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JohnnyRingo

(18,628 posts)
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 03:01 AM Mar 2021

Hooray! I'm finally getting the vaccine Wednesday

I've been trying for weeks but can't get any further than a waiting list with 10,000 other people my age (over 65). Rite Aid, Walgreens, Mercy Health just say it's not available in my area. I even waited in line for a two hours to sneak in last weekend with a forged document, but found out they were only giving the 2nd shot that day.

They came around at dialysis today and told me they're getting ten doses of the Moderna drug and I'm one of the ones there who need it the most. Depending on how you look at that, I guess I'm pretty lucky. haha

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Hooray! I'm finally getting the vaccine Wednesday (Original Post) JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 OP
That's great! Meowmee Mar 2021 #1
I am happy for you. murielm99 Mar 2021 #2
Allright! mahina Mar 2021 #3
That is great, and thank goodness. :) Or, thank yourself for electing Hortensis Mar 2021 #4
Congratulations sarge43 Mar 2021 #5
And that's it too. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #11
The saddest words of book or pen; sarge43 Mar 2021 #13
Got my second shot today pfitz59 Mar 2021 #6
Just made my appointment last night! Freddie Mar 2021 #7
K&R Solly Mack Mar 2021 #8
I AM ALSO !!!!! TOMORROW is wednesday. i get mine at 7 am Trueblue1968 Mar 2021 #9
me too. i got a tip from my ex mopinko Mar 2021 #10
Heading out the door in an hour for my Second Moderna msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #12
That's good to know. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #15
It's been exactly 4 hours and I'm feeling fine... msfiddlestix Mar 2021 #16
Congratulations 😁 Tribetime Mar 2021 #14
I got mine today...Ohio is lowering the age to 50 on Thursday. Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #17

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
4. That is great, and thank goodness. :) Or, thank yourself for electing
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 04:02 AM
Mar 2021

Democrats. The whole vaxj situation has been and continues to be transformed. Last week was different from the week before, next will be better still. It was urgent before, and now the variants double down on that.

Over 92 million doses have officially been given so far, and it's likely higher than that because data lag.

sarge43

(28,941 posts)
5. Congratulations
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 05:55 AM
Mar 2021

Interesting. I received a call last night rescheduling my appointment from 8 April to tomorrow. Looks like the distribution has finally been kick started.

Thank you, President Biden.

JohnnyRingo

(18,628 posts)
11. And that's it too.
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 10:57 AM
Mar 2021

If only Fred Trump had been born sterile, we could have had this under control last year and we wouldn't have been slowed by Operation Warp Speed.

Freddie

(9,265 posts)
7. Just made my appointment last night!
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 06:34 AM
Mar 2021

Getting J & J this Saturday. I’m a retired payroll admin for a school district and I work for a temp agency PT doing payroll for the same district I retired from, from home. Anyway the county declared that ALL people working in public schools are to get the vaccine so even though I have no contact with students at all, I qualified and I’m in “the system” via the temp agency. Yay!!

mopinko

(70,090 posts)
10. me too. i got a tip from my ex
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 09:22 AM
Mar 2021

he said that he was checking the walgreens page every morning at 6 am.
i checked this am at 7, and have an appt tomorrow.

msfiddlestix

(7,281 posts)
12. Heading out the door in an hour for my Second Moderna
Tue Mar 9, 2021, 11:02 AM
Mar 2021

I'm a little anxious about the second shot. first one was a breeze, no side effects whatsoever. Hardly noticed any soreness in my arm the next day, didn't even feel the "jab". I always feel the jab. The experience was quite exceptional.

I'm just hoping my second one is a similar experience. But I'm prepared for slightly adverse side effects.

We'll see how this goes in a few hours.

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