I ended up getting just a bit tired toward the end of the day I got the shot and the arm was sore for a few days. Other than those things though, no side effects. 
Received both Pfizer shots with no after-effects.
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Great news! We are now part of the 70% by July 4th! Does anybody know how we get those free Budweisers?
Something about taking a picture of yourself, and sending it to them.
I’m more interested in the $1M.
I had my 2nd Astra Zeneca vaccine today in Lagos, the first was in India. So far holding well. No after effects.
1st Pfizer shot here in Portugal. Just a sore arm.
Will get booster when available. Currently the criterion is 8 months after second vaccine. I will be eligible in December and will get. I have a 3 yr old granddaughter who can’t be vaccinated…I will do whatever is necessary to protect her.
I’m in Thailand and the vaccine roll-out has been a bit of a disaster, especially for foreigners. I’m registered as a government employee for health benefits via my wife so was able to register early, had a shot of the Chinese bat juice early August with a second shot of Astra Zeneca due next week (5 sept) - no reaction to the injection.
Latexman asked “is anyone against the vaccine?” well I’m a bit of an anti vaxxer and tend rely on my own immune system - however decided to go down the vaccination route as a precaution of not passing it on (just in case it does do anything re slowing transmission). However at 80 years of age, if the long term result of a really unproven vaccine is dangerous, so be it, either it gets me or old age does.
My real concern is the younger generation, the development has been rushed, unproven with unknown consequences over the long term - to me a real quandary, do you encourage the younger people to go ahead with vaccination or fight against it – any comments on that point?
Great to hear from you @artisi !
I got my 2nd shot in April. I’ll gladly get a booster in December, if possible. At the moment, we can see the statistics play out in reality, and, of course, in the media. In NC, 45% are fully vaccinated, and 55% have one shot on board. With the current spike going on, we are seeing that unvaccinated people are 15 times more likely to die from COVID. That’s 1500%! Other than short term arm pain, no one in my little world (immediate family, distant family, neighbors, co-workers, etc.) had an adverse reaction to the vaccine, and that’s going all the back to Jan. 2021 to now. Of course, we don’t know about future effects. The bio-scientists in the driver’s seat say it’s safe and an acceptable risk. I believe them.
Hi Latexman
For us old guys the risk is worth it if it slows the spread, and every effort should be made to get all over xx years of age vaccinated. For the younger generation I’m still a concerned citizen and feel it should be very carefully studied comparing risk of long term against risk of current infections and implications.
Once vaccinated there is no going back if it proves to be problematic.
It is a good question. So far the evidence is saying the possible downsides of the vaccination are very rare and mild, and the downside of the actual disease is much more likely to be awful, if not fatal. Also consider the large number of long-haul sufferers. They catch COVID and although it’s not severe, they never fully recover. The vaccine is also stopping that.
I am more concerned with the long term , I agree that the downside after vaccination seem ok for most .
I am not an expert in any way, but I was reading that the average chance of getting COVID is one in five thousand. If this is correct (which I have my doubts), the only reason you need a booster is to keep from having a bad reaction.
Another way is to avoid public places. But since there are exceptions to this, I suspect that not all the information being given is correct.
I caught the virus at Thanksgiving '20. The following week was not pleasant with symptoms constantly changing; fatigue, chills, no appetite (1-meal in 5-days), etc. 1-week later i woke up to rapid and shallow breathing and ended up in the ER and received a IV dose of the monoclonal antibodies.
My wife had the virus the same time i did and was completely symptom -free - thank God! She has been vaccinated, but not me. She had a sore & sensitive arm after the first dose, but not the 2nd. I recently read that the monoclonal antibodies i received may not be effective against the Delta variant. So, I’m thinking about it, but i will hold off for now. Since i travel internationally, it “may” end up being mandatory for international travelers.
the delta variant cases here locally & statewide has significantly risen. So, we are both being more careful these days.
I had no reaction to the shots, which suprised me, because every flu shot I recieved in the past I became sick. Yes I have been told the flu shot does not make you sick, but it did me. Which is why I had stoped taking the flu shot for several years now.
So lets say you reactions will vary.
I woke up early today and read this interesting article. It reminded me of the Star Trek movie “The Wrath of Khan”, when Spock died. “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one”.
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In regards to the numbers of people self medicating with veterinary grade Ivermectin.
I had assumed that these people fell in the group of;
“The government is lying to us.”
“The experts are lying.”
“I know better than the experts.” “I don’t care with what the experts say. I read this on the internet and so it must be true.”
I have been having second thoughts about reasons and motives.
How about Impending Financial Catastrophe as a reason.
With my pension and my wife’s part time job, we live comfortably, but we do tend to live payday to payday. We have not so far been affected financially by COVID.
However, if either of us were to test positive, my wife would be off work for at least two weeks.
We would be jiggling finances for a few months to get the bills paid.
Fortunately, with the Canadian Health Care plans, we would not have much in the way of medical expenses.
In any event if things got really bad financially we have property that we could mortgage or sell, and I could sell some investments.
We’re good.
But, then I thought, what about those less fortunate?
imagine the family that is living from paycheck to paycheck.
Imagine that they have already suffered financial setbacks due to COVID.
Imagine that they have no additional resources.
Imagine the medical costs that may result from a COVID hospitalization.
Imagine that the family income has already taken a serious hit due to COVID.
Someone in that group, presenting symptoms of COVID may be under intense pressure or motivation to self medicate with horse meds.
Some of these poor people may be desperate rather than stupid.
Or maybe they have had bad effects from the seasonal flu shots, and don’t trust that the COVID shot will be mild.
The failure to address the problems with the seasonal flu shot problems, and the nagging people to get them has caused a lot of mistrust. And that is the governments fault for not addressing issues.
And part of this maybe from political types saying they did not trust operation warpspeed to produce good results early on.
I am interpolating here. Please let me know your opinion. According to the CDC, “having bad effects from the seasonal flu shots” is not grounds for not getting the first COVID shot. Their position is “The only major contraindication to the vaccines listed by the CDC is a severe allergic reaction to the first dose.” A severe allergic reaction to the first shot is grounds for not getting the second shot and/or a booster.
Few people medically exempt from getting COVID-19 vaccine: Experts
Could it be that some people consider themselves fiercely independent and by refusing a COVID shot they can demonstrate to themselves their independence without actually taking any action?
It may be more to do with self image than denial of science.
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