BigDog’s Delusional Rants

Quote from DJohnson

I hope as sick as I have been is not from the second shot. It started about a week after getting it and tomorrow will be two weeks. At least I haven't had to go to the ER.

could be the flu ----- - - its still out there somewhere you know

either way just so long as you don't get so bad as to need a hospital that's good enough I guess

Hope you feel better soon

Last night when I got home and was watching the local news they did a big story on how screwed up the county system is for getting people their second dose - - apparently the county switched control over to another company that had been managing a few sites to manage all the sites. This company at their original sites had been booking second appointments when the first dose was given, but the counties other sites were supposed to "invite" people when they were due - - when all of these people were moved over into the new companies system none of them have second appointments and now have to try to get back in line - - - - this is what we had to do for my wife, but we knew about it because of another person we talked to that was a bit ahead of us on the vaccine time line who shared with us that we couldn't wait to get invited and had to book it like the first dose - - - -most of these other people are still waiting for e-mail invitations that will never come

and what really makes this bad is the fact that these are mostly people over 65 many of which are not the most computer savvy people ready to get online and deal with this

oh well - - at least we done and dont have to deal with this government screwup anymore

actually I not really even surprised by all of this - - it is Government run after all

Quote from Tripod

Just got my first shot this afternoon (Moderna). NM Department of Health automatically sets up 2nd shot appointment at same location exactly 4 weeks later. Sweet!

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Its much nicer when they set up the second shot - - my provider did us in groups of 12 people. the group I was in all got our first shot at 8:30 in the morning on February 16th and at the same time they gave us the shot they handed us all appointment cards for 8:30 in the am on March 9th exactly 21 days later just as is called for with the Pfizer vaccine

Quote from OrangeSlingFL

But havent you noticed that the flu has "magically" disappeared. 🤫

Yes I have, but there is no magic about it - - the precautions that people have been taking to limit the potential spread of COVID have also limited the spread of the Flu virus that, along with a huge increase in the number that got the flu shot, and it was totally predictable that number of reported cases of the flu would be way down.

as a side note, today was the 14th day after my second dose - as such the protection provided by the vaccine should be at full strength and I have to admit that it does make me feel much more comfortable when I am around other people knowing that even if they are sick with COVID I am protected - - - - - - I like it and I like it even more that my wife is also protected

Quote from Tripod

The question is, how long will that protection last? Will we need to get annual Covid booster shots? I think that’s likely...

its very hard to tell, we are still very early on with this thing - - - now having said this think about all of the things that vaccines have pretty much eliminated without any need for annual vaccines - things like polio, It is possible that if we get enough people vaccinated and combine that with people who have natural immunity from having had the virus that this thing could stop mutating - it can only mutate inside people it infects so it is possible that herd immunity as they call it could pretty much stop it long term - - but this also means world wide herd immunity - won't do a dang bit of good if only some countries get to herd immunity - the virus will just keep mutating in the other places and then be brought around the world by travelers

or perhaps like you suggest it will be like the flu with new vaccine needed each year to adjust for mutations

and then there's a third option that they come up with a universal COVID vaccine that will cover any mutation at least enough so that they can no longer kill people - then it will just become something we get from time to time but don't really worry about it

or last, but not least perhaps all of these vaccines will become like the cancer cure in I Am Legend - - - you remember the one that killed almost everyone off and turned the rest into night creatures trying to kill Will Smith - - - a remake of a remake - good movie except for the GSD having to die

Yep herd not heard - oops

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