See, the thing is, I didn’t have to. I could have worked. I would have not been happy and my error rate would have been uncomfortably high for those couple of days, but I could have worked.
I’m recently retired and thoroughly enjoyed the luxury of being able to spend a couple of days in bed during bad weather guilt free.
You’re a chum!! 
I’m 24 hours in and other than the vaguely sore arm, almost nothing. I may have a slight headache, but that could also be a mild case of eye strain.
Come on, fever, chills and body aches! 
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In case it wasn’t obvious, I was teasing @LSLGuy when I said I hoped we’d both get sick as dogs.
And as I mentioned in my post #642, I have no foundational basis for believing the vaccine is more or less effective because I might suffer side effects. I think this may just be an old-fashioned holdover perspective from a time when introducing a mild case of a disease was the best way to ensure vaccination. My feels on this may not be rational at all.
Being recently retired you don’t need any excuse to enjoy the luxury of being able to spend a couple of days in bed during bad weather.
Guilt about sloth is something for working people, not retired people.
I always knew you were a smart guy!
@Aspenglow I knew you were joking, I wouldn’t have “wished” illness on you otherwise 
LOL, no, I know you knew I was joking. That’s why I used the hash marks below my comments to you. The rest was directed to the Community at Large.
I seem to be creating more confusion than I’m clearing up. Sorry about that! 
My first is scheduled for Friday afternoon. I put in for the afternoon off so I won’t need to hurry back home.
Got my second jab for Moderna vaccine officially scheduled on April 20th at USC. THINK of the irony…
It’s the National yet not entirely legal pot day, I’ll be at one of the most famous Universities sans 18,000 people (no students), no weed smoking, just doing needles so we get sick. 
Plus, I start a meeting job on the 12th. Hope my first request is not about sick days.
Looks like Randall Monroe got it:
Pepper Mill and I got our second dose yesterday. Arms sore almost immediately.
This morning arm still sore and slight headache, but don’t have the upset stomach I did last time.
I was told the second dose makes you even more tired. But, aside from more difficulty in pulling myself out of bed this morning, I’m not seeing it. Pepper Mill even got up and dressed before I left for work.
Received our first dose on Saturday of the Pfizer version. Next dose on the 17th. I had a sore arm for two days while my wife said her arm was fine but she was dizzy for a few hours.
We got in under a program for parents/caregivers for special needs children although Illinois will be opening to everyone in a couple weeks anyway.
Finally getting my second dose of Moderna in a few hours.
Anyone have any luck in Santa Clara county, CA? I have a friend who’s been chomping at the bit for a while, frustrated that everyone else seems to be finding vaccines.
I’ve also heard that Santa Clara County is having big problems.
Here’s one idea: Try to get an appointment at Moscone Center in San Francisco, if they’re willing to go that far. You don’t have to live or work in SF to be eligible; anyone from the Bay Area can go.
Spots open up regularly for Moscone. Just keep checking on the Myturn site. Be sure to use a SF zip code, otherwise it won’t show up.
My mom lives in Santa Clara County and said she used sccfreevax.org to find an appintment. If your friend has already tried that, though, then I got nothing.
Got my first shot (Moderna) on Mar. 24, will receive my second on Apr. 21.
Illinois opened up eligibility to include gov’t employees on Monday the 22nd, so I tried the chain pharmacy websites over the preceding weekend, figuring I wouldn’t get an app’t until at least Monday. Got a “hit” at a Jewel-Osco in Chicago (I’m in Deerfield) just before I was about to go to bed on Sunday.
Got to my 10am app’t on the 24th a bit early. Was asked for ID and proof of insurance at check-in. I didn’t quibble about the insurance, but I thought insurance wasn’t needed to get vaccinated. 
I wasn’t asked for proof of eligibility, but I used my employee badge as ID rather than my driver’s license so maybe they would’ve asked if it wasn’t clear. The other people waiting were all clearly over 65.
Waited a couple of minutes in the waiting area – seats, socially distanced, not standee-only like some other Covid-time appointments. I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email scheduling my second app’t – same store, same day of the week, same time on 4/21 – before I went into the little room to get my shot! Was in the room for just about a minute: sat down, answered questions (no shots recently, no allergies as far as I know) as I rolled up my left sleeve, hardly felt the shot, got my card, and was told to sit down for 10-15 minutes in case I had an immediate reaction. Didn’t, went home. Left arm a bit achy the next morning but gone before evening.
As an aside, I wasn’t aware until I glanced through this thread that getting vaccinated in the thigh is a thing. The choices I was offered, when I signed up and when I sat down for the shot, were either left or right arm. Not that I would’ve chosen my thigh if that was one of the choices, it was warm enough for short sleeves but not warm enough for shorts. 
I guess it makes sense, as the shot goes into muscle and the thigh is muscular. But I would’ve thought the convenience (roll up a sleeve) & logistics (drive-up vaccinations) would be overwhelmingly for shots in the arm.
Got my first shot of Moderna yesterday, at the Hurst Convention Center.
The sheer number of people they were safely pushing through the place was astounding. There was a car line 2 blocks long, but I zipped thru, was guided to a parking place, down the elevator and into the ballroom area, got my jab and waited the 15 minutes to leave.
In and out in about 35 minutes all told.
Initially I didn’t feel anything at all, but about 8-10 hours post, the injection site was warm and felt bruised. This morning I feel a little stuffy and my injection site is hot and there is a visible red circle about the size of a silver dollar. Little bit of swelling.
I’m trying to embrace the side effects as proof that the vaccine is doing its job, lol.
I go for #2 in about a month.
Received my first shot yesterday. Unfortunately, not the good stuff, only the AZ vaccine. Feel pretty crappy today, but I tend to have quite strong reactions to vaccinations.
The organisation was fantastic: at least 100 volunteers ensuring that everything went smoothly. There is nothing good to say about the British Government and their response to the crisis, but the NHS are doing a fantastic job!
Moderna, 1st shot, two hours ago. No discomfort or symptoms yet. They made me wait for 30 minutes because I have some drug allergies (though have never had an allergic or unpleasant reaction to other vaccines). I’m 63 with COPD. 2nd shot scheduled in exactly 28 days. It was done by the County Health Department in an unoccupied industrial building just up the road from the County Administration Building. Curiously, 25 years ago I worked in this building, and my path through the building took me right by my old office.
Got my 2nd shot yesterday (March 29)! Yee-Haw! I’ve been counting down the hours! Moderna. So far, only the most minimal side-effects yesterday evening, and even that lasted only a few hours. Today, I’m just feeling vaguely run-down so I’m taking it easy, and my arm is mildly sore.
I was surprised at how few people were there. It was only about 2:00 p.m. and it almost looked like they were finishing up for the day. No waiting in line at all. The observation room was full of people when I went in there, but one-by-one they all drifted away and were mostly NOT replaced by more people coming in. By the time I left, I was almost the last one.
Where is everybody?