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Post by CrepedCrusader on Feb 25, 2021 18:52:00 GMT
Trying to help my parents get their shots. After a week of the pharmacy telling me I had to call the health department, and the health department telling me I had to call the pharmacy, the pharmacy finally said I could schedule an appointment on their website. Finding the place on the website to schedule an appointment wasn't intuitive, but I finally found it. My mom will have trouble getting out of the house, so I don't know what to do about her (and there seems to be no plan to get people out to housebound folks), but I thought I could at least schedule my dad for a shot.
No spots were open. Kept refreshing, finally found one open spot. By the time I finished filling in all necessary info, the spot was no longer available. Now I have to keep refreshing the page. To make it even harder, the website automatically signs you out entirely after a few minutes, so I have to go back into the site again and again. Fun times.
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Post by Spitfire926f on Feb 25, 2021 20:52:07 GMT
Running into the same problem with my mom. What a cluster the whole roll-out has been. I feel fortunate I'm a health care worker and can just get it through my job.
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Post by Nora on Feb 25, 2021 20:58:56 GMT
same problems over here - neither of my parents are vaccinated yet. its a mess.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Feb 26, 2021 4:44:12 GMT
Finally got my dad schedule through the health department. His appointment is March 2nd. The only possible wrench I can foresee is if things take a turn for the worse with my grandma (see my post about what a nightmare this year has been), and he might end up missing it. For my mom, still no news on what to do with homebound people.
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Post by alpineflower on Feb 27, 2021 0:02:14 GMT
That's a shame it's been such a hassle to get them vaccinated
My mom and I didn't have a problem. We made our appts through United Healthcare, I believe. Going for our second one next week
My mom is somewhat housebound. We have a stair chair for her and we use a transfer chair to get her around
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Post by Stammerhead on Feb 27, 2021 11:35:41 GMT
It’s a lot more straightforward here in the UK going by my experience. When I received my letter I was given the website information and booked both shots in under 5 minutes. All I had to do was give my name, NHS number and postal code and I’ll be jabbed on Wednesday.
Hopefully I won’t die.
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Post by TheOriginalPinky on Mar 2, 2021 23:15:58 GMT
Yeah, going through that for weeks in NJ. We're going to drive to a mega site about 25 minutes from here and sit in a line just to MAKE an appointment. So horrible.
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Post by alpineflower on Mar 3, 2021 1:42:40 GMT
That's a shame it's been such a hassle to get them vaccinated My mom and I didn't have a problem. We made our appts through United Healthcare, I believe. Going for our second one next week My mom is somewhat housebound. We have a stair chair for her and we use a transfer chair to get her around Did either of you have any symptoms after? No, they have you wait 15 minutes before leaving just in case
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Post by Spitfire926f on Mar 3, 2021 4:12:52 GMT
It’s a lot more straightforward here in the UK going by my experience. When I received my letter I was given the website information and booked both shots in under 5 minutes. All I had to do was give my name, NHS number and postal code and I’ll be jabbed on Wednesday. Hopefully I won’t die. You'll be fine. The flu shot this year actually hurt more. |
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Mar 3, 2021 5:06:43 GMT
My dad got his first shot today. It was the Moderna shot. He has no adverse reaction, thankfully.
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Post by Stammerhead on Mar 3, 2021 13:08:11 GMT
It’s a lot more straightforward here in the UK going by my experience. When I received my letter I was given the website information and booked both shots in under 5 minutes. All I had to do was give my name, NHS number and postal code and I’ll be jabbed on Wednesday. Hopefully I won’t die. You'll be fine. The flu shot this year actually hurt more. I’m waiting to be called and it feels like I’m in Soylent Green.
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Post by enigma72 on Mar 3, 2021 16:37:52 GMT
My husband and I got our two shots
We had to stand in long (3 -4 hour) lines.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Mar 3, 2021 22:10:34 GMT
My mom has an appointment for her first shot. We were able to get a ride to take her in her chair. Now I just have to wait until I'm eligible.
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Post by alpineflower on Mar 4, 2021 4:37:49 GMT
No, they have you wait 15 minutes before leaving just in case Good to hear! Hopefully the second jab will be similar. Just had it done today, all went well 
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Post by alpineflower on Mar 4, 2021 4:38:18 GMT
My husband and I got our two shots We had to stand in long (3 -4 hour) lines. Wow, that's crazy
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Post by Stammerhead on Mar 4, 2021 8:29:34 GMT
It’s a lot more straightforward here in the UK going by my experience. When I received my letter I was given the website information and booked both shots in under 5 minutes. All I had to do was give my name, NHS number and postal code and I’ll be jabbed on Wednesday. Hopefully I won’t die. You'll be fine. The flu shot this year actually hurt more. Urgh, the side effects struck last night and now my body hates me.
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Post by Spitfire926f on Mar 4, 2021 12:34:14 GMT
You'll be fine. The flu shot this year actually hurt more. Urgh, the side effects struck last night and now my body hates me. Body aches? I had fatigue and body aches, but they resolved in like a day. I had a coworker with a temp of 103. |
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Post by Stammerhead on Mar 4, 2021 12:42:08 GMT
Urgh, the side effects struck last night and now my body hates me. Body aches? I had fatigue and body aches, but they resolved in like a day. I had a coworker with a temp of 103. I’m having the same as you. It started happening just as I went to bed and I felt too tired to go and get some painkillers. Having a massive leg cramp during the night added to the fun. I’m not used to feeling unwell so I’m feeling sorry for myself.
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Post by Spitfire926f on Mar 4, 2021 12:46:24 GMT
Body aches? I had fatigue and body aches, but they resolved in like a day. I had a coworker with a temp of 103. I’m having the same as you. It started happening just as I went to bed and I felt too tired to go and get some painkillers. Having a massive leg cramp during the night added to the fun. I’m not used to feeling unwell so I’m feeling sorry for myself. Eh, we're all entitled to a pity party once in awhile. Play it up, stay in bed and watch movies, have your wife bring you soup. |
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Post by Stammerhead on Mar 4, 2021 15:03:20 GMT
I’m having the same as you. It started happening just as I went to bed and I felt too tired to go and get some painkillers. Having a massive leg cramp during the night added to the fun. I’m not used to feeling unwell so I’m feeling sorry for myself. Eh, we're all entitled to a pity party once in awhile. Play it up, stay in bed and watch movies, have your wife bring you soup. The liquid paracetamol has done the trick even though the bottle says it expired last November.
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