Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[KarynVA]

I'm not at all worried about side effects from the vaccine. I know serious side effects are rare, and the common side effects just mean the immune system is working hard to build those antibodies.

 

[Sequel]

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/health/covid-psychosis.html

This man lives in my community. Years ago I worked on a film where he was DP. A very talented man and a very good one! His experience with a Covid infection is the very scariest scenario as far as I’m concerned. I got my second dose of Pfizer today.

 

[hispoptart]

I finally saw the cardiologist today
I have tachycardia with an adnormal heart beat. He ran some tests and now I wait for the results. I also have an appointment with a post covid clinic next month. I sure hope they can figure out what is going on. I over it! I have so many things going on since having covid I do not wish this on my worst enemy.

Congrats to those who have been able to get the vaccine!

 

[KarynVA]

I got my first dose of Pfizer vaccine today and they gave me information about the vaccination health checker that the CDC offers, called V-Safe. I haven't seen mention of it here, but I'm curious if others are utilizing V-safe.

It looks like a good thing - they check up on you every day for a week and then they ask you questions about side effects with once-a-week messages for 5 weeks. Then they will do check-ins on how you are doing at 3, 6, and 12 months after getting the vaccines. I am sure this is being used to create a body of data that will help with vaccine research in the future, as well as to be certain they have record of any side effects or other unintended impacts. I think it's awesome that the CDC is doing the vaccine follow-up like this.

 

[Sequel]

I got my first dose of Pfizer vaccine today and they gave me information about the vaccination health checker that the CDC offers, called V-Safe. I haven't seen mention of it here, but I'm curious if others are utilizing V-safe.

It looks like a good thing - they check up on you every day for a week and then they ask you questions about side effects with once-a-week messages for 5 weeks. Then they will do check-ins on how you are doing at 3, 6, and 12 months after getting the vaccines. I am sure this is being used to create a body of data that will help with vaccine research in the future, as well as to be certain they have record of any side effects or other unintended impacts. I think it's awesome that the CDC is doing the vaccine follow-up like this.

We are doing v-safe. We got our second dose yesterday and so far just a bit of a sore arm. We’re still going to be careful and neither of us likes crowded events but it does feel like we’re moving forward.

 

[Folly's place]

DH and I had the Pfizer vaccines in February, and it feels wonderful to be on the 'safer' side of things! Now we are waiting for our adult children to get their vaccines, and then to be able to actually interact in person with family. Hopefully soon, and also hope that some social events can happen later this year.
Historically, public health and politics have been at odds often, never better for public health. Last year was another episode of the same thing, so very sad. I am hoping that more people get vaccinated, sooner rather than later, this year.
Mary

 

[Winter Creek Coop]

I hope enough people don’t get it that if we find any major long term autoimmune or reproductive harms that we are not crippled as a nation/world.

 

[Hayden Goseek]

Those kinds of very rare side affects are like I said very rare. The chance of getting covid and/or dying from covid without the vaccine is not rare at all, in fact very common. There will always be those very few rare cases no matter what the drug is. Read the side affects of any drug you are taking and then read the rarer side affects. You probably seen the commercials. Most if the time the side affects sound worse then the illness/disease the med is suppose to help. But the important point is that they are so rare its safer to take the drug then to not treat the illness/disease

It is a shame but if you research the side effects you sometimes find the chances were greater if they DIDN'T have the drug, but it has to be reported as a possible SE. (Lawyer's dance )
I once saw a hospital stop using a warming device in the OR, against Hosp. policy and Joint Commission regulations because a midnight TV lawyer was trying to get people to sue the manufacturer.

 

[h2oratt]

friend had first shot--immediately paralyzed! still in Westchester Medical Center since last week! I WAS on the fence--but now I definitely will wait and see. she was working and in good health---no underlying issues

Oh no that’s terrible. How is she now?

 

[casportpony]

DH and I had the Pfizer vaccines in February, and it feels wonderful to be on the 'safer' side of things! Now we are waiting for our adult children to get their vaccines, and then to be able to actually interact in person with family. Hopefully soon, and also hope that some social events can happen later this year.
Historically, public health and politics have been at odds often, never better for public health. Last year was another episode of the same thing, so very sad. I am hoping that more people get vaccinated, sooner rather than later, this year.
Mary

So happy for you! There is a chance we will be eligible on April 1st.