This is the second one. Yeah, my mother had shingles and was in agony for a month, so I’m definitely not going to suffer that.
My 89 year old father got his first shot today.
My experience was quite simple. I live in CT and got the vaccine through Yale. I got an email early last week saying I was eligible. I logged into MyChart to select a time on Friday. I clicked on my choice.
On Friday, I arrived about 15 minutes early. There was no line. My temperature was taken; I was asked if it was my first or second dose, then sent to a table. A lady checked me in. That took maybe a minute. A nurse was ready and gave me the shot as soon as the chair and other surfaces were wiped down. My only disappointment was my glasses fogged too much that I couldn’t read while waiting out my 15 minutes.
My wife’s experience was only a bit harder. Same signup, but it was for Saturday so there was a bit of a line. She waited maybe 15 minutes and got her inoculation at the scheduled time as we were early. She had to be under observation for 30 minutes as she has had bad allergic reactions to bee stings.
We had several inches of snow here in San Antonio last night. No big deal to you Northerners, but we don’t have the snowplows, trucks full of sand, etc., to deal with it. Not to mention the awareness of how to drive in it. The sun is coming out, but it’s not going to get above 25, so nothing will melt and anything that does will refreeze tonight. Freezing rain is predicted for midweek (not sure if that means Weds am or pm). Not safe to drive on the highways (due to their being elevated). Ice will probably not stay for long on the surface streets because the ground is still pretty warm, considering it was near 80 last week.
The relevance to this thread is that my second vaccine is scheduled for Wednesday morning at 8:45. I hope it’s still on. I reeeeally don’t want to miss it! (I do know how to get to the location without taking any highways-- many of my fellow San Antonians do not know alternate routes of getting places in this city.) For the first shot I had to stand with about 100-ish others outside for an hour before the let us in to start sticking. Now that I have my card, I can (and will) go to the front of the line… but surely, they won’t cancel the whole event? I’ll try to call in a bit-- or should I say start calling – I don’t anticipate being able to get through easily. Maybe there’s something on the website-- dare I hope?
Oh man, not sure what’s rarer, a pandemic or a snow emergency in San Antonio. I lived in Houston for a couple of years, so I really feel for Texans having to deal with this weather. You’re just not equipped in so many ways. The temps I saw are even rough for those of us in the northeast. But I hope you don’t feel the need to risk bad roads to get the vaccine. Driving on some of those roads is just impossible.
On the expressways for sure. On regular streets it will probably be okay. Even now, the 3-4 inches of snow in the street outside my house has melted into puddles, although the ambient temperature is 24. The ground is still very warm from our recent 70s-80s weather. This isn’t like Minnesota where the ground has been frozen solid for a month. At least that’s what I hope. 
I really don’t want to miss this vaccination. How else can I report to you on my side effects or lack of same??
I hope there will be none to speak of.
Well, I got my 2nd shot (Moderna).
The first shot barely affected me. I was vaguely uncomfortable, but I could not even describe a specific symptom.
I got the second shot just before lunchtime Thursday. At 2:00am Friday, I woke up feeling miserable. Aches, pains, and chills. I presume I had a fever. Once I got enough blankets to stay warm, I got back to sleep, but I barely got out of bed Friday. Eventually, I got some medicine (the generic equivalent of Nyquil), which put me to sleep, and just slept it off. By Saturday after noon, I was back to normal.
My 93-year-old mother is still waiting for her first. I do not comprehend the state’s priorities.
Got my first dose today! Looks like they’re processing close to a thousand folks a day. Steady stream of by people at the mass vaccine site. Took a bit to find parking, texted # then was cleared to enter. Walked across street, entered and got in a quickly moving line. Seemed well managed, took me longer to shed layers to reach my bare arm then it did poke and bandage it. Didn’t even feel the needle jab. Pfizer. Already scheduled my booster too.
Yes to USA. North central California. Shots were given as a clinic in the lobby at a private hospital. Not sure who organized it. No charge, but you had to be signed up by your GP.
The check-in texts are called V-safe and have a CDC web address.
After all my whinging I got my first vaccination on Saturday the 13th, Pfizer, at a tertiary site set up at one of the community colleges. It could have been as early as Friday but I didn’t want to cancel my first volunteer shift in 11 months at the museum.
My arm was sore and warm to the touch at the site yesterday but not noticeably today. My sinuses are hurtful but I’m putting that down to the weather.
I’ve haunted the ADHS site for the follow-up appointment yesterdayand today with no luck.
I’m glad you got your first jab, but things are so unorganized it makes me want to cry. Mom left with her second appointment on her vaccination card. I got my first jab and stood in line while to get my second appointment. I think that was so they would know that I had waited 15 minutes before leaving.
You really should already have a second shot reserved, but this cluster just seems to get more clusterly.
Indeed. When I hopefully accompanied my brother to larger of the two primary locations in the county, he got an appointment for the follow-up. I suspect the tertiary sites are opened when they get in a batch of vaccines larger than the primaries and secondaries can use and so are unable to predict when they will be open again.
Appointments available for Moline #2 for Friday.
Gone.
Yes I signed up standing in line once I had the flyer. Got one follow up text so far asking how I was feeling if feverish etc. I felt pampered by this simple text no one in my family asked me how I was doing. 
Well damn, I’m very disappointed that my vaccine appointment for tomorrow morning has been canceled. We are expecting more icy rain tonight so tomorrow the roads will definitely be like a skating rink. I expect to get another email very soon telling me that my appointment has been rescheduled for next week. But rats!
That’s a real bummer. I remember how anxious I was to get it done in the last few days before I had my first shot. I feel for you - what a letdown.
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Sorry to hear. Hopefully will be very soon, as I know the anxiety of waiting can be worse than the after-effects.
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Has he even been able to register for the wait list? I keep hearing tales of elderly (In particular) not being able to get through - either via phone, or via computer (due to lack of access, lack of savvy, or lack of a working website).
The day my county opened registration to people in my group (18-64 with health conditions), the web page wasn’t working at first. Fortunately a friend texted me when it was working again; she and I both registered, as did two household members. She and I have both gotten round 1; the household members (and other friends who registered slightly later the same day) have not gotten their slot yet.