A Moderna PSA (from me)

[happybird]

Last edited Sat Apr 24, 2021, 08:58 PM - Edit history (1)

When you schedule your second dose, be absolutely sure it’s been 28 days or more since your first!

My dumb self miscalculated. I arrived for my second dose appointment on Tuesday and they turned me away because it was only day 27.



Trying to reschedule for next week. The appointment times for next week should go live on the pharmacy’s website tonight or tomorrow. My finger is getting tired from all the refreshing.


Update: got an appt for Monday at 11am– which is perfect because I don’t have to be back to work until late Wednesday afternoon. That’s hopefully enough time to sleep off any potential side effects.

[erronis]

1. Don't think that's a universal. Usually 3 weeks for the Pfizer. Everyone reacts differently.

Age makes a difference also.

[Ms. Toad]

2. The rules are the rules -

4 weeks for Moderna, and 3 weeks for Pfizer. You can go longer, but they are not supposed to let you get you second vaccination earlier than the minimum time.

[erronis]

3. Didn't know. In my neck of the woods, Pfizer is the main jab. Thx!

[we can do it]

5. CDC says up to four days early.

[Ms. Toad]

6. Then someone is not following the rules! n/t

[we can do it]

8. CDC link, second dose

.... However, second doses administered within a grace period of 4 days earlier than the recommended date for the second dose are still considered valid. If it is not feasible to adhere to the recommended interval and a delay in vaccination is unavoidable, the second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines may be administered up to 6 weeks (42 days) after the first dose.....


https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/info-by-product/clinical-considerations.html

[Ms. Toad]

9. That looks like a bit of wiggle room in case of screw-ups

Based on the bolded first sentence:

The second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines should be administered as close to the recommended interval as possible, but not earlier than recommended (i.e., 3 weeks [Pfizer-BioNTech] or 1 month [Moderna]).

In other words - the language you quoted seems to excuse the person vaccinated early from needing a 3rd shot (i.e. the second is still valid).

[we can do it]

10. There was another article out that said not to get hung up on an exact date.

[Ms. Toad]

13. They are actively exploring extending the period to dose #2 -

but they seem much more cautious about shortening the interval.

[we can do it]

4. I got mine a couple days early.

CDC says up to four days early.

[dsc]

7. When I got my first, my 2nd was set then and there

for exactly 28 days later down to the minute.

[we can do it]

11. I got cancellations for both shots.

It was a little sketchy getting scheduled a couple weeks ago.

[dsc]

12. I got mine in Feb and March

but I live in an area that had some hesitancy and thus I think I was able to get an appointment faster than those who lived in areas without it. Vaccines opened up for teachers on 23 Feb here and my appointment was 27 Feb.