eligible to receive it.
Thanks & best regard LaffyCat!
LAS14
(13,789 posts)... new show last night (we were in Maine) about Astrazeneca and I couldn't make heads nor tales of what was going on.
Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)Health Canada makes decisions on what vaccines are approved and another organization called NACI makes guidelines (which are not rules but only recommendations).
The actual vaccine rollout is being left to the Provinces -and our local politicians & public health officials are all over the map regarding eligibility:
-Here in Ontario, Astrazeneca was approved for people over 55.
-Then approved for over 40 (my age group).
-Then the (extremely rare) blood clot issue surfaced and the Ont govt did a knee jerk reaction and halted all Astrazeneca leaving those of us who already had a first dose hanging.
-They then announced that the second dose might be substituted with an mRNA vaccine.
-Then there was backlash from portions of the public as the studies on vaccine mixing are not complete, they only show that mixing is safe and MAY result in a strong immune response - but no clinical data yet.
-So the Ont gov't is now saying Astrazeneca patients have a choice of our second dose-Astrazeneca or mRNA.
-And now NACI (the National advisory committee on Vaccination) is recommending mixed doses (Astrazeneca followed by mRNA) based on the preliminary vax mix study results mentioned above.
It would not surprise me that mixing vaccines does turn out to be effective (and some people are choosing to do so as is their prerogative) - but IMHO based on what I read, the vax mixing studies NACI is quoting at this time are smaller sample sizes and not 100% complete yet though they appear promising.
Because I would rather stick with what has been tried and tested in the UK & elsewhere - and before the Ontario gov't changes the rules once again - I chose, booked & received an Astrazeneca second dose as soon as I became eligible (after 8 weeks from my 1st dose).
Sorry for the long post, but that's as condensed as I could make it.
As you can see our wonderful conservative govt here in Ontario has been nothing but forthright and timely in their communications with the public, allowing us to make informed stress-free decisions about our health, and not on-the-fly at all
LAS14
(13,789 posts)Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)- New Brunswick or Nova Scotia.
So I guess 'Floundering" would be appropriate!
Cinnamonspice
(163 posts)I just want more people getting vaccinated. I wish there was a way to ease people's minds about it.
Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)Couldn't agree more. Taking steps to combat the non-stop anti-vax propaganda on social media would be a good start. Like charging Farcebook a couple mil for every misleading post.
https://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/germany-facebook-found-in-violation-of-anti-fake-news-law/
crickets
(25,988 posts)It's a big relief, isn't it? 🌻
Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)So glad I don't have to worry about getting my second shot anymore, not to mention now being protected against covid.
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,375 posts)Before I got scheduled for my shots, I would have paid for a chance at any brand, even Sputnik V. Anything that might prevent me from getting ventilated/intubated or even just hospitalized.
Such a relief to be vaccinated.
I don't think I've seen a "relief" reaction like this since the Salk vaccine came out.
Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)Like you said, anything to prevent going to the ICU. So glad to be fully vaccinated.
JesterCS
(1,827 posts)Pfizer from Krogers clinic. Easy peasy
Hiawatha Pete
(1,805 posts)Looks like the US is doing very well with their vaccine rollout.