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Got our first Covid-19 shots (Moderna) at a Johnston County NC drive thru clinic this morning. Arrived at 7:20 AM, line started moving at 10:00, out of there (after 15 min waiting for adverse reactions) at 11:15. There were 500 doses available today, 2nd clinic this week. Our own county, Wayne, does it by appointment and so far we have heard nothing from them so we decided to take a chance on a neighboring county on a first come, first served basis. Next shot after 28 days.
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)RKP5637
(67,112 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)in the cold this morning and wondered what the hell was wrong with those administrators. The rate of new cases may be lower for outside lines, but just going to get vaccinated is going to create more. And it's profoundly disrespectful to those who are supposed to be served.
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)They had golf carts to take people to and from their cars to the bathrooms and though we had to get there very early to get in line, once they started giving the shots the line moved very fast. It takes a lot of people, even one to lean into your car to check that you have in in Park when you stop to get the shot.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)the need for a parking-brake checker was first realized it didn't result in more than slight injury and perhaps vehicle damage. Sounds like the kind of thing that'd be included in how-to manuals for projects like this.
peggysue2
(10,839 posts)Hopefully, we'll be seeing a real uptick in these reports over the next few weeks and months. I've registered my husband and myself with our local Board of Health. Presumably, we'll be notified when we're eligible to make an appointment and when the vaccine is available. Getting that shot will be such a relief!
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)for some reason in NC some counties are getting the vaccine without problems while others seem to have difficulty obtaining it. I have no idea why, but our home county is one of the ones having trouble getting it.
peggysue2
(10,839 posts)I'll need to keep my eyes and ears peeled. I've been worried about my husband because he has a host of ailments that would make a Covid infection very dangerous. We've already had an acquaintance die with the same pre-existing conditions.
Thanks!
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LizBeth
(9,952 posts)I am so excited. How do you feel? I hear the second one is the one you do not feel well but I am excited.
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)Nothing for me so far (about an hour and a half in). My wife says she has a headache (and she never gets them) so that is probably a reaction.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)needed.
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)x
BumRushDaShow
(129,362 posts)getting the injection as both anti-inflammatory OTCs would reduce the effectiveness of the body's response to the vaccine.
By Lynne Adkins KYW Newsradio
January 18, 2021 4:25 pm
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) Many people complain about a sore arm after getting vaccinations, but doctors say it might be a good idea to live with the discomfort. Don't take a Tylenol or Advil before you get your COVID-19 vaccination and even if the shot hurts, you shouldn't take one for a day or two after you get it, according to Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and member of the FDA vaccine advisory board.
"When you get a COVID-19 vaccine one of these two mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer or Moderna if you choose to take an anti-fever, anti-inflammatory medicine, know that you will probably be lessening your immune response to that vaccine. So, you're only really hurting yourself by taking those types of medications, he said.
Offit said it's not known how much less effective the shots would be by taking ibuprofen or acetaminophen because no studies have been done yet. But, if it's similar to what has been shown for the influenza vaccine or a variety of other pediatric vaccines, you can assume there will be a lesser immune response. How much less, one doesn't know yet, he explained.
He said the same advice goes for any vaccination, even your yearly flu shot. Of course, if your doctor has told you to take these medications, talk to him or her before you stop taking them.
https://www.radio.com/kywnewsradio/news/local/can-you-take-pain-relievers-after-getting-covid-19-vaccine
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)an headache, I think, oh fug, aspirin, lol. I hardly ever gt headaches.
BumRushDaShow
(129,362 posts)I haven't yet had any reactions to vaccines except maybe a tetanus (DTP) shot years ago, because that is like this - intramuscular.
I never thought to take something although I have been in the habit of getting an aspirin and some acetaminophen in the morning just to move.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)Oh no. Lol lol. I literally gasped and pointed at the screen as I read that. Too funny. And ya. I am just hitting this old thing and seeing I really want to address a few things and get in habit now, for later.
Funny. You made me laugh, and true. Lol.
BumRushDaShow
(129,362 posts)to get some (instant) coffee and pop the OTCs.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)So funny. They have these things that make coffee before walking down those stairs. Teakettle and instant .... , though I bought the coolest black kettle for son and he left it at my house. I use it daily for... tea. You made me smile. Thanks. I feel so much better with Dems in control. Lordy the relief.
BumRushDaShow
(129,362 posts)(not a timer one) and that gives me the option to try different flavored coffees or hot chocolate or teas if I want. Most of the day I am just sipping on water. But in the morning it's the teakettle ritual! Aren't great?
LeftInTX
(25,515 posts)DPT- and polio at two months
Always -doctor recommended it
Give the tylenol first, if still having fever give ibuprophen...
My kids ran some pretty high fevers after their first vaccinations....
There were also rumors that you should not take ibuprophen if you have Covid, but that turned out to be BS...
I received my vaccine on Wednesday and did not receive any info that stated I should not take tylenol or ibuprophen.
BumRushDaShow
(129,362 posts)has changed over the years... (I.e., the warnings of "Reye's syndrome", which has been required on every bottle of aspirin since the mid-80s, although I would expect that is a rare disease but still... it is what it is and is ).
I think the issue here is that these types of vaccines have never been used before and everyone (doctors included) is "guessing".
I expect the thought process was that "symptoms" (like a fever) means that your body is "responding" to something "foreign" and I suppose in this case, you want your body to "respond" (and not "suppress" that response with anti-inflammatory meds) so that it generates the antibodies and gets them ready to go into action in case some spikey ball invader decides to come for a visit!
LeftInTX
(25,515 posts)I think the radio doctor is just hypothesizing.
BumRushDaShow
(129,362 posts)Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been a major player in the whole national pandemic response and tracking and this doctor was also one of the members on CBER's Advisory Committee that reviewed the vaccines.
The very last sentence of the article I posted was this -
The mRNA vaccines are "novel" (new) just like this coronavirus. They do not rely on viral components that are prepared in a certain way (whether "live" but weakened, "dead", or "in fragments" ) to generate an immune response. They literally inject specially coded messenger RNA into you body to enter certain cells, have them actually help those cells morph some "COVID-19-looking spikes" onto them, and that will trigger your body to make some antibodies to attach to those "faked" spikes, making them ready to go after the "real spikes".
It's pretty cool tech but still not enough known about how suppressive meds may impact it since the cell changes basically create "artificial"/"counterfeit" structures to help your body generate the proper antibodies.
brooklynite
(94,699 posts)chills, fatigue, etc. Lasted about 24 hours.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)Last edited Fri Jan 22, 2021, 03:12 PM - Edit history (1)
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Ill let her know your tip!
Jersey Devil
(9,874 posts)I'm not sure if that is the rule in other states. Tell your friend to go to wral.com where there is a list of all the counties in NC and info about when and where they are giving shots, along with whether you need an appointmenr or if that county is first come, first served. I am in Wayne County, which is in central NC about 50 miles east from Raleigh
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Ill tell her.
Lol, funny, I was born in Wayne County. Spent all of a month there.