# Who’s been vaccinated? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [December 20, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473 "2020-12-20T19:23:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2021, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/582 "2021-03-24T17:28:11Z")
Illinois recently opened up vaccination to people in higher ed, so I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine this morning. They had the local hospital set up to vaccinate lots of people, and the whole procedure was quick, easy, and well-organized. My arm feels slightly sore—which could be partly psychosomatic. I was told it’ll be sore tomorrow, and I could experience chills and fever. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/583 "2021-03-25T00:05:13Z")
Too bad the whole country can’t have one coordinated website like that, so people can pick a site close to home rather that driving several hours away to wherever they can randomly find appointments. If only there had been the better part of a year to coordinate this stuff among all the levels of government…oh wait. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/584 "2021-03-25T00:08:18Z")
Too bad the governor of Indiana wasn’t in charge of managing the national pandemic. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/585 "2021-03-25T00:10:40Z")
Got my 2nd Pfizer 1 hour ago. Now just have to wait for follow-up boosters for the new variants… ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/586 "2021-03-25T00:33:47Z")
Got my first (AstraZeneca) the day before yesterday. Side effects were not pleasant - started about 12 hours in and lasting about 24 hours - feeling like I had been kicked all over; felt better after that and back to normal now. That’s pretty tame I suppose, in the grand scheme of things, but it’s the most severe side effects I’ve experienced from a vaccine. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/587 "2021-03-25T10:57:37Z")
My son (16) had a low fever the night after he got his second Pfizer shot (Sunday night), but he’s been fine since then, as far as I can tell. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/588 "2021-03-25T11:15:05Z")
Mine didn’t last 4 days, but a couple of days after the shot (shot on Thur, this was Sun), I just could not get moving. Achy and tired. Ended up sleeping 12 or hours that day (considering that I normally sleep 6 hours at most, that’s a LOT for me. Still tired on Mon, but back to normal on Tue. Totally kicked my wife’s ass though, she was tired as hell for a solid 3-4 days. 2nd Pfizer is set for 4/9 (and they gave me the appointment at the time of the 1st shot). Can’t wait for that joy. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/589 "2021-03-25T14:26:07Z")
Completely randomly, I got a call from my sister, who got a recorded call from our shared medical provider, saying they have vaccination appointments available this week. So I called the number they left her. They never asked if I’m eligible, just whether I could come in today. So if things go well, I will get a first jab on or after 1PM today. I didn’t ask which vaccine it will be. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/590 "2021-03-25T14:30:13Z")
I just got my appointment for the first shot next Tuesday. My wife got her first shot last week and gets her second mid-April. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/591 "2021-03-25T17:10:14Z")
I got my first shot of the Moderna vaccine this morning and I’m scheduled to go out for my second shot on April 27. No side effects, I feel perfectly fine. ---
**Author:** ![FigNorton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fignorton/32/5619_2.png) [@FigNorton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FigNorton)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/592 "2021-03-25T17:57:46Z")
So you’re getting a second shot even though you already had Covid? A few places are considering actual infection as good as a first shot. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/593 "2021-03-25T18:04:17Z")
I’m aware of studies making that claim, but as far as I know the actual recommendations from the CDC haven’t changed, nor have I heard of any vaccination sites using that as a guideline. ---
**Author:** ![FigNorton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fignorton/32/5619_2.png) [@FigNorton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FigNorton)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/594 "2021-03-25T18:15:04Z")
It seems the official recommendation in France. [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/france-recommends-1-vaccine-dose-for-recovered-patients/2143168](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/france-recommends-1-vaccine-dose-for-recovered-patients/2143168) I believe some other places too. ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/595 "2021-03-25T18:30:49Z")
Not sure if this was directed at me, but yeah, definitely getting the second shot. Even if it’s just a performative jump through a hoop. As far as side effects from the shot… nothing beyond a mild soreness in my arm. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/596 "2021-03-25T18:46:13Z")
Second Pfizer shot about 45 minutes ago. CVS in a small town. No line whatsoever. I asked if people weren’t showing up for their second shots and they said no, people were coming in, but they’d gotten the process to work a lot more smoothly. There was somebody coming up behind me as I left the shot area. I am pretty sleepy. Is the cause of this 1) that I went to bed too late last night 2) a reaction to the vaccine 3) a reaction to relief at having had the vaccine 4) the result of my having read that some people react to the second Pfizer by being really sleepy? Choose any one, or up to four – (Hope this doesn’t post twice. It hung up so long on “saving” that I copied it (which worked, though I was copying something in pale grey that didn’t seem to be quite there) and then refreshed the page; at which point the page showed up as if it hadn’t posted, with an earlier version of my post in the reply box – at first I thought it just wasn’t complete, but I’d also changed a word and the old version was what was showing.) [ETA: posted instantly, this time.] ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/597 "2021-03-25T18:58:34Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > So if things go well, I will get a first jab on or after 1PM today. I didn’t ask which vaccine it will be. I have just joined team Pfizer. Second appointment booked exactly 3 weeks out. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/598 "2021-03-25T19:34:35Z")
> [@FigNorton](#): > > So you’re getting a second shot even though you already had Covid? A few places are considering actual infection as good as a first shot. > **[Here's what you need to know about COVID-19 vaccine safety and side effects](https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2021/03/16/covid-19-vaccine-safety-and-side-effects/6947718002/)** > > We answer such questions as whether the vaccine will give you coronavirus or whether you should get the vaccine if you have had COVID-19. > [@](#): > > **I already had COVID-19. I have antibodies for the new coronavirus. Do I still need to get the vaccine?** > > Health experts say yes. It’s still unclear how long immunity lasts just from the body’s natural response to getting infected, and it’s possible (although rare) that people can get infected with the virus a second time. > > Vaccines are recommended for longer-lasting immunity, and the CDC says the vaccine is a safer way to protect against the virus than getting COVID-19. Antibodies may not protect against all variants of the virus. The vaccines will. Also, my primary doctor and my nephrologist recommended that I get the vaccine, and I trust advice from both of them. ---
**Author:** ![FigNorton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fignorton/32/5619_2.png) [@FigNorton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FigNorton)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/599 "2021-03-25T19:41:36Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Antibodies may not protect against all variants of the virus. The vaccines will. Neither are remotely accepted fact, afaik. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/600 "2021-03-25T19:51:15Z")
> [@FigNorton](#): > > > [@cochrane](#): > > > > Antibodies may not protect against all variants of the virus. The vaccines will. > > Neither are remotely accepted fact, afaik. For your further enlightenment: [https://www.waaytv.com/content/news/573737032.html](https://www.waaytv.com/content/news/573737032.html) > [@](#): > > “What we know is that when somebody gets infected with Covid-19, they do get antibodies that can last,” Crespo said. “But now the new science that is emerging is that some of the coronavirus variants could evade the antibodies and could potentially be infectious for somebody who had already been infected with a well-known variant of Covid-19.” And from my cite in my previous post: > [@](#): > > We do know that the vaccine produces a really strong immune response and really good antibodies, and we know that it is currently effective against the variants that we’re seeing around the world as well ---
**Author:** ![FigNorton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fignorton/32/5619_2.png) [@FigNorton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FigNorton)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473/601 "2021-03-25T19:55:55Z")
I really have to look up cites that the vaccines may have different effectiveness against different variants? I have to point out the word “could” in your cites? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-s-been-vaccinated/928473.md?page=31)