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04-07-2021, 10:54 AM
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Got my second dose of Moderna 2 days ago. The day after was pretty awful with a fever that wouldn't break even with Tylenol, but I'm feeling much better today. Well worth it in the end!
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04-07-2021, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Benzgirl
From what the pharmacists are saying, you need to wait 2 weeks after the 2nd dose before you build the antibodies. My parents (in their 80s) had their 2nd shots in mid February are still are not spending time with friends. I've only had one shot and I still wear a mask around them (and I've tested negative 4 times for antibodies when donating blood)
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Should have clarified...socially distanced time with friends. Wasn't spending time with them just because I was vaccinated. I know about the 2 week rule and am now past it, but acting as I did 2 months ago (masked up, socially distanced, etc...). My mom (85), however, had her 2 shots in January and you'd think Covid never happened by the way she's acting.
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04-07-2021, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by navane
Actually, you have antibodies starting about two weeks after the first dose. During the clinical trials, they were saying that the vaccines were 50% effective after the first dose and you would receive "peak protection" of 90% about two weeks after the second dose. But that wasn't to say that you had no protection or antibodies at all after the first dose.
As it were, additional studies conducted by the CDC, using real-world people who received the vaccine in the earliest rounds, have revealed that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were 80% effective after the first dose! 80%!! That means that the second dose only adds an additional 10% of protection.
See it here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/29/cdc-...effective.html
Also, an antibody test (from your blood donations) won't tell you if the COVID vaccine is working or not. Antibody tests are looking for a certain protein in people who have already had the actual COVID virus. If you have tested negative four times, congratulations! That means that you've never had COVID! Though, those tests don't mean that your body still hasn't produced antibodies from the vaccine. The antibody test you took, I presume, was looking for a different "piece" than the ones the vaccines makes. The Atlantic had an article that's a bit wordy, but it explains it well.
The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/...-tests/617981/
Washington Post, easier read, but less informative: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...antibody-test/
Finally, the CDC says that fully vaccinated people are free to visit other fully vaccinated people indoors without masks. They can also visit with unvaccinated low-risk people from a single household indoors without masks. Of course, you and your parents are welcome to operate at your own comfort level; but, it is not necessary to fully stay inside and not visit anyone.
See the CDC guidelines here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...-guidance.html
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Cosign all of this. I'm just treating this all like - You do what's best for you...I'm going to follow the rules pretty tightly, but if your comfort level is at a lower place, then I'll probably meet you there now that I'm vaccinated. And if you want me in full hazmat gear, well then I'm cool with that too.
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04-08-2021, 01:20 PM
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I went out for lunch in a small town in Oklahoma on the 2-week anniversary of my second shot. Literally no one was wearing a mask. It was business as per usual. It was strange after a year of all this, but at what point to those of us who have acted responsibly, and been vaccinated go back to business as usual?
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04-08-2021, 03:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin
I went out for lunch in a small town in Oklahoma on the 2-week anniversary of my second shot. Literally no one was wearing a mask. It was business as per usual. It was strange after a year of all this, but at what point to those of us who have acted responsibly, and been vaccinated go back to business as usual?
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It's all about risk management/risk acceptance, right? We each have a different risk tolerance and will go back to "normal" when we feel the risk is low enough for us to be comfortable. I'm not willing to risk GIVING this thing to someone who might be fragile, so I'll keep masking up for a while.
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04-08-2021, 04:12 PM
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As a note, I got my J&J last Thursday. Felt a little drained through about Sunday, but I've had similar reactions to the Flu vaccine.
Note, I'm in the county just north of DC, we are still on strong requirements for masks. They are just *now* allowing Churches to have 100 member meetings.
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04-12-2021, 02:54 PM
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Well I got my last round of Pfizer this pst Saturday. The first one my arm felt pretty sore for a day then I was fine. This time around my arm didn't really hurt but I felt like I had a mild cold for a day but after that I okay.
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04-23-2021, 10:58 AM
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Cal State and USC systems to require vaccine for fall semester
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/23/cali...box=1619186936
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04-23-2021, 12:46 PM
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I've had both of my Pfizer shots. I got nauseous about 2 hours after I got my first dose. Was nauseous the rest of the day. I got the 2nd dose two weeks later and was absolutely fine.
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04-24-2021, 04:42 PM
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Had my 2nd dose of Moderna last Friday (4/16). I had the same upper arm soreness as I did with the first dose, plus I woke up at around 3:30 am (12 hours after my shot) because my feet felt like they were on fire, and couldn’t get comfortable enough to get back to sleep for a few hours. (Of course, my cat poking my feet every time I moved them didn’t help!) That was it for side effects. I’m halfway to having it fully kicked in!
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04-25-2021, 06:35 PM
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On Etsy, a company is selling shirts with “Pfizer Alumni”, “Moderna Alumni” and “Johnson & Johnson Alumni”, like it’s a University or Greek alum shirt. NYT did a story about it.
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05-03-2021, 02:56 PM
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Got my second shot on Friday. I woke up on Saturday with my arm hurting like hell and a mild headache, then at 3 I was out like a light for 3 hours. Otherwise not bad.
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05-05-2021, 02:47 PM
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I had my second Pfizer shot on Saturday morning. Had a sore arm for two days. I kept waiting for other side effects, but nothing happened.
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05-05-2021, 03:05 PM
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I got the Pfizer vaccine as well. I kept waiting for the side effects, but I didn't realize I was experiencing them until about 2 days after the 2nd shot. I had pain in my knees and wrists. At first, I just thought I slept on them funny. But when I had a swollen lymph node in my underarm, it clicked that what I was feeling were side effects.
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05-12-2021, 05:42 PM
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Anyone else had the J&J vaccine? What were your side effects? Do the effects take longer to appear?
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