Vaccines

[Norm]

When I received my 1st shot, I was sent to a large lady with a 'crew cut'. When she gave me the shot, she could see the look of surprise on my face and said, "I give shots to infants and babies"! I didn't feel a thing!
When I went for my 2nd, I was looking around. Lady asked if I was looking for someone. I said, "yes. I will scream and cry if it hurts"! She sent me to a lady that was as good as the first! I always get a sticker if I don't cry...too much!

It's funny how a grown man can be scared of a little pain from a needle. If you think about the many times you had to bear some pain, pain far worse than a needle, over your life. It just seems odd we can tense up, and (Ken even cries), and stress over a tiny little needle that, even if you do feel it, barely identifies as pain.
I saw the doctor out of the corner of my eye (cause I'm not going to watch me get pricked) he was pulling away from my arm. I thought to myself, "is something wrong". He was done. I didn't feel a thing.

Hey Ken, good to see you too. Glad to hear you got vaccinated against this killer.
Actually happy to see a few more members coming around. Kinda wondering about the status of those I haven't seen since the pandemic started. Gotta admit I miss the days of old around here.

[Easto]

I use to be afraid of shots but never to the point of fear. Then I just started to slowly desensitize myself by watching others get injections, then watching it done on me. Now I have no problem at all watching them draw blood etc. I can accept that no matter what there might be a certain level of anxiety associated with getting a shot, but once you reach adulthood if it still manifests itself to the level it did with my wife... somethings wrong.

[Ken]

I use to be afraid of shots but never to the point of fear. Then I just started to slowly desensitize myself by watching others get injections, then watching it done on me. Now I have no problem at all watching them draw blood etc. I can accept that no matter what there might be a certain level of anxiety associated with getting a shot, but once you reach adulthood if it still manifests itself to the level it did with my wife... somethings wrong.

A secret that I learned after hospital stays...NEVER, I mean NEVER let a young hottie draw blood (or more aptly, try to!). I learned! When they would come in to draw blood, I would tell them, no offense, however go get me an old nurse!!!!

[Philip]

The ones doing COVID-19 shots are getting plenty of practice though... If you do something 100xday you're bound to get it right, unless you're in the wrong profession to begin with

[MadDoctor]

If you do something 100xday you're bound to get it right, unless you're in the wrong profession to begin with

Why are you looking at me?!?

[Philip]

Why are you looking at me?!?

Oops, sorry, didn't mean to be so obvious.

[BaLa]

It's funny how a grown man can be scared of a little pain from a needle. If you think about the many times you had to bear some pain, pain far worse than a needle, over your life. It just seems odd we can tense up, and (Ken even cries), and stress over a tiny little needle that, even if you do feel it, barely identifies as pain.
I saw the doctor out of the corner of my eye (cause I'm not going to watch me get pricked) he was pulling away from my arm. I thought to myself, "is something wrong". He was done. I didn't feel a thing.

When I went to get the shot, I prepared myself for a pretty good sting.

But barely felt anything.
I had to look at it to make sure the Needle was in lol.

[Philip]

When I went to get the shot, I prepared myself for a pretty good sting.

But barely felt anything.
I had to look at it to make sure the Needle was in lol.

I barely felt the needle too. I did have a sore arm for two days though, started about 6 hours after the shot.

[Ken]

I asked the lady if I could get the shot in the butt...she said yes, however the other people in the room may not like it... There was only about 20-25 people, what's the bid deal? (Yes, I'm giving you guys a free butt shot here! You're whalecum in advance!!!)

[Humboldt]

I asked the lady if I could get the shot in the butt...she said yes, however the other people in the room may not like it... There was only about 20-25 people, what's the bid deal? (Yes, I'm giving you guys a free butt shot here! You're whalecum in advance!!!)

You're wandering off course Ken.

Get back to your p*be shaving fetish.

[Ken]

You're wandering off course Ken.

Get back to your p*be shaving fetish.

Kinda like the IFC channel commercials, always on, except I'm always off!!!

[Norm]

I asked the lady if I could get the shot in the butt...she said yes, however the other people in the room may not like it... There was only about 20-25 people, what's the bid deal? (Yes, I'm giving you guys a free butt shot here! You're whalecum in advance!!!)

"Yes mam but that is not reason enough to deprive everyone else"

[YeOldeStonecat]

But barely felt anything.
I had to look at it to make sure the Needle was in lol.

That's what Kens girlfriends are always saying about sex with him....

[Humboldt]

Second shot appointment for Sunday!

Very happy.

And this one is just over the highway from my work, maybe a 10 minute drive from home, and 5 minutes away from my brewery!

Last one was 30 minutes south doing 65mph.

[Easto]

Second shot appointment for Sunday!

Very happy.

And this one is just over the highway from my work, maybe a 10 minute drive from home, and 5 minutes away from my brewery!

Last one was 30 minutes south doing 65mph.

Down here in So Call (Los Angeles area) there seems to be an injection facility popping up everywhere. They move around but I'm always hearing about this place or that place that now offers the shots. The good thing is that now if you want one you can pretty much get one.

[Philip]

I got my second shot.. Just a sore arm for a day or two. It is open up to everyone over 18 here now, even over 16 with parent for Pfizer.

[koldchillah]

I got the "one and done" J&J shot on Saturday morning. I walked right up and was given the shot with no wait time other than filling out a little information. Since I have allergies they made me sit for observation for 30 mins to make sure no side effects. I have felt no side effects and was drinking beer and BBQing up a feast later that day/evening.

[Humboldt]

I got the "one and done" J&J shot on Saturday morning. I walked right up and was given the shot with no wait time other than filling out a little information. Since I have allergies they made me sit for observation for 30 mins to make sure no side effects. I have felt no side effects and was drinking beer and BBQing up a feast later that day/evening.

Good to hear

[Ken]

I got the "one and done" J&J shot on Saturday morning. I walked right up and was given the shot with no wait time other than filling out a little information. Since I have allergies they made me sit for observation for 30 mins to make sure no side effects. I have felt no side effects and was drinking beer and BBQing up a feast later that day/evening.

That's great! (butt or arm?! LOL ) It's good to hear from you!

[Humboldt]

I asked the lady if I could get the shot in the butt..

I assume you asked for a larger needle.

[Easto]

i assume you asked for a larger needle.

lol

[Humboldt]

In Germay the whole vaccinating process takes a little longer.
At first the over 80 year olds and people with high risks, caused by diseases got vaccinated. Also people with important jobs like the police, nurses and doctors got treated privileged. Now more and more people get vaccinated and they say that the prioritization should be removed by june so that also younger people without diseases can get a vaccination then.
We'll see if it will work like that.

I get the high priority vaccinations, but at a certain point you'd think they'd just open the gates and make shots available to anyone who needs/wants one.

Here, it's reported the young and un-vaccinated are the ones doing the most contracting and spreading.

Our county dropped to sub ten cases per day a few weeks ago for the first time in a year.

Then a local Pentecostal youth group decided to drive 7 hours away to an indoor event: https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2021/apr/2 ... reka-pent/

Cases soared into high 30's per day for the past week. Might put our whole county into a higher transmission rate and shut down what's just creeping open again, again.

Sincere best of luck.

[Easto]

Here in Southern California they can't even give them away. I'm constantly hearing on the News about another site that is open and ready to start giving shots. If I wasn't already vaccinated I think I could find a place and have a shot as soon as I could drive over. I'm getting the impression that anyone who is or was mobile and wanted one has already received theirs. It appears that now they're trying to reach out to communities where people might not have transportation to a site and stuff like that.

[Humboldt]

Same here. We just sent a bunch down to...San Francisco?

I'm glad everyone at our store is almost done.

Out of 15 employees I think we've got 1 employee getting their second this week, everyone else is done.

Very proud of the 21 year-old, never had a vaccine in his life and super hesitant.

Signed up and got a J&J last week

[Philip]

Same here. We just sent a bunch down to...San Francisco?

I'm glad everyone at our store is almost done.

Out of 15 employees I think we've got 1 employee getting their second this week, everyone else is done.

Very proud of the 21 year-old, never had a vaccine in his life and super hesitant.

Signed up and got a J&J last week

Whoa, never had a vaccine in his life.. Good for him that he started, better late than never.

[Debbie]

I survived the Moderna shots.

I took advil 5 hours after.

They told me to take tylenol.

There is no way I could take that garbage.

I would get the same affect if I chewed on two tic tacs. LOL.

Good to see all is well with you guys.

[Humboldt]

I survived the Moderna shots.

I took advil 5 hours after.

They told me to take tylenol.

There is no way I could take that garbage.

I would get the same affect if I chewed on two tic tacs. LOL.

Good to see all is well with you guys.

Hey Debs!

Good to see you, hope you're doing well.

I got Moderna a couple months ago also.

Aside from feeling like my arm was encased in concrete for a couple days, and some weird insomnia with second shot (lasted one night) I was fine.

All 3 vaccines hit my 15 employees different ways, most were totally fine, a few called out the next day but came right back the next.

[Philip]

Chewing on tic tacs works for me!

I had Pfizer, didn't have to take any Tylenol/Advil, but my arm was sore for a couple of days. My daughter felt sick and sleepy for about 24 hours after the second shot.

[Humboldt]

Humboldt County was one of the lowest case rates in CA for months after this started.

I think now we're the highest in the state, even compared to LA, SF, all the huge cities and counties.

We'd get bumped up 2 tiers to "purple" if they weren't changing their tier rules.

[Easto]

Rates here in So Cal, especially here in L.A./Long Beach region. Incredibly low rates.

[David]

Presently, NJ with its high rate of vaccination has gone from an epicenter to a nil death rate.
Mind you, infection from CoVid is still a possibility,

[g0qu2021]

Already caught it when it broke out in the first instance, went to visit a friend who was living rough in a shack in the woods..

Saw him and said "You haven't got this thing going around have you?" he replied "no, throwing his arms around my shoulders giving me a hug!"

Two days later and yeah, hives rash break out and I'm coughing thick green spew-tum off my lungs and running a fever!

But once it was over and I was lucky because my lungs are a tar Pit from smoking 20 a day and I've already had MERS the Camel virus and a touch of TB, so my chest isn't the best place for any virus to think it's going to get a hold of me as I have holes in my lungs and recovered naturally from a strong immune response.

The upshot being I can't catch it again.. You'll only catch it the once! But you'll know about it when you do!

[Philip]

Delta variant seems to be spreading down in Florida, it is more contagious.. Death rates are very low, but I know a couple of vaccinated people that got it, even if Pfizer is supposed to be 88% effective against the new variant.

[Easto]

Get vaccinated.

[Humboldt]

The upshot being I can't catch it again.. You'll only catch it the once!

Nice to meet you, glad you recovered

Have to ask, why do you believe you can only catch it once?

[MadDoctor]

My grandson was looking at my arm the other day and asked: “What is that mark on your arm?” I said: “It’s my smallpox vaccination scar.” He said: “Why don’t I have one?” I said: “Because it worked.”

*wanders off to look at mushrooms*

[Norm]

My grandson was looking at my arm the other day and asked: “What is that mark on your arm?” I said: “It’s my smallpox vaccination scar.” He said: “Why don’t I have one?” I said: “Because it worked.”

*wanders off to look at mushrooms*

Yeah, what's up with those old vaccine scars. Looks like "they" used a branding iron on us.

Do those ("mushrooms" ) help with the "sheep" issue you've been experiencing all these years?

Nobody working on a vaccine for that. Not enough of a problem...................................................yet!

[Easto]

Just for the record... I'm pro vaccine and that's that. I'm glad to see many of the holdouts finally realizing that this is not a game and that it's more than just your feelings about it. It's just too bad that all these new cases are presenting themselves in hospitals and could have easily been unnecessary if they would have just gotten vaccinated earlier.

I'm sorry but the facts just speak for themselves.

[Humboldt]

Wow, cases are exploding.

We had our highest case count today in our county...ever.

21,000+ new in Florida, the governor signs an order that any school implementing a mask mandate would lose funding.

This variant is scary effective at replicating.

[Easto]

It appears that some of the holdouts are finally getting the message that this is not a joke. And yes, those Florida numbers are pretty scary. I wonder how many of the people who have been using the excuse that it's not "FDA approved" are going to jump on the bandwagon once it is approved?

For God's sake people, just go and get the shot.