COVID-19 Thread [V2.0]

[logan82]

Trust me, I very much don't want to believe it. I am just having a tough time reconciling why someone would make up news like this, even if their only intent is to troll.

 

Check the calendar...might be 1 day early but since Opening Day is indeed on April Fools...

 

April Fools pranks should be fun and lighthearted. This would be ... the opposite of that.

But our shenanigans are cheeky and fun and his shenanigans are cruel and tragic.

[pitchleague]

My wife and I both got vaccination #2 yesterday. No issues for me. I drank tons of water and got on the treadmill for over an hour for some exercise (as instructed by an advisor). I did have to turn the fan on in the bedroom, though. I was quite warm! But I think that was related to the 84-degree day we had.

 

Count me as thrilled to have some of the process completed. I still have to be diligent and mask up and wash hands often, etc. While the vaccinations will help immensely, it's not 100% effective.

 

Good luck to any and all of you if / when you get your vaccinations.

[homer]

I had my first shot of Pfizer yesterday. Arm is pretty sore but not worse than the tetanus booster I had a few months ago. Took a couple of acetaminophen 24 hours post shot and pain totally went away.

[TURBO]

Got my #2 shot yesterday (pfizer) and my arm is slightly sore, about the same as shot #1. No other symptoms.

[Sixtofan]

J&J for me. Bad fever first night but basically ok the next day.

[NeedMoreFans]

Got my 2nd Moderna yesterday, and had a fever and a terrible headache all day today.

[DuWayne Steurer]

I got Moderna #1 today. I got it in the shoulder that I already have a nerve impingement in, so if it hurts/is sore, I didn't want to be a zero armed man. Kinda stiff and sore tonight, but not terrible.

[Thurston Fluff]

Got the JJ shot on Thursday. I was lethargic the next day and my arm was sore of two days but that was it. It takes 28 days for it to take full effect but it's nice to have it out of the way. Like someone else said, we all still have to follow protocols but some protection is better than none.

[PeaveyFury]

It takes 28 days for it to take full effect

 

Just one point of note as someone else who got J&J, the full effect for prevention of infection was found at 14 days. It was 28 days to reach the 'no one who did get COVID following the shot died or was hospitalized' threshold.

[nodakfan17]

I’m all signed up for my first ‘Fauci ouchie’ on April 12.

[Thurston Fluff]

It takes 28 days for it to take full effect

 

Just one point of note as someone else who got J&J, the full effect for prevention of infection was found at 14 days. It was 28 days to reach the 'no one who did get COVID following the shot died or was hospitalized' threshold.

 

That's what I meant by full effect. It hasn't shown to do as well as the others in preventing it but does very well keeping one from getting a severe case of it. Which is why everyone should still follow other guidelines until this is totally under control.

If anyone is wondering about getting the JJ shot or waiting for one of the others that have a higher rate of prevention the JJ one was tested during a time when more variants were in the population and it tested well for the variants. The others may do as well but haven't been tested during a time when the variants were out there yet.

[pacopete4]

2nd Pfizer yesterday afternoon. No other side effects other than a little bit of a sore arm today.

[wallus]

Got my 2nd dose yesterday. I have felt absolutely terrible for the last 18 hours.

[madbad2000]

2nd dose yesterday, arm sore similar to a tetanus shot. No other effects

[madbad2000]

2nd dose yesterday, arm sore similar to a tetanus shot. No other effects

[nate82]

2nd dose yesterday, arm sore similar to a tetanus shot. No other effects

 

Other than double posting!

[Outlander]

A post for every dose.

[hawing]

Got my 2nd Moderna yesterday, and had a fever and a terrible headache all day today.

NMF already knows this, but my second Moderna dose was Tuesday evening and I had a headache on Wednesday as well. By Thursday I was improved but could still (actually, can still today) tell I'd been recently vaccinated.

[homer]

A post for every dose.

 

dos dose posts

[JimH5]

Got my 1st one on Wednesday. ProHealth at Waukesha Memorial Hospital was administering Pfizer that day, so that's what I got.

 

My arm was sore Wednesday and part of Thursday, and I was a little tired, but everything is good today.

 

Next one is scheduled on the 28th. Can't wait.

[Jaylyn]

This very well could be a huge setback.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/real-world-israeli-data-shows-south-african-variant-better-at-bypassing-vaccine/

[homer]

This very well could be a huge setback.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/real-world-israeli-data-shows-south-african-variant-better-at-bypassing-vaccine/

 

The B117 strain appears to be the dominant one now so this may not be a big deal at the end of the day.

[igor67]

All the numbers are soft enough that I don't want to try and do a quick analysis and convey any kind of false certainty, but if we can get to that 80-90% total population vaccinated number I ultimately don't think its a big deal. 1) the number of breakthrough events in total seems roughly similar to what we are seeing in the US, and generally in line with the high report efficacy. 2) because the efficacy is so high a relatively small decrease in efficacy for the South African variant you would expect it to make-up a high fraction of the observed breakthrough cases. My bigger concern at the moment would be that the variant is closer to be a real problem, and the longer it can hang around the possibility that it is the mutational jumping off point for something that the vaccine really can't handle is out there (but almost impossible to quantify).

 

On the plus side I was excited that Pfizer had enough data to start the process of requesting expanding vaccine access down to 12 year olds particularly as the B117 strain seems to spread among them a lot better.

[PeaveyFury]

A couple of additional 'beyond the headline' thoughts:

 

First, it is worth noting that though the data is available online, the study has yet to be peer reviewed, which is a key part of the process. Not that it is guaranteed to change anything, just worth noting.

 

Also worth noting that the true nature of the findings here is 'notably more adept at breaking through', which I don't think is hugely surprising. Doesn't mean Pfizer is completely ineffective against it, just less effective.

 

Finally, this is a bigger story in a place like Israel where nearly all of their vaccines administered were Pfizer. Obviously, studies are to come regarding Moderna and J&J, but here we've administered all three vs. just one. Worth noting that key difference, IMO.

[FVBrewerFan]

As long as minority communities take a pass on getting vaccinated, we are likely to be stuck at the current levels for quite a while. Very manageable, but we'll continue to see cuurent level of cases and deaths indefinitely. Outreach is needed to urge minority populations to get vaccinated. Obama? The Bucks? Not sure how, but we're losing the PR game.