Life After Covid Vaccine

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by SuiDhaaga, Feb 12, 2021.

  1. SuiDhaaga

    SuiDhaaga IL Hall of Fame

    Messages:
    2,892
    Likes Received:
    2,011
    Trophy Points:
    308
    Gender:
    Female
    We are in process of getting COVID vaccine appointment.

    Some people say they felt fine after Covid vaccine, others said they had bad side-effects.

    As I am going through online scheduling portal right now, I am wondering all these things. My auntie asked me several times to schedule for her, hence I am helping.


    Kinda freaking out over this.
     
    Last edited: Feb 12, 2021
    Loading...

  2. MalStrom

    MalStrom IL Hall of Fame

    Messages:
    4,191
    Likes Received:
    7,008
    Trophy Points:
    408
    Gender:
    Female
    What are your concerns?
     
    SuiDhaaga likes this.
  3. SuiDhaaga

    SuiDhaaga IL Hall of Fame

    Messages:
    2,892
    Likes Received:
    2,011
    Trophy Points:
    308
    Gender:
    Female



    What kind of side effects? Are they long lasting.

    One auntie manages her Diabetes, will she be ok?

    And when I make appointment, the site says try again. I called Pharmacy and they said their systems are overloaded.
     
  4. MalStrom

    MalStrom IL Hall of Fame

    Messages:
    4,191
    Likes Received:
    7,008
    Trophy Points:
    408
    Gender:
    Female
    Many places are overbooked for the vaccine so you will need to keep trying till you get in.
    As for side effects the vast majority of of people feel nothing but a very few people have had adverse reactions. You will have to judge your own risk tolerance.
     
    SuiDhaaga likes this.
  5. MrCroc

    MrCroc Silver IL'ite

    Messages:
    49
    Likes Received:
    51
    Trophy Points:
    58
    Gender:
    Male
    The side effects are milder than disease itself. Thats a given. That said do two things. Once they have their vaccine 1st or 2nd dose, do take the name of the vaccine. Its important that you don't get "mix and match" of vaccine. Given the haste with which these are being administered, it can happen.

    Secondly, after you take vaccine spend 15 mins to 30 mins in the clinic. There are very rare cases of severe allergic reaction needing medical attention (they put epi-pen injection to control that reaction). Just wait 15-30 minutes.

    Third, There are few weeks before the protection of vaccine kicks in after both the doses. Allow that time please and keep yourself as safe as you were doing before.

    Third, no one knows how long and what kind of protection the vaccine provides in an individual. So keep the precautions on. Specially be careful to protect those who are not vaccinated.

    For example, you take the vaccine (may be both doses) and even waited for few weeks for antibodies to kick in. But then you went outside, got infected but without symptoms because of vaccine. Now say you visited your friend with some medical conditions, they may get covid and they may have a serious illness. Be careful of such possibilities.

    Also keep on checking news about when the new updates of vaccines are coming to keep you safe.
     
    hrastro and SuiDhaaga like this.
  6. nuss

    nuss Platinum IL'ite

    Messages:
    1,551
    Likes Received:
    2,970
    Trophy Points:
    283
    Gender:
    Female
    My husband and I (and all of our colleagues, lab members) received both doses of vaccine. All had none to very mild symptoms (slight fever, fatigue) after the first dose. A few had fever, chills, and headache after the second dose (only lasted for a day).
     
    SuiDhaaga likes this.
  7. abc00

    abc00 Gold IL'ite

    Messages:
    734
    Likes Received:
    718
    Trophy Points:
    188
    Gender:
    Female
    Will Johnson & Johnson vaccine be better than the current ones because its just 1 dose ? Any idea?
     
    SuiDhaaga likes this.
  8. MalStrom

    MalStrom IL Hall of Fame

    Messages:
    4,191
    Likes Received:
    7,008
    Trophy Points:
    408
    Gender:
    Female
    No one knows. The mRNA vaccines are currently 95% effective after 2 doses, which is very impressive.
     
  9. SuiDhaaga

    SuiDhaaga IL Hall of Fame

    Messages:
    2,892
    Likes Received:
    2,011
    Trophy Points:
    308
    Gender:
    Female

    Yeah, now the Pharmacy shows NO appointments.

    Someone in my community FB groups said to try at Midnight .....
     
  10. SuiDhaaga

    SuiDhaaga IL Hall of Fame

    Messages:
    2,892
    Likes Received:
    2,011
    Trophy Points:
    308
    Gender:
    Female


    oHHHHH very good


    Excellent details!!!!!!

    Will stay 30+ minutes at the Pharmacy, clinic, etc. Epi-pen? Wow!

    Will continue to mask, social distance, sanitize, sanitize, sanitize.


    And of course, make sure vaccine is from same company - mix and match doesn't work here!
     

Share This Page