SARS-2-CoV (COVID-19)

[Swamp ash]

I had a dickens of a time trying to schedule my 2nd dose appointment via the web.  The system would not confirm my appointment nor let me proceed further, so I ended up having to hard-dial a real, live human to set this up.  I'm at a different Health Center than the first time, but will be happy when it's done

Oddly, you aren't automatically signed up after the first shot, which would be sensible. Maybe they'll work out the distribution bugs in time for the next pandemic.

[Links2k]

4 minutes ago, Swamp ash said:

 

Oddly, you aren't automatically signed up after the first shot, which would be sensible. Maybe they'll work out the distribution bugs in time for the next pandemic.

The VA automatically schedules the second dose.  You are right, one would think that all clinics would automatically schedule the second dose.

[Swamp ash]

2 minutes ago, Links2k said:

The VA automatically schedules the second dose.  You are right, one would think that all clinics would automatically schedule the second dose.

Good for you! Logistics is the key here.

Yes, it's a bit of a free-for-all and I just thought I would alert folks to be persistent and to call TN Dept of Health at 866-442-5301 if they have problems registering! The folks there were quick to resolve the issue!

[Oh Shoot]

3 hours ago, Links2k said:

The VA automatically schedules the second dose.  You are right, one would think that all clinics would automatically schedule the second dose.

Knoxville Dept of Health did, at least through the one I wound up at, ET Children's Hospital.

- OS

[E4 No More]

3 hours ago, Links2k said:

The VA automatically schedules the second dose.  You are right, one would think that all clinics would automatically schedule the second dose.

They did in Murfreesboro, but at one month rather than the recommended 2-weeks.

[Oh Shoot]

1 hour ago, E4 No More said:

They did in Murfreesboro, but at one month rather than the recommended 2-weeks.

Pfizer is 21 days, Moderna is 28 days.

Those are the minimums, a week or two or even longer doesn't seem to make a diff in studies so far.

- OS

[Grayfox54]

Trying to get the shots in Shelby County at the beginning was a total mess. But since the State stepped in about 6-8 weeks ago, its been a breeze. Quick, easy on-line sign up. Plenty of Vaccine, plenty of appointments and less than an hour to actually get the shots. I had no trouble at all getting both of my shots. 

It seems the problem here now is that although the system is running incredibly smoothly, people just aren't signing up. Only a small percentage of those eligible are actually taking the vaccine.  County leaders are strongly encouraging people to get the vaccine.

Also in Shelby County, the number of active cases is slowly creeping back up. But there hasn't been a major surge as some places have had recently. We were down to about 1,000 active cases a few weeks ago, but now up to 1451 as of today. 

[Snaveba]

Nashville was easy. I signed up last Wednesday and had my first shot today. Took all of 40 min to leave my parked car in the garage at the Music City Center, walk in, sign in, get the shot, wait 15 min to check for an adverse reaction, and then get back to my car. 

[AuEagle]

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[Snaveba]

6 cases out of 6.8 million doses is a case percentage of 0.0000009. That is very low. 
 

you have a greater chance of being struck by lightening  which is 1 in 500,000 or (0.000002%)

[MacGyver]

It should be noted that the pause is the system working exactly like it’s supposed to. Side effects get attention - and guidance modified if necessary.

I personally hope the review will be expedited.  This particular blood clotting issue - similar to the Astra Zeneca issue (they use the same delivery mechanism) that caused the pause in the UK is serious, but extremely rare. The number of cases detected is statistically below the background noise level for the population at large.  Meanwhile, we’re still losing 750/day to the virus.

There are no easy answers - but the messaging on this is going to be critical. 

[mikegideon]

I reckon I was in before the lock.

[E4 No More]

18 minutes ago, Snaveba said:

6 cases out of 6.8 million doses is a case percentage of 0.0000009. That is very low. 
 

you have a greater chance of being struck by lightening  which is 1 in 500,000 or (0.000002%)

Or dying of general anesthesia: 1 in 100,000

Or dying from crossing the street: 1 in 556

Or dying in a car crash: 1 in 103

[Erik88]

8 minutes ago, mikegideon said:

I reckon I was in before the lock.

Both my MIL and her mom were supposed to get the J&J vaccine tomorrow. I hope they will give them another one rather than cancel all together. Neither of them would do well if they got COVID. 

[mikegideon]

55 minutes ago, Erik88 said:

Both my MIL and her mom were supposed to get the J&J vaccine tomorrow. I hope they will give them another one rather than cancel all together. Neither of them would do well if they got COVID. 

It's possible that they will have something else. From what we have seen, the vaccine places get a batch of one kind. So, there may be a lag time. But, they are going to keep cranking it out for those that want it. Some people don't want it. And, the J&J news isn't going to help that.

[Oh Shoot]

For enough of the world to be vaccinated to bring Covid to bay, the J&J seems to provide the best hope due to the minimal refrigeration need, one dose admin, efficacy, and price.

The AstraZeneca is similar, but the two dose regimen is a significant drawback.

- OS

 

 

[MacGyver]

2 hours ago, Erik88 said:

Both my MIL and her mom were supposed to get the J&J vaccine tomorrow. I hope they will give them another one rather than cancel all together. Neither of them would do well if they got COVID. 

There's already been a bit of a production delay with the J&J vaccine - turns out supply chain logistics during a global pandemic is hard.

But, here in Tennessee, they've been telling people to keep their existing appointments.  The state has enough of the Pfizer vaccine to offer that as an alternative.

[Swamp ash]

3 hours ago, Erik88 said:

Both my MIL and her mom were supposed to get the J&J vaccine tomorrow. I hope they will give them another one rather than cancel all together. Neither of them would do well if they got COVID. 

They may have to re-schedule as the vaccination sites generally have ~ only enough for their appointments, particularly because of the cold-storage requirements for Pfizer and Moderna

[mikegideon]

1 hour ago, Oh Shoot said:

For enough of the world to be vaccinated to bring Covid to bay, the J&J seems to provide the best hope due to the minimal refrigeration need, one dose admin, efficacy, and price.

The AstraZeneca is similar, but the two dose regimen is a significant drawback.

- OS

 

 

I'm a big fan of the J&J if we don't wind up with a blood clot. There were a couple of funky side effects. But, you hear about that out of all of them.

[Oh Shoot]

Okay, second week this month continues overall down trend after the little blip toward first of the month:

(2021)
Jan 1-7   585           
Jan 8-14  740     
jan 15-21 452
jan 22-28 733
Jan 29-31 233

total: 2,743  88.4 deaths per day

(2021)
Feb   1-7   819   117.0
Feb  8-14   464    66.2
Feb 15-21   200    28.5
Feb 22-28   278    39.7

Total: 1,761  62.8 deaths per day

(2021)
Mar 1-7  136     
Mar 8-14  80
Mar 15-21 86
Mar 22-28 139
Mar 29-31 52

Total: 493 15.9 deaths per day

(2021)
Apr 1-7   72    
Apr 8-14  56

Running total: 128  9.1 deaths per day

- OS

[ReeferMac]

Influenza cases in the USA, 2016-2021

 

2016-2017: 29 million

2017-2018: 45 million

2018-2019: 36 million

2019-2020: 38 million

2020-2021: 0.0015 million

 

 

[Swamp ash]

2 hours ago, ReeferMac said:

Influenza cases in the USA, 2016-2021

 

2016-2017: 29 million

2017-2018: 45 million

2018-2019: 36 million

2019-2020: 38 million

2020-2021: 0.0015 million

 

 

Perhaps this indicates that limiting crowds, wearing masks and social distancing works to reduce the spread of communicable disease? 

Edited April 16, 2021 by Swamp ash

[RED333]

2 minutes ago, Swamp ash said:

Perhaps this indicates that limiting crowds, wearing masks and social distancing works to reduce the spread of communicable disease? 

Nope, It means they called everything death related to Covid

[ReeferMac]

3 minutes ago, Swamp ash said:

Perhaps this indicates that limiting crowds, wearing masks and social distancing works to reduce the spread of communicable disease? 

LMFAO!!!

Yeah... you keep thinking that.

[Swamp ash]

18 minutes ago, ReeferMac said:

LMFAO!!!

Yeah... you keep thinking that.

Why do medical personnel wear masks during surgery?

A) Wishing thinking?

B) Style points?

C) To hide pimples?