Just the Facts, the Crown virus.

[Jeff]

Sedgehammer ill tell you publicly now. You were previously suspended for the way you interact in theses type of topics. You only have one forum life left. I'd suggest living it very long and wisely by staying out of this topic. Just a suggestion.

[firefighter ontheside]

And just like that I have an appointment tomorrow at 12:45 for my first dose of vaccine.

[petefrom bearswamp]

Been on 3 sites here and no appts available right now.
A friend and his wife got them right away.
I tried Monday the 11th and none available, but kicked me over to another site that said one available on Jan 18th
I was really happy until I looked closely and it was January 18th 2022.
For crying out loud I may be dead of old age (or Covid)by then.

[Andries]

Pete, I only met you once, at Jake's place.
I'll bet you're good for another coupla decades.
Keep your stick on the ice and your eye on the puck. . . . you'll be good!  😆

[Nebraska]

Just an update, no issues from the vaccine so far except for minor soreness at the injection site.  Sorry to hear about the issues others have had so far. @firefighter ontheside Glad you are getting vaccinated.

[Don P]

My folks, in their mid 80's, reported the same, minor soreness at the injection site but no problems. Hopefully my wife can get on the 1b list in a couple of weeks.

[firefighter ontheside]

Well, one dose is on board.  So far a tiny bit of soreness in my shoulder, as with any vaccine shot.  Next dose is scheduled for Feb. 2.  Groundhog day....not sure if thats a good thing or a bad thing.

[kantuckid]

I'll let them shoot my left shoulder-might lubricate the titanium cable and screws in there? 
My wife who is apparently less known to our vaccine giver, called our local health dept today to be told "we don't know anything about covid vaccinations". 
In other counties in this same state that's who's giving the shots!

[firefighter ontheside]

Dad called me and said he was told the VA is vaccinating vets 75 and older.  He said he tried calling the VA hospital in Stl but got nowhere.  He has never used the VA for any medical care and is not registered.  I doubt he's gonna get anywhere, especially in the next few weeks before vaccine is available at the health dept.  I have a friend who works there who's checking on things for me.  It sure would be nice to get him in there though.

[kantuckid]

The same dental college I go to, same student group, also services the VA center located right behind the building I walk into on U of KY campus. Once in awhile a student is a vet and they'll also be using the same GI money some of us used for school and they get assigned to the VA place more often.  I prefer going there at the college directly as the specialists are all there for a consult. You just change floors and no fed guvment hassles. Our income from teacher retirement affects VA services for me so I take my KY teacher retirement medicare (provided with our Medicare at no cost) supplemental where ever I choose, small co-payments, etc.. Of course with dental zero insurance as for most folks. 

[firefighter ontheside]

I'm about 20 hours post shot and I woke up at 4am with a headache, but not terrible.  The arm is sore, but that is just like other vaccine shots.  I had anthrax vaccine a few months ago.  That really made my arm sore.  I have one more of those as its a 3 shot series.  I think that's coming up soon.

I've confirmed that signing dad up for VA is not gonna happen in a timely fashion.  He will just have to wait til the county health dept. has it.  That should be still this month.

[ljohnsaw]

They announced yesterday to do 65+ residents (1b?) in my county (80,000 pop.) but are only allotted 3,000/week but have the capacity to administer 7,400/week.  So if all 65+ want the shot, it will take somewhere between 26 or as little as 11 weeks to work through that group.  That's if the 3,000 doses continue to show up as it has been as little at 100 doses/week being delivered.  Warp speed has slowed to molasses in my county.  We are mostly rural and right leaning in a left state.

[doc henderson]

Is your 80,000 the total population or the number of seniors.  the people in 1A would not be in that group, as well people who have had covid in the past 3 months, and the people who refuse the shot, and those under 65.  I hope you get it soon.  If we have a new pandemic every year, we will get these details ironed out. but this is new, and not something were planning on.  Hope you get it (vaccine) soon.

[Hilltop366]

For those who are hesitant to get the vaccine food for thought.

Have a lovely day and stay safe.

[firefighter ontheside]

One thing that should help with supply is that the feds have agreed to start letting all doses be used for the first dose.  What they had been doing was only sending out half of what was available so that they could be assured there would be a second dose available for those who got the first.  Apparently production is to the point that they trust there will be "more where that came from".  

[Texas Ranger]

The whole shot and supply system is messed up, politicians making medical decisions.

[Ianab]

The whole shot and supply system is messed up, politicians making medical decisions.

Unfortunately it kind of has to be centrally coordinated by "someone". The vaccines will be arriving from different suppliers / factories, and then being send to multiple other front line agencies in multiple different states. This all has to be worked out so that the doses end up in the right places and can be transported and stored correctly so it's not wasted (or rendered useless by poor storage, but used anyway)  
US medical system is pretty fragmented with multiple companies and agencies providing care. Potential for stuff ups is pretty great. 
I wouldn't want the job 

[ljohnsaw]

Is your 80,000 the total population or the number of seniors.

That is just the seniors.  My county has a population of just under 400,000 with seniors making up 19.9%

[Paul_H]

Just read this earlier today

The Norwegian Medicines Agency announced in a press release that as of Thursday, the Norwegian health registry has received reports of 23 people who died shortly after receiving their first dose of the vaccine.

Norway warns frail patients over 80 of vaccine risks after deaths | TheHill

[doc henderson]

hopefully they will have ongoing improvements in your county.  usually the health folks hold onto control, until it gets old and then loosen up.  at age 80, just a hip fracture has a high mortality.  choices.