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FE Power Forums => Non-FE Discussion Forum => Topic started by: My427stang on January 21, 2021, 12:54:35 PM
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Don't really want you guys to scare me with Incredible Hulk or death forecasts, but going to get my 1st COVID vaccine on Saturday.
Please don't come back and tell me why I shouldn't, I have been world wide deployable for 26 years, you wouldn't believe how many shots I have had...what's one more LOL
Will update the change in my body as I morph to a new super being :) Seriously though, I will let you know which version of the vaccine I got, and what it does to me in terms of symptoms etc to allow you to make your own choices.
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I'm guessing just a low fever (< 100.5) and tiredness for a couple of days, not due to being sick, just as your body gets busy building up the antibodies indicated by the vaccine. That's how you know it's working. Good luck!
Pat
P.S. Does the closest without going over get a free t-shirt or stickers? ;D
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I had the Pfizer on Wednesday and have had zero reaction unless you count a bruised feeling at the puncture site. If I weren't doing some traveling, I probably wouldn't have done it.
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If you come back spouting off about how great big block chevys are, that'll be enough to convince me that it's about mind control. ;)
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My wife has had both shots, since she is a physician and works with Covid patients on a daily basis. She also has allergies and has gone into anaphylactic (sp?) shock a few times in her life, so she is prone to a reaction to the shots. She got the Pfizer vaccine. Her first shot just made her arm sore for a couple days, but the second shot caused her to feel short of breath and feverish within about 15 minutes of receiving it. They gave her a couple of doses of steriods and epinephrine, but after a few hours she was still feeling the effects, so out of an abundance of caution they threw her in the hospital for observation overnight. While I was there in the room with her it was entertaining to see all her doctor and other friends at the hospital come in and give her a hard time about it ;D
Anyway, she is fine now, and doesn't regret getting the shots. Since we sleep in the same bed, I'm feeling a little better about the whole thing myself...
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Millage varies. Known of all kinds of reactions, from mild, to wild, but none threatening.
You want to really start some crap, ask some nurses or people in general if you need the vaccine if you have had a good case of covid-19 and beat it. When they tell you you do, ask them why the antibodies from the vaccine are better than the real deal, or which lasts longer.
Seem logic and the rules of science and nature have escaped even the "brightest" of our society. Really all 7th grade science.
I had the real deal and caught it from a resp. therapist friend of mine. He thinks it is all bs, it is not, and like most stuff somewhere in the middle is likely correct. But of all the places I have been and people I have seen, a friend gets in my car, no mask, and coughs on me. 36 hours later I am laid up with severe aches, pains, chills. Day 3 smell was gone and got tested. Actually could smell puke and knew that meant I had it from stories of others I know. Luckily that faded. Mornings I was fine, cruddy feeling, noon on in to night it got worse and worse. Definitely came from Bats in a lab if you ask me and my redneck logic. Rinse Repeat every day for about a week. Aches and Pains quit after day 3 which was worst pain around 10 pm. My kidneys felt like they were trying to get out of my body. Then about 5 days of covid brain....oxygen showed to be fine, but I don't think it was....almost had a trip in an ambulance but quick thinking on my daughter and hit the inhaler a few times and slowly went away. Never had trouble breathing, O2 looked fine on pulseox, just felt like a weight on my chest. Never even coughed or sneezed. But somehow my brain was lacking something....put me in shock before we figured it out. After that anytime covid brain started I would hit the inhaler and bam, it went away. Feeling way wasted is not fun if it is not the real stuff! Delirium unwillingly bites!
Only putting this out there for people since while it may seem fine...it is not and maybe my experience can help someone if they come down with it. Not this sickest I have been but close, and darn sure don't want to do it again. It was as weird as it was sucky. The whole fine in am and almost dead at night was strange!!!! Also, I share a house with 4 people and NO ONE got sick. We used caution but not staying on opposite ends. Illness does not travel that way. Coughing and Sneezing and transferring those fluids will do it fast....but you can't just look at it and get it. Funny how the media ran articles last week saying the new strain is even more contagious....funny to me since I don't know how the hell they can top the scare of the regular covid-19....I mean hell just talking on the phone you could catch it from the other end(sarcasm). It is real, it can be dangerous, especially the older you are, or health issues but common sense still applies.
Still waiting on a response if I can get a Covid travel card with no vaccine. Definitely should!
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I had the virus a year ago...I have never had good lungs and it hit me hard.Three times i thought I was going to die from respitory failure..I did take a ride in a ambulance..I know where i got it and he was not affected by it..I did not give it to Mary...We are all different..
Isnt the vaccine made by the same people that make Viagra....Side effects could be interesting...lol
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Isnt the vaccine made by the same people that make Viagra....Side effects could be interesting...lol
Can only hope! LOL
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Well, they say it causes swelling at the injection site. Maybe drop your pants instead of rolling up your sleeve.
Security!
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Go ahead and get it. All though my symptoms were not as bad as Harlyjack17 they were still no fun.
My friend of over 40 years gave it to me and he died from it in 6 days.
Greg
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About mid-january of last year, I developed a VERY significant cough. I have had a chronic cough for ten years or more caused by nasal difficulties and this was in addition to the usual. I would have periods of coughing so severe as to strain my diaphragm and had to resort to leaning against a door-jamb for support to try to limit the spasms. I lost taste and smell and felt just generally 'blah' for more than two weeks. At the time, no one was even talking about covid.
Several days after the drastic cough eased off, I woke up in the middle of the night with a sore arm. I tried to get in a position to get some relief, and then realized I was also feeling the effects of GERD. That combo was enough to wake my wife and go to the hospital. They kept me all that day and did tests and by the next morning they decided that I'd had a heart attack. They went in through my right wrist and implanted four stents. They attempted a bypass and settled for the stents.
Shortly after I came home the talk started regarding Covid. I spoke with the hospital staff and they seemed to have no particular concern.
I have now had a blood-draw test to detect covid and the test came back negative. A good friend who is an MD says that the potential drawback to the anti-virus inoculations is that some part of the manufactured material actually attaches man-made details to the gene string. This has potential problems for women of child-bearing age.
I expect to get the vaccine sometime in the next few days. I will be 80 years old in may.
Good luck to all.
KS
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Mrs.-T and myself will be done with our 14 day quarantine this coming weekend after our positive covid tests.
Neither of us were really sick, my wife had/has a cough and I got some body aches and would get tired by the end of the day. Neither of us ever had a fever or any of the other symptoms. I have had the regular flu many times worse than covid-19. I guess we were lucky.
We will get the vaccine when it's available. The thought of having a virus that indiscriminately kills while not knowing you have it and are contagious weighs heavy on me. We are not young but must be in reasonable shape for covid to not make either of us sick. I got tested because Mrs.-T made me. She got tested because a co-worker of hers got sick with it.
On edit to the original poster:
Ross, yer nuts will probably shrivel up. ;D
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Awesome info and laughs from everyone, makes me miss being in the military, although I still work on the base.
That's the reason I am getting in, base of approx 5000 people, deploying worldwide, visitors in and out of the base, they are treating us as if we have likelihood of contact.
Hopefully this is the beginning of the end of the scary part of life with COVID
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My wife has had both shots, since she is a physician and works with Covid patients on a daily basis. She also has allergies and has gone into anaphylactic (sp?) shock a few times in her life, so she is prone to a reaction to the shots. She got the Pfizer vaccine. Her first shot just made her arm sore for a couple days, but the second shot caused her to feel short of breath and feverish within about 15 minutes of receiving it. They gave her a couple of doses of steriods and epinephrine, but after a few hours she was still feeling the effects, so out of an abundance of caution they threw her in the hospital for observation overnight. While I was there in the room with her it was entertaining to see all her doctor and other friends at the hospital come in and give her a hard time about it ;D
Anyway, she is fine now, and doesn't regret getting the shots. Since we sleep in the same bed, I'm feeling a little better about the whole thing myself...
Thanks for this Jay, may daughter is a teacher, all kinds of funky allergies and has not gone into any anaphylactic shock, but does carry an epipen. She has been leery to get it, but I think she is changing her mind. I'll make sure she is talking to the doc and gets it in some sort of controlled setting
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Video deleted.
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That video is a joke. I have deleted it for misinformation.
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There was no misinformation on there, Jay. Sorry you feel that way. There are people suffering--and worse--from those shots.
Everything presented in that vid is documented. Anyone can look it up if they take the time.
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THANK YOU, JAY!!!
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There was no misinformation on there, Jay. Sorry you feel that way. There are people suffering--and worse--from those shots.
Everything presented in that vid is documented. Anyone can look it up if they take the time.
Really? It was truth mixed with misinformation, designed as a scare tactic. Don't be fooled...
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Not fooled. I am praying for everyone who takes it that they do not have adverse affects. Unfortunately, many have already and it's being swept under the rug by our media.
At any rate, I won't be bringing up anything else that may be deemed controversial on here in the future. I'll stick with FE related content.
Have a good one.
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This virus is so unpredictable it is anyones guess what reaction you will have.
I know a few people who have been diagnosed with COVID19.
A 103 year old in-law. She got sick like a medium flu, was tired, and not much else...she is still with us and doing very well. She is a bit too mean to let a simple virus bother her because she still has stuff to do.
A husband/wife couple...Hubby is 54 wife is 63. Husband is in pretty good physical shape. Wife has some underlying issues, but also in pretty good shape.
The hubby got sick, tired, and flu like, otherwise none the worse for wear.
The wife almost died, twice. She was beaten up pretty bad but has pulled through and is doing very well now. Her after effect is a total loss of hearing in her left ear.
A different husband/wife couple.
Both over 60, both in so-so shape.
Husband got sick, hospitalized and died quite quickly.
Wife got sick, hospitalized, almost died...still in hospital under close care...will likely die.
Another friend, mid 50's, got sick, felt a bit tired, had a fever, but otherwise really did not know he was sick until checked twice and diagnosed positive both times.
What I can say is I hope the best for you and your family, and your reaction is easy, and something you live through.
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About 28 hours after the shot I just remembered I got it because I saw the Band-Aid on my arm when I went to take a shower. No pain when I got the shot, I wouldn’t have even known I got it. Absolutely not a single side effect. I got the Pfizer shot
The VA is doing approximately 1000 people a day and they said the worst they have seen as a mild fever.
The base is doing the Moderna shot, I talked to a couple of friends on base and they said they felt a little tired but nothing significant.
In fact all of us 50 somethings are calling it a nothing-burger, About 20 of my colleagues are a couple days ahead of me, about 20 more are on their second shot, mix of both suppliers
Hope you guys have the same experience and I hope my second shot is as easy the VA seems to think that it will be. However they did say that most people have some sort of mild fever on the second. I have three close friends that have gotten the second shot and they did not get any noticeable indication
I hope this helps
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Hi Ross
AS I am probably the oldest of the old farts on this forum I did get both shots at the VA here at Fitzsimmons. And like you after all my
trips to Westpac and other points have had a cazzillion shots. It was no big deal. NO soreness no negative reactions.
All the best
Larry
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My Boss(owner of co.), 70 yrs old, is getting her first shot tomorrow. She's freaking out a bit, but she will be okay. Don't know which one she is getting yet. She has a LOT on her plate and is just concerned she might get sick or be down a day and doesn't want to have to deal with it.
I tried to ease her mind and tell her about the funny transformation videos I've seen online. You know the one, young lady, through a few days suddenly turns into a hair chested fat guy. LOL!!
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I had Moderna. 1st shot arm sore about like flu shot. 2nd shot at 9am, arm sore and around noon felt like I was getting sick for about 30 min but didn't.
At 4pm all of a sudden I felt like crap, checked temp, 102. 1 hour later temp was 103, by 8pm it was all gone, slept well and no further side effects, other than a big feeling of relief.
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I've had both shots. No issues with the first one. The second caused my arm to be sore from my shoulder almost to my wrist for 72+ hours.
I've 75 with no significant health issues. Several of my grandchildren have have WuFlu. Some had mild cases. Others had it severely impact their daily routines.
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No issues with my second Pfizer, maybe a bit more arm pain but not even sure of that
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At age 78 I've had both Pfizer shots and the only reaction was ripping the bandaids off.
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We may become "vaccine tourists" - report this morning is that the local health department building can't be occupied for maybe 6 months due to a fire line break on the 2nd floor that has pretty much destroyed 2 of the the floors in the building. There's a hospital that is a "hub" about an hour south, we're going to ping them and see what-what. Dr says we are "1B" because of high BP and BMI. When we got on the list here there were about 17,000 in front. About 130,000 double doses would cover this area.
People I know that got it report about the same - 2nd go a little tougher than the first. Best explanation heard has been that the body isn't expecting the first go, so has to spend time building up resistance as that is what the injection triggers. When the 2nd one comes, your immune system is fired up and ready for a fight. After you get past the 2nd, your system is really in a "bring it you little mo-fo" state and you're hopefully good to go.
You can stick me in both arms and both cheeks at the same time why drawing blood and I won't blink. Growing up, our family Dr was Quick Draw McInjection so I got used to needles early. Wife - not so much. Have to do some people like I was taught to do a horse - slap 'em on the hind quarters so hard your hand sting, then while the horse is all WTF you stick and inject. Done before they can react to the poke.
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I had the virus in Dec of 2019 before anyone knew it existed . Got it on a plane flight back from The PRI in Indy. It RUINED me for the rest of Dec and I was still miserable until the end of Jan. At 67 I was high risk and had pneumonia in my earlier years so my lungs were compromised. I have had it two additional times since and it was very mild , less than a common cold.
I DO have lingering effects!!! My sense of smell is WAY off. my taste is off too though not as severe. I have some mild focus issues and frequent mild head aches. I don't know IF I will ever get back to "normal" senses or not . The point about this virus is everyone reacts differently! Those who react mildly or not at all think it's a joke , yet others die. Don't be paranoid but BE careful.
Randy
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Agree with Randy - that is really the super scary part, the long term issues.
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The point about this virus is everyone reacts differently! Those who react mildly or not at all think it's a joke , yet others die. Don't be paranoid but BE careful.
Randy
Kind of like the bad flu's that have been going around the last several years. Age and underlying health issues seem to be the main driver on deaths. I say "main" driver, not the sole driver.
There was no misinformation on there, Jay. Sorry you feel that way. There are people suffering--and worse--from those shots.
Everything presented in that vid is documented. Anyone can look it up if they take the time.
Really? It was truth mixed with misinformation, designed as a scare tactic. Don't be fooled...
I think grown men should be able to make that judgement for themselves, and not have someone determine for them what they're allowed to see or not see.
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You are welcome to find the video elsewhere, Doug.
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You are welcome to find the video elsewhere, Doug.
Surely you can see the problem with that statement?
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The point about this virus is everyone reacts differently! Those who react mildly or not at all think it's a joke , yet others die. Don't be paranoid but BE careful.
Randy
Kind of like the bad flu's that have been going around the last several years. Age and underlying health issues seem to be the main driver on deaths. I say "main" driver, not the sole driver.
There was no misinformation on there, Jay. Sorry you feel that way. There are people suffering--and worse--from those shots.
Everything presented in that vid is documented. Anyone can look it up if they take the time.
Really? It was truth mixed with misinformation, designed as a scare tactic. Don't be fooled...
I think grown men should be able to make that judgement for themselves, and not have someone determine for them what they're allowed to see or not see.
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Exactly. I totally agree with that , CJ. I had banged out a response yesterday, but decided to let it simmer.
This became a problem on "the other forum". Now, somehow it has magically moved here. ( makes you go hmmm) . Censorship and cancel-culture. There is a common element to this problem , and I believe some of you here will see where I am going with this. I will not stir the pot any further ...... unless it becomes necessary to do so.
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Took my 90 year old mother to get her second Moderna covi-flu shot today.
She didn't turn green or anything but I took her to get a mocha latte at Starbucks soon after. She downed it in minutes and demanded another.
Strange days indeed!
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As an owner operated website, the owner can do as he pleases. All you have to do is follow the stated rules, pretty simple I would think. Remember, we are invited guests here.
In b4 the lock-down.
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All you have to do is follow the stated rules, pretty simple I would think. Remember, we are invited guests here.
In b4 the lock-down.
Feel free to point out which rule was broken. There were no politics or religion involved.
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My business is dealing with medical practices. As such, I have ample opportunity to see all sides of what's going on.
Jay doesn't want contention on this website and I'm fully in agreement with that viewpoint.
Let's talk about compression and valve sizes, and leave the other stuff be.
KS
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I've got low compression and a few burned valves.
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As an owner operated website, the owner can do as he pleases. All you have to do is follow the stated rules, pretty simple I would think. Remember, we are invited guests here.
In b4 the lock-down.
+1 Forum owner makes the rules , we are just guests.
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As an owner operated website, the owner can do as he pleases. All you have to do is follow the stated rules, pretty simple I would think. Remember, we are invited guests here.
In b4 the lock-down.
+1 Forum owner makes the rules , we are just guests.
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There is no dispute over the rules that are in place. I can yell it out for the people in the cheap seats if you wish. The fact is that the rules were NOT broken. If we allow a rule-set that has a goalpost that moves for some but not for others then the rules are meaningless.
If this forum becomes an echo chamber for a select few who want only their thoughts and views to be consumed then this is the beginning of the end. Mark my words. The guest list will get smaller and smaller.
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Here's a quote from the rules:
"- Please note that the administrator of this site reserves the right to delete any message or ban any user for any reason."
Sorry if you don't like it, FErocious. You can always go somewhere else >:(
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I think we're all old enough to know what hot-button topics are and find someplace to engage in them besides a dedicated FE engine forum.
I appreciate that Jay keeps an non-FE section for light conversation, and thanks for that. I see no reason to abuse it by pretending not to know which subjects quickly become not-light.
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We are guests in Jay's house here.
Really zero reason for non-FE arguments.
Without going into detail, Jay is likely better positioned to get reliable information about the virus than most - if not all of us.
And Randy - you are decidedly not the only PRI attendee who reported getting really sick in December
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Without going into detail, Jay is likely better positioned to get reliable information about the virus than most - if not all of us.
The way to dispel misinformation is by correcting it with facts, not selective censorship. That is intellectually dishonest.
But like others have pointed out, it's his website, and he can do as he pleases.
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It would be one thing if Jay was just censoring one side of an argument (and technically he would still have the right to do so, since he owns the site), but he's making it very clear that he doesn't want any topics whatsoever that would cause arguments....or else it becomes Yellowbullet.
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My daughter is an RN and she is in the trenches and sees a lot as I would assume Jays wife does. Although I’m not afraid of getting coved it definetly could be a problem if you are at risk. That being said my daughter has gotten the Pfizer shots and my wife got her first shot and getting the second next week. My daughter was a little sick nothing major after her second shot and we will see about the wife next week but just a little soreness from shot. She is getting Maderna.
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I am not tracking it too diligently, but for the most part, Pfizer 1 and 2 seems to be mild, or nothing. Moderna 1 seems to be mild or nothing, and Moderna 2 seems to be a nuisance where you get a little sick for 24-48 hrs, but because you know it's coming, it seems a bit worse.
The base here is putting out a TON of Moderna, and the local VA is in the 1000/day. Personally, I would say eating a hot dog at the track is more dangerous to your insides than the shots at this point. My opinion only and no desire to try to convince
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My wife’s 93 and 91 year old parents got their 2nd Moderna. Zero side effects.
Guess it’s different for all.
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just some info. at any library or reliable internet sites--- about vaccines --first one in 1798 saved millions - many people still believed the earth was flat-- i grew up when polio was a feared thing until late 50s when a vaccine became available--1-3 people have lived in iron lung to present !!! i served in the military 65-nam to 2002 damn near 40 years us/nam/far east/ europe/ all over us -my shot record is a small book not counting flu/tetnus shots NEVER ANY PROBLEMS my family from 1800s to present military- current - medics- rns one has worked in nursing homes to isolate people before any vaccine became available now vaccinating in the 1000s WITH NO BAD REACTIONS-- our biggest problem check at any library-- education us ranks around 10 to 30th people believe too much bs -- sad -- china graduates around 600,000 engineers india 350,000--- us about 70,000 we have to do better with our education!! not like north korea learn ony lies!! how about caring about family friends neighbors - get info from real medical world
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Thank you for your service oldiron.
Baffles me how everyone is all worried about everyone else. If anyone is concerned and wants to get the vaccine then they can. If you have confidence in that vaccine then why worry about those that choose not to. Especially from the free choice crowd.
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Update for information only.
Got my second Moderna yesterday. Almost zero side effects. A little soreness at the injection site but no more than a normal day in the garage.
Nothing burger.
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So the wife got her second shot of maderna on Friday she was a little nauseous for a day and had stiffness in her hands and ankles. No fever and she’s all good today.
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Got my first shot yesterday arms hurts thats it so far.