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PCHeintz72

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I thought Pfiser was the only one that had to be taken as two shots, all the other ones only needed to be taken once.

Or am I misremembering things?
No, the Astra Zenica created Johnson and Johnson vaccine is single dose, the Moderna and Pfiser are each 2 doses. The 2nd Pfiser is for sure exactly 3 weeks after the first (they automatically made my 2nd appt upon me getting the 1st shot), and pretty sure 3-4 weeks for the Moderna. They need to be that far apart because the vaccine needs at least a couple weeks after each dose for it to actually be fully integrated into the body and effective. That 1st dose I think they said was 60-70% effective w/o the 2nd dose. When you get the 2nd, it is about 2 more weeks then that goes to 95% or so in clinical trial data... and I don't know if true but one news report saw in field they believe closer to 96%...

Another reason for the delay is the body cannot really handle the entire dose at one go... a man in my own state of Ohio accidentally was given both shots within a 24 hour period (screwy medical mix up), and he very nearly dies from it and it was touch and go for quite some time before he was considered stable again...

So for myself, whom had their 2nd dose on the 17th, it should be fully effective on the 1st of May. Threadweaver, whom got his he said last week Thursday... the 15th, it should be fully effective the 29th of April.
 
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AZ Needs three I think?
 

seitora

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AZ needs two. One of the CEOs (I think the Pfizer CEO) was on record a few weeks ago saying he believed we would inevitably need a third booster shot after a year to maintain immunity.
 

da_fox2279

California Crackpot
Have to sit down with my dad tonight and discuss his wishes in regards to medical treatment, should anything happen. Not that he's ill - far from it. But he is about to hit 70, and he wants to make sure his wants are respected and followed.

Gotta be honest, while I understand where he's coming from, it's still not a conversation I want to have...
 

chronodekar

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Hang in there da_fox2279! I understand it's hard, but these are the kind of conversations people need to have *before* things go south, not after. Kudos to your dad for being the one to bring it up!

-chronodekar
 

da_fox2279

California Crackpot
Thanks. I'm glad he made his wants and wishes clear now, but still a hard convo to have. Still, he made things very straight forward and to the point, so there's that.
 

ThreadWeaver

Beware of Dog. Cat not trustworthy either.
Which one did you get? I got the pfiser. with that for both shots I felt random aches and pains for most of the day, then later in the first day and into the 2nd just wanted to sleep, with a bit of a headache. For the 2nd shot only, the 3rd day also had a headache, but was less tired.

To me, that is acceptable considering the alternatives...
I got the Pfizer as well. My shots were exactly 4 weeks apart. They just assigned both when I made the first appointment. Don't know if it will affect anything long term. To be fair, I may have had other side effects, but I didn't notice them over the rest of my daily aches, pains and miseries. I'll take the fatigue/symptoms I had over the whole gurgling death thing any day.
 

BtML

Well-Known Member
Alright. I've got the first shot of Pfizer on my arm, and so far it hasn't been different from the other vaccinations I've taken.

The appointment for the second shot is in July.
 

ThreadWeaver

Beware of Dog. Cat not trustworthy either.
Alright. I've got the first shot of Pfizer on my arm, and so far it hasn't been different from the other vaccinations I've taken.

The appointment for the second shot is in July.
'Hol Up... July?!

You're only supposed to have a maximum of 6 weeks between the shots or else you're supposed to start the course over. Did they change that guidance, anyone?
 

seitora

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'Hol Up... July?!

You're only supposed to have a maximum of 6 weeks between the shots or else you're supposed to start the course over. Did they change that guidance, anyone?
Most provinces in Canada at least are saying 'fuck it' and prioritising getting everyone their first shot, rather than follow the proper dosing procedure. Last I've seen, Quebec wants to run up to 3 months between vaccines

Speaking of Canada and vaccinations, I should be able to book mine by the end of May (no idea when I will actually get it, though)

Speaking of Canada and May, May is coming in a few days and I'm still getting below-freezing overnight lows.
 

BtML

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'Hol Up... July?!

You're only supposed to have a maximum of 6 weeks between the shots or else you're supposed to start the course over. Did they change that guidance, anyone?
I don't know what to tell you. My country's health department decided to go for 12 week interval for the shots, and my opinions about it...doesn't really matter to them.
 

seitora

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Filled out my census form (in Canada). Took about 3 minutes with the short-form questionnaire.
 

PCHeintz72

The Sentient Fanfic Search Engine mk II
Filled out my census form (in Canada). Took about 3 minutes with the short-form questionnaire.
The Canadian ones must be fairly short, I remember taking about 15 minutes on mine back in march last year... in fairness, it was 15 screens, and a lot of reading on each question...
 

seitora

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There's a short-form and a long-form census. 4/5 households get the short-form, which is very basic stuff - name, age, gender, ethnicity, etc.
 

ThreadWeaver

Beware of Dog. Cat not trustworthy either.
There's a short-form and a long-form census. 4/5 households get the short-form, which is very basic stuff - name, age, gender, ethnicity, etc.
Not that it was accurate since it was abruptly terminated before it was finished leaving millions of lower class citizens uncounted. The political representation ramifications of said move were apparent when it came out which states were gaining/losing seats in the house.
 

seitora

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Not that it was accurate since it was abruptly terminated before it was finished leaving millions of lower class citizens uncounted. The political representation ramifications of said move were apparent when it came out which states were gaining/losing seats in the house.
No, I'm talking about Canada again. It's interesting to hear mention about House seats in the U.S. and how they get shuffled, since there is no floor for a number of House seats for a state (besides that they have to have 1). In Canada, there is a floor below which a province can't lose any more seats at the federal level. It leads to a rather disgusting situation where the average population per riding in some provinces dwarfs the average in other ridings (for example, before finally getting some new seats, there was a brief time in 2015 where the average riding in Alberta had 4x the people of the average riding in Prince Edward Island. Post-2015, that was still about 3.7x). The difference between the largest and smallest populated ridings is a factor of 6x, probably closer to 8x after the numbers from this year's census.
 

Lord Raa

Exporter of Juice Tins
And my local football team, Leicester City, have won the FA Cup.

It's the first time they've won it, having last reached the final in 1969.
 
And my local football team, Leicester City, have won the FA Cup.

It's the first time they've won it, having last reached the final in 1969.
Is this bigger, smaller, or equivalent to their Premier League title a few years ago?

I'm intellectually aware of the differences; I'm just curious in terms of, um...I don't think "bragging rights" is the correct term, but it's the closest thing I can think of right now.
 

Lord Raa

Exporter of Juice Tins
Is this bigger, smaller, or equivalent to their Premier League title a few years ago?

I'm intellectually aware of the differences; I'm just curious in terms of, um...I don't think "bragging rights" is the correct term, but it's the closest thing I can think of right now.
Having given it some thought, I would say that the league is the bigger achievement, given the number of matches you have to play and win to win the league. There is also two cup competitions, and in some cases, European matches in the middle of the week, so there successful teams are hamstrung in that manner.

A good cup run can be a benefit as it allows players to get some form, but equally, it can be a detriment, as your fixtures add up and your players pick up injuries and tire out.

That said, the FA Cup has a special magic to it where, if you get to the third round, a small non-league team of amateurs can be drawn against the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City. And on any given matchday, who knows what might happen?


However, with Leicester's position in the league, it looks like it's Champions League football next season, not Europa League. And that could prove interesting. The last time Leicest qualified for the Champions League, they reached the quarter finals, the same stage as Barcelona. Not too shabby if you ask me.
 

seitora

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I've been working a stonking amount of hours the last week. 12.5 hours a day with almost nonstop busy fieldwork, and then since I'm tired I'm sleeping 8.5-9 hours a night almost.

I will, say however...the one nice thing is that I'm so busy that I don't even read/watch news, so I end up tuning out from all the general bs and news happening in the world. As a result, I also do not feel the need to stress out about it.
 

sith2886

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Currently have my feet dipped in espson salt water and fucking hell it burns!!!!!!
 

chronodekar

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I got my coronavirus vaccine shot yesterday. Arm feels sore, - but that's in-line with what others told me. Immediately after the shot, they gave me a few pamphlets to read. It said that I was supposed to receive a receipt of some kind that I took the shot. On pointing out that I hadn't got it they told me that it would be emailed. The email app on my phone didn't receive it, even after about 30 mins (they asked me to wait for that long after the shot to make sure there were no adverse effects). I got them to print that receipt. Today morning when I check my email via desktop, I discover the receipt in my junk folder! Odd that it didn't show up on my phone.

Am planning to take things easy today.

This is my first shot. The second one is scheduled after a few months.

-chronodekar
 
This is my first shot. The second one is scheduled after a few months.
Months? The US CDC is recommending 3 and 4 weeks for the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Moderna/NIAID vaccine, respectively. I did read that the UK was doing 12 weeks in between doses, but that was because of the supply problems a few months back; I don't know if they updated their guidelines.
 
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