I got my first vaccine injection (Moderna)

[Gothmog]

They opened reservations yesteray at 10 AM on Friday and had issued all of the reservations in 16 minutes. I had a ten AM appointment and got the ball park at 9:30 and got to park after 10 AM. They are "stacking" people waiting for the vaccine on the field level of the ball park. This picture is people waiting for vaccine and the observatiion area is inside with there are heaters avaible.

Link to tweet

The process takes a while but I was finished with my observation period at 12:30. The line to get into the ball park stretched around the ball park.

Houston is hoping to do 5000 people today and from what I could see of the lines, that may be doable.

[mucifer]

1. That's great! I wish Chicago was warm enough for that

[Gothmog]

3. We were stacked on the field and there were people complaining about the cold

One person sitting next to me went up to the concourse to be by the heaters. I was wearing a short sleeve shirt and the cold did not get to me.

[Squinch]

2. Got my first Moderna yesterday. It took 10 minutes to get the shot, and then 30 minutes observation

because I have an anaphalactic allergy.

No sweat! Also, people act like the arm soreness is the end of the world. It feels like a minor bruise on the arm. Certainly no big deal.

[Gothmog]

4. What is a coronavirus vaccine card, and do you need to keep it?

I understand that these cards are somewhat meaningless and can be replaced easily but I am happy to have my card. While I was doing my observation time yesterday, I took a picture of my card and texted to my kids My son is in the Pfzier trial and they are unblinding him tomorrow and will tell him if he is in the vaccine group or the control group. My son also wants his card if he is in the vaccine group

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains on its website that after the first inoculation, the vaccinated will receive either a card or printout telling them which coronavirus vaccine they received. Currently, two different vaccines have been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA): one from Pfizer/BioNTech, and one from Moderna. Both require two doses delivered in two separate shots for the vaccine to achieve full efficacy. For the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, patients receive the two doses three weeks apart; for the Moderna vaccine, the span of time is four weeks.

This distinction is a major reason why the COVID-19 vaccine card is important, in that it tells you — and perhaps your doctor or nurse — when you're due for your second dose.

"The vaccination card is a piece of paper that just says, for example, you got the Pfizer vaccine, this is the lot number, this is a date you got it, and this is the date you get your second dose," said Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. Adalja said it wasn't anything special. "It's literally a flimsy piece of paper," he added. "It's not like a credit card, it's not laminated, and it's just for you to have a record that you got vaccinated."

[a kennedy]

5. How will we get notified for the vaccine??? eom

[Gothmog]

6. If you are going to qualify as Category 1A or !B, check with your doctor or pharmacy

Both my county and Harris County have websites were you can register so long as there are open slots. I am on four or five lists and got luck on Friday (my son called me at 9:55 that Houston was opening slots at 10 AM. These slots were gone in 16 minutes.

Check with your city or county health department.

[Gothmog]

7. The CDC has a site called v-safe where you can record your vaccination

I just registered and they did a health check up.