Has anyone gotten the vaccine?

Meltdown99 · May 2021

Poncier said:

Meltdown99 said:

mrussel1 said:

jhager79 said:

Was super excited when AZ opened up to over 40 here in Ontario and since I work in a grocery store with the public I figured I'd listen to the experts and take the 1st shot offered to me. Got 1st shot April 26 and had a few side effects but nothing major, all clear and 2nd shot booked for August. Fast forward to today where it's announced that Ontario is pausing AZ for 1st shot and once again telling people that Pfizer/ Moderna is better choice if you can wait. Also not sure if they'll have AZ for 2nd shot so might be a guinea pig for mixing vaccines. At least there are almost 2 million other Canadians in this predicament. Best day ever.

Why are there four months between shots?

Our dopey pm has created a slogan for the summer, he’s calling it “one dose summer.”

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Sounds like a bad 80's movie.

Could be the middle film in a trilogy with these classics:

Lol…

oftenreading · May 2021

lastexitlondon said:

oftenreading said:

Meltdown99 said:

The 4 months between shots is not recommended by Pfizer …. It’s Canada doing on its own…they made the decision. They can own the decision.

Yes, it’s pretty clear that the feds have decided to do it this way, for good reasons supported by evidence, and it’s working.

Longer is better im sure ive read.

That’s what she said

Meltdown99 · May 2021

The feds in Canada delayed it to cover for their incompetence and there was no evidence at the time on whether delaying the dose was a good idea or not. No other country did it, and I still don’t think any country is doing a 4 month delay…

My Dad is 86 had his 1st shot I February…still waiting for his 2nd shot.

Open the border. Let those of us who want get their 2nd dose in the US…

oftenreading · May 2021

Meltdown99 said:

The feds in Canada delayed it to cover for their incompetence and there was no evidence at the time on whether delaying the dose was a good idea or not. No other country did it, and I still don’t think any country is doing a 4 month delay…

My Dad is 86 had his 1st shot I February…still waiting for his 2nd shot.

Open the border. Let those of us who want get their 2nd dose in the US…

Where would you have purchased vaccines from that would have been better, then? Easy to complain and cry "incompetence" without offering what the solution would be. As it is, we're doing really pretty well now and for the past few weeks.

I blame the federal government for not supporting a robust vaccine industry in the years before the pandemic, when we could have developed strong capacity in vaccine development and manufacturing. However, once the pandemic hit there's no way to plan, build and develop vaccine manufacturing at short notice. The feds signed multiple contracts early on and we're getting the vaccines at higher numbers than most other countries.

When the decision was made to delay to 16 weeks there was already evidence that the vaccine was effective for 12 weeks and a strong evidence background within immunology to suggest that the delay would be beneficial, and in fact that has borne out.

Edit: And haven't you always been strongly in favour of completely shutting down the border? Are you advocating for Canadians to go to the US for immunization but not for Americans to come to Canada? Seems a bit one sided.

Meltdown99 · May 2021

Canada to Vaccinate All Who Want by End of Summer, Trudeau Says - Bloomberg April 10th.

May 12th.

Trudeau's marketing team has a new marketing term "0ne Dose Summer"

Meltdown99 · May 2021

Trudeau outlines his hopes for a ‘one-dose summer’ and ‘two-dose fall’ | Watch News Videos Online (globalnews.ca

Tr\udea is high on promises, very, very low on delivery...

oftenreading · May 2021

Meltdown99 said:

Canada to Vaccinate All Who Want by End of Summer, Trudeau Says - Bloomberg April 10th.

May 12th.

Trudeau's marketing team has a new marketing term "0ne Dose Summer"

All eligible adults offered first dose by end of June and all eligible adults offered both doses by September sounds pretty darn good to me, compared to most of the world.

Meltdown99 · May 2021

I guess Trudeau ’s “one dose summer” marketing slogan was a failure. So now we are back to getting fully vaccinated by September…he’s more of a snake oil salesman…but can you really trust anyone who wore “blackface” 3 times in the 90’s.

Matts3221 · May 2021

JimmyV said:

Johnny Abruzzo said:

mrussel1 said:

dankind said:

Meltdown99 said:

mrussel1 said:

jhager79 said:

Was super excited when AZ opened up to over 40 here in Ontario and since I work in a grocery store with the public I figured I'd listen to the experts and take the 1st shot offered to me. Got 1st shot April 26 and had a few side effects but nothing major, all clear and 2nd shot booked for August. Fast forward to today where it's announced that Ontario is pausing AZ for 1st shot and once again telling people that Pfizer/ Moderna is better choice if you can wait. Also not sure if they'll have AZ for 2nd shot so might be a guinea pig for mixing vaccines. At least there are almost 2 million other Canadians in this predicament. Best day ever.

Why are there four months between shots?

We are the only country doing 4 months between doses. Our federal government has screwed up vaccine acquisition. Only 3% of Canadians are fully vaccinated. Our dopey pm has created a slogan for the summer, he’s calling it “one dose summer.”

Our prime ministers signed the first vaccine acquisition with China…China does was China does and fucked us…and the put us behind the ball..Fuck China

I’ve has my first Pfizer shot. I waited for the Pfizer or Moderno.

It’s been a real clusterfuck getting vaccines….

Also, you had a pretty rude neighbor that refused to share its languishing AZ doses at a critical time.

Refused? That's a total misrepresentation. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56893701

Waiting for FDA authorization - that's the issue. I guess we can't export an unapproved vaccine, even if it's approved in the receiving country. But yeah they aren't all going to go to Canada. I do want us to send more Pfizer & Moderna to other countries - we are running out of willing takers here.

75% of adults with at least one shot here in Mass. Same day appointments and walk-ins available all over. Definitely hope this wealth of vaccine gets spread around.

NH is doing really well with vaccines , I am surprised by how well we are doing , granted were I live is only 45-55 mins from Boston and being only 6 miles from the MA border maybe its just bleed over for the southern NH.

jhager79 · May 2021

Meltdown99 said:

Windsor Regional Hospital is trying to acquire vaccines out of Michigan…

our senior levels of government has screwed up vaccine acquisitions bad hospitals are going it alone…

it’s a clusterfuck up here in the North…

id like to see the US border opened…I’d just cross and get my second shot in Michigan.

I never thought the Canada/ US border would close, now I'm positive it's never going to re-open.
Have a co-worker who is flying into Illinois today to get his J&J vaccine instead of waiting.

oftenreading · May 2021

Meltdown99 said:

I guess Trudeau ’s “one dose summer” marketing slogan was a failure. So now we are back to getting fully vaccinated by September…he’s more of a snake oil salesman…but can you really trust anyone who wore “blackface” 3 times in the 90’s.

https://apple.news/AkayLeP0_RDiC7IfEnWq-5w

Growing evidence from multiple studies showing that one dose of vaccine (Pfizer, Moderna and AZ) provides 60 - 80% protection against all covid infections and 80 - 90% protection against serious illness, thus confirming the wisdom of a strategy prioritizing single dose to as many people as possible first rather than two doses to half that number and leaving the rest unprotected.

oftenreading · May 2021

Oh look, a study showing that waiting at least 12 weeks to give the second dose of a Pfizer leads to an immune response that is 3.5 times stronger than if the second dose is given at 3 weeks. The strategy of delaying the second dose pays off.

https://apple.news/A4sjmdJY3RtO7B1mJwKuM8w

dankind · May 2021

Piss off, Canada!

oftenreading · May 2021

dankind said:

Piss off, Canada!

If you have a problem with the majestic Canadian Goose then you have a problem with me.

Piss off Masshole!

Meltdown99 · May 2021

jhager79 said:

Meltdown99 said:

Windsor Regional Hospital is trying to acquire vaccines out of Michigan…

our senior levels of government has screwed up vaccine acquisitions bad hospitals are going it alone…

it’s a clusterfuck up here in the North…

id like to see the US border opened…I’d just cross and get my second shot in Michigan.

I never thought the Canada/ US border would close, now I'm positive it's never going to re-open.
Have a co-worker who is flying into Illinois today to get his J&J vaccine instead of waiting.

I don’t blame him. I think more and more Canadians will be doing that. Time to open the border.

HughFreakingDillon · May 2021

my 14 year old daughter who is immune compromised has her appointment May 30 for the Pfizer shot. My 11 year old is pissed she can't get her shot until she turns 12 in august. lol

Poncier · May 2021

HughFreakingDillon said:

my 14 year old daughter who is immune compromised has her appointment May 30 for the Pfizer shot. My 11 year old is pissed she can't get her shot until she turns 12 in august. lol

Who'd have thought we'd ever live in a world where a kid was angry they couldn't get a shot.

HughFreakingDillon · May 2021

Poncier said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

my 14 year old daughter who is immune compromised has her appointment May 30 for the Pfizer shot. My 11 year old is pissed she can't get her shot until she turns 12 in august. lol

Who'd have thought we'd ever live in a world where a kid was angry they couldn't get a shot.

I know, right? LOL

GlowGirl · May 2021

HughFreakingDillon said:

my 14 year old daughter who is immune compromised has her appointment May 30 for the Pfizer shot. My 11 year old is pissed she can't get her shot until she turns 12 in august. lol

My nephew turns 12 in July and he feels the same way. Both of his older sisters have already been vaccinated. I am proud of him because he has been very diligent about wearing a mask.

HughFreakingDillon · May 2021

GlowGirl said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

my 14 year old daughter who is immune compromised has her appointment May 30 for the Pfizer shot. My 11 year old is pissed she can't get her shot until she turns 12 in august. lol

My nephew turns 12 in July and he feels the same way. Both of his older sisters have already been vaccinated. I am proud of him because he has been very diligent about wearing a mask.

both my girls have been too. Mostly the youngest; she and her friends have been amazing all the way through this. when it was a friend's birthday, they organized outdoor, masked, and distanced "parties" for that friend to make them feel special on their day if an indoor party wasn't allowed by health orders (and that's been the whole time I think). They did it again just the other day; I dropped her off at the school park and she and 5 others had a little picnic outside, masked, one of them messaged on Whatsapp "don't forget your hand sanitizer!". it's incredible how a bunch of 11 year olds can adapt maturely and half of adults refuse to even do so.

she and one friend will play mind craft together while facetiming, so it's like they're in the same room while playing; constant teams meetings with a big group of them. I've been very impressed with all of them. never even any tears. Just "let's make the best of this and we'll get through it".

Has anyone gotten the vaccine?

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