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Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Vim Fuego posted:

how the gently caress are all of you fucks eligible for the loving vaccine

I'm a 22 year old with no healthcare background who created a startup in Philly. They gave me that poo poo by the truckload, me and the bros are gonna have a rager. Keg stands, butt chugging etc

Lies: I haven't been 22 in like a century :eng99:

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Jeza
Feb 13, 2011

The cries of the dead are terrible indeed; you should try not to hear them.

withak posted:

Was that the hospital that was in the news last week, or was there another hospital that did this?

I’m sure many hospitals did this lol.

Depressingly I looked it up but couldn't find it in a sea of other cases lmao. I only know the rough area, not the exact hospital anyway.

Randabis
Apr 2, 2005



I got mine from Karen on Facebook Live.

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Vim Fuego posted:

how the gently caress are all of you fucks eligible for the loving vaccine

volunteering at a vax site in exchange for a hit of the good stuff

what's funny is this was never advertised as an incentive anywhere on the open signup because they didn't want the public to :zerg:

Guess what happened anyway lmao

Pennywise the Frown
May 10, 2010

Upset Trowel

Randabis posted:

I got mine from Karen on Facebook Live.

Weird. Karen told me not to trust vaccines. Something about Bill Gates and George Soros.

Rascar Capac
Aug 31, 2016

Surprisingly nice, for an evil Inca mummy.
My parents both got the Pfizer vaccination yesterday. No sign of any side effects so far.

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...
Karen says not to take the vaccine.

Instead take Vaxseen: the covid treatment that will have you socializing in person once again!

Do you want to be a boss babe? Do you want financial security by the age of 30? Well then

stab
Feb 12, 2003

To you from failing hands we throw the torch, be yours to hold it high

Alan Smithee posted:

im a canadian casino mogul. Me and my actress trophy wife flew to the Yukon cuz there aint nobody there but First Posters. We got in trouble for it though. Should have gone to Quebec, nobody gives a gently caress about *those* people

thi s is a lie the bakers got moderna, i would never put such swill in my body

Jokes on you Quebec ran out of vaccine 2 weeks ago. Their vaccination protocols is actually one of the few things this backwards rear end province does right

Fame Douglas
Nov 20, 2013

by Fluffdaddy

Alan Smithee posted:

Karen says not to take the vaccine.

Instead take Vaxseen: the covid treatment that will have you socializing in person once again!

Do you want to be a boss babe? Do you want financial security by the age of 30? Well then

Just take Colloidal Silver, I heard it makes you immune to Covid!

CRUSTY MINGE
Mar 30, 2011

Peggy Hill
Foot Connoisseur

Fame Douglas posted:

Just take Colloidal Silver, I heard it makes you immune to Covid!

I look forward to seeing more smurfs in public.

pro starcraft loser
Jan 23, 2006

Stand back, this could get messy.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/dodger-stadium-covid-19-vaccinations-shut-down-protesters-012430216.html

These people should be charged with something. Not sure yet, but gently caress them.

coronatae
Oct 14, 2012

I work in healthcare so :shrug: a disturbing number of my colleagues don't seem to be interested in the vaccine despite us being given multiple opportunities to sign up for different clinics. I hopped on the very first one they sent us.

pro starcraft loser
Jan 23, 2006

Stand back, this could get messy.

coronatae posted:

I work in healthcare so :shrug: a disturbing number of my colleagues don't seem to be interested in the vaccine despite us being given multiple opportunities to sign up for different clinics. I hopped on the very first one they sent us.

That's odd but turning down a vaccine for yourself is a lot different then shutting down a vaccine site preventing others from getting it.

other people
Jun 27, 2004
Associate Christ

Spinz posted:

Congratulations :)

Thanks I guess.

Collateral posted:

Sorry to hear that. :(

Unless it isn't your fault ofc.

With our first kid it took years and finally IVF to do the trick so now five years later, in our forties and not paying attention, it happens the old fashioned way. So cliche.

I mean, being pregnant and having a baby will probably suck slightly less this year vs last but I'm still not looking forward to it. Even now I'm not allowed to go to any of the appointments. And none of our family lives in this country so when the time comes there isn't going to be a lot of help.

Bleh l'll stop now. This will all be funny in a few years right.

coronatae
Oct 14, 2012

pro starcraft loser posted:

That's odd but turning down a vaccine for yourself is a lot different then shutting down a vaccine site preventing others from getting it.

Yeah that was a very delayed answer to those asking how some of us are getting the vaxx so early. The antivaxx protesters can suck poo poo

pro starcraft loser
Jan 23, 2006

Stand back, this could get messy.

coronatae posted:

Yeah that was a very delayed answer to those asking how some of us are getting the vaxx so early. The antivaxx protesters can suck poo poo

My bad!! Keep fighting the good fight.

frogge
Apr 7, 2006


teen witch posted:

if anyone wants to feel a sense of goddamn I don’t know, this void encompassing even further, the latest ask a mortician is really good but Jesus gently caress, gently caress.

I just watched that. It's really frustrating as someone that's basically bunkered for almost a whole year now. Mrs. Frogge is going to go back to work in a school because they're all being forced back and considering it's a rural district (see: conservative and thus it leans anti-mask/anti-basic loving safety precautions) so it's all but a foregone conclusion that we're going to get it before they realize they made a mistake and close down again, so the entire year of doing everything right and not seeing anyone or going anywhere so maybe I could last until we get a vaccine was for loving nothing. She'd quit but we can't afford to have one of us lose our jobs.

Pennywise the Frown
May 10, 2010

Upset Trowel

pro starcraft loser posted:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/dodger-stadium-covid-19-vaccinations-shut-down-protesters-012430216.html

These people should be charged with something. Not sure yet, but gently caress them.

I hope they die.

hemale in pain
Jun 5, 2010




Pennywise the Frown posted:

I hope they die.

Isnt it legal to run over and murder protesters now?

Empty Sandwich
Apr 22, 2008

goatse mugs
1B in SC is open to parents/caretakers of vulnerable children, among other more typical groups. I think that's a good loving call.

but I was talking to a friend in MD with a chronic illness that makes her incredibly susceptible and she can't get the shot yet. she's in line behind the current group (which includes veterinary employees, clergy and church employees, probably also ice cream men)

Pennywise the Frown
May 10, 2010

Upset Trowel

hemale in pain posted:

Isnt it legal to run over and murder protesters now?

In Florida yes. You can shoot them too I think. Or at least it was proposed. I'm not sure if it went into law.

gently caress this country. Well, gently caress Florida at least.

This is from DeSantis' twitter. Read point B.

Pennywise the Frown fucked around with this message at 20:08 on Jan 31, 2021

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

coronatae posted:

I work in healthcare so :shrug: a disturbing number of my colleagues don't seem to be interested in the vaccine despite us being given multiple opportunities to sign up for different clinics. I hopped on the very first one they sent us.
Are they weirdo anti vaxxers or just like “oh I want more deserving people to go first”

Gynovore
Jun 17, 2009

Forget your RoboCoX or your StickyCoX or your EvilCoX, MY CoX has Blinking Bewbs!

WHY IS THIS GAME DEAD?!

Jeza posted:

My parents have a friend in the US who is married to a scion of a wealthy bigshot family, and she was the sort of main assistant to a US Senator.

He was bragging without any self-awareness about he and their entire family (including kids in teens/20s) got the vaccine last week because their local hospital 'accidentally' opened an extra box of it, and invited all of the big donors and 'friends' of the hospital to come get it for free.

America.txt

it's not fair to point the finger at America. People with money get their way, everywhere, always.

Hippie Hedgehog
Feb 19, 2007

Ever cuddled a hedgehog?

frogge posted:

I just watched that. It's really frustrating as someone that's basically bunkered for almost a whole year now. Mrs. Frogge is going to go back to work in a school because they're all being forced back and considering it's a rural district (see: conservative and thus it leans anti-mask/anti-basic loving safety precautions) so it's all but a foregone conclusion that we're going to get it before they realize they made a mistake and close down again, so the entire year of doing everything right and not seeing anyone or going anywhere so maybe I could last until we get a vaccine was for loving nothing. She'd quit but we can't afford to have one of us lose our jobs.

You helped flatten the curve. If you die next month, you still may have saved other lives back in April or whenever the local peak was in your town, when you didn't catch&spread it thanks to good self-isolation. Keep doing your best and hang in there.

coronatae
Oct 14, 2012

Alan Smithee posted:

Are they weirdo anti vaxxers or just like “oh I want more deserving people to go first”

I think it was hesitation over it being a new type of vaccine with the mRNA technology. I told them this is the future of vaccines but who knows whether I got through to anyone. A current temporary coworker expressed both the "more deserving people first" sentiment AND that they'd refuse the Moderna vaccine because Bill Gates says the earth is overpopulated. I tried not to engage with that because it seemed like an opportunitiy to incur psychic damage

Jeza
Feb 13, 2011

The cries of the dead are terrible indeed; you should try not to hear them.

Gynovore posted:

it's not fair to point the finger at America. People with money get their way, everywhere, always.

These things happen elsewhere for sure, there's always a way if you have enough contacts and money to grease the wheels. But in places with a state run healthcare system, it's not exactly as simple as leaning on your mates at the local 'for-profit' hospital who have boxes of vaccine goodies to give away to donors. I know of ways and means in the UK, but in general it's not available to receive a vaccine privately because all the supply is in the NHS.

I was also kinda feeling the attitude side of things. If there's a sliding spectrum of 'deference' to the state, America has to be pretty close to the bottom of the table. Gleefully boasting about hopping the queue and getting one over the state rollout just epitomises an American mindset, to me. If somebody here got a vaccine on the down-low ahead of time, they'd probably keep that close to their chest.

Feel free to disagree, just my take on things.

redreader
Nov 2, 2009

I am the coolest person ever with my pirate chalice. Seriously.

Dinosaur Gum

indiscriminately posted:

NYC had busy outdoor dining over summer, fall without significant community spread. Not arguing for it or against it, just sayin'.

A friend said during the giant wave in NYC, "only the crazy people go outside. If you want to be sure to buy something you'll have to go to on average 3 shops to be sure to find the item". So I'm guessing people in NYC mostly take Covid pretty seriously since they've already suffered a lot and had time to process it. LA, it seems not so much.

coronatae
Oct 14, 2012

O yeah, update on Moderna 2: I was incredibly achy and uncomfortable last night, to the point where I had a hard time falling asleep. There was also some nausea. It was somewhat improved in the morning, and well-controlled by advil throughout the day. I have been seeing a lot of material advising that you shouldn't take any pain relievers before getting the shot, but that using them to control effects that appear post-shot is fine.

Beats getting intubated.

CaptainSarcastic
Jul 6, 2013



Day 2 after Moderna shot 1 and I think I'm feeling better. Arm still sore where the injection went in, but I feel less crap than yesterday. Seems like the sound sensitvity has reduced and I just generally feel better. Muscles still a little achy, but better than yesterday.

It does seem like I've had minor stomach issues from it. I barely ate Friday night, and didn't eat a lot yesterday. Had vague, mild abdominal pain and just not much appetite, but wasn't queasy or anything. Not feeling much of an appetite so far today but we'll see how it goes.

coronatae
Oct 14, 2012

Yeah, lack of appetite might be a better descriptor for what I feel. Like, I'm hungry but food isn't as interesting to me as it normally is and I get tired of eating it much quicker.

Whooping Crabs
Apr 13, 2010

Sorry for the derail but I fuckin love me some racoons
I'm going to jump on the Moderna second dose train and say I'm feeling a lot better after having fever, shakes, nausea from 12 hours after the shot to 36 hours after the shot. I was afraid to take any pain reliever/fever reducer before that point as I did not want to blunt my immune response. Feeling great now though, 3 days later.

Anne Whateley
Feb 11, 2007
:unsmith: i like nice words

redreader posted:

A friend said during the giant wave in NYC, "only the crazy people go outside. If you want to be sure to buy something you'll have to go to on average 3 shops to be sure to find the item". So I'm guessing people in NYC mostly take Covid pretty seriously since they've already suffered a lot and had time to process it. LA, it seems not so much.
NYC here but it really depends. The current execution of outdoor dining is horrible; there are full-blown big structures with roofs and all four walls, but it's in the street so it's "outdoors." Some people are going nuts with that, or wearing face shields and acting like those count as masks. Other people are pretty traumatized and taking it seriously. You would think it depends on the number of people you know who died, but it doesn't seem to really.

Irukandji Syndrome
Dec 26, 2008
I've heard some people have luck with getting the vaccine by just going to a place giving out vaccines when they're about to close and saying "yo if your next appointment doesn't show up and that poo poo's going to go bad can you put it in my arm instead". Has anyone had any success with this method? Is it even worth trying?

Lester Shy
May 1, 2002

Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!
It really depends on how the powers that be are handing out the vaccine in your area. Where I live, the city is distributing ~2k doses per day, three days a week at the big downtown conference center, and you can pretty reliably get a walk-up shot if you show up an hour before closing time. The logistics are quite different if you have to go through a pharmacy or private clinic where they can process 20 shots an hour instead of 300.

QuarkJets
Sep 8, 2008

Irukandji Syndrome posted:

I've heard some people have luck with getting the vaccine by just going to a place giving out vaccines when they're about to close and saying "yo if your next appointment doesn't show up and that poo poo's going to go bad can you put it in my arm instead". Has anyone had any success with this method? Is it even worth trying?

From what my parents living in Arizona tell me, people are regularly successful with this method. The state is doing appointments but there are no-shows, or they'll have a few more doses than they scheduled appointments for, and people queue up in line for hours until the end of the day a nurse comes out and says "we have 5 spare doses" and whoever is at the front of the line gets them. Then they're allowed to schedule their second dose on the spot

And I don't mean this as a "word of mouth" story, they each have coworkers who claim to have received doses this way.

Alan Smithee
Jan 4, 2005


A man becomes preeminent, he's expected to have enthusiasms.

Enthusiasms, enthusiasms...

Irukandji Syndrome posted:

I've heard some people have luck with getting the vaccine by just going to a place giving out vaccines when they're about to close and saying "yo if your next appointment doesn't show up and that poo poo's going to go bad can you put it in my arm instead". Has anyone had any success with this method? Is it even worth trying?

I hear word of it happening but again it's completely inconsistent. If you are really desperate it might be worth the effort. Works best if you have some ears to the ground, people working in healthcare

pidan
Nov 6, 2012


It's heartening that people are that eager to get the vaccine. Let's hope the supply chain speeds up!

greazeball
Feb 4, 2003



QuarkJets posted:

And I don't mean this as a "word of mouth" story, they each have coworkers who claim to have received doses this way.

That's the literal definition of word of mouth though

Randabis
Apr 2, 2005



greazeball posted:

That's the literal definition of word of mouth though

The definitions are both literal and relative to the concepts of connotations and denotations my child. Embrace them.

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Fame Douglas
Nov 20, 2013

by Fluffdaddy

Irukandji Syndrome posted:

I've heard some people have luck with getting the vaccine by just going to a place giving out vaccines when they're about to close and saying "yo if your next appointment doesn't show up and that poo poo's going to go bad can you put it in my arm instead". Has anyone had any success with this method? Is it even worth trying?

No clue, but over here, the city has an (online) list you can put your name on for left over vaccines, as long as you're able to get to places within the city limits within 1-2 hours on short notice. Maybe check if something like this is available.

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