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  • I thought it might be helpful to have a separate topic related to the vaccine.  If this is too much duplication, mods please delete this thread.  I thought it would be good to talk about who can get the vaccine, where they can get it, what side effects people are seeing, and in general what is going on with distribution.

    The CDC has published vaccine distribution guidelines, and if you care, they are worth reading.  They are dividing the timeline into:

    • Phase 1 - Potentially limited supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses available
    • Phase 2 - Large number of vaccine doses available
    • Phase 3 - Sufficient supply of vaccine doses for entire population

    Who you are will determine if you are eligible for a vaccine in the various phases.

    Phase 1 is divided into a Phase 1a and a Phase 1b:

    • Phase 1a - Mostly healthcare workers
    • Phase 1b - Other essential workers, people with higher risks, people over 65

    If you are eligible to get the vaccine and they have in in stock and you want to get it, it is important to go get it.  Both of the first two vaccines can spoil, so if a dose is sitting there and you aren't there to get it, they might have to throw it away.

    Both vaccines require two shots.  It is important to go get that second shot.

    Who fits in phase 1b and who has to wait until phase 2 might be a sticking point.  The "people in higher risks" category includes a lot of folks, maybe more than you would think might be in that category.  Hopefully we can quickly get to phase 2 so that we don't spend too long arguing about who is or is not in Phase 1b.

    Anyway, I'm interested in everyone's experience with the vaccine and especially getting the word out for those that can go get it, so that every dose ends up in an arm rather than in the trash.

     

     


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    SizzleChest

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    I heard CVS would launch in Texas this week, but not in Austin.  SA was the closest I heard.

    Jerry Callo

    Posted (edited)

    HEB is starting to roll out vaccines.  There are a few spots available in Conroe and a couple in SA if you have some old folks that need to get jabbed.

    https://vaccine.heb.com/scheduler

    ETA:  looks like available slots were taken quickly.  Still a good resource to check.

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    SizzleChest

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    7 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said:

    HEB is starting to roll out vaccines.  There are a few spots available in Conroe and a couple in SA if you have some old folks that need to get jabbed.

    https://vaccine.heb.com/scheduler

    ETA:  looks like available slots were taken quickly.  Still a good resource to check.

    They did Burleson this morning too.  Went fast.

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    SubliminalHorn

    Posted

    Definitely hope on the horizon. Not sure I agree with Brad that we will be back to normal by Memorial Day, but I like the spirit. 

    ztejas

    Posted

    19 hours ago, gmr548 said:

    These mRNA vaccines are something man.

    Yeah, until they turn you into a homosexual werewolf. 

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    gmr548

    Posted

    Yeah, until they turn you into a homosexual werewolf. 

    Actually that’s a nice perk imo
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    SubliminalHorn

    Posted

    55 minutes ago, ztejas said:

    Yeah, until they turn you into a homosexual werewolf. 

    Sounds hot. Fun fact, werewolf is a subcategory of gay men like twink or bear

    Neonmoon

    Posted

    WHO recommends AstraZeneca in South Africa because even though it doesn't stop South Africa variant, it prevents severe disease. 

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-recommends-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-against-south-africa-strain-11612977926

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    JOHANNESBURG—The World Health Organization said governments should continue rolling out AstraZeneca PLC’s Covid-19 vaccine, including in countries battling a new strain of the coronavirus that was first detected in South Africa.

    The WHO recommendation, which follows advice from a group of international immunization experts, comes after a small human trial in South Africa found that the shot didn’t prevent mild and moderate cases of Covid-19 in its volunteers. The finding, released over the weekend, prompted the South African government to halt a planned rollout of the vaccine to health-care workers.

    But the WHO said evidence from other, larger trials, including in the U.K. and Brazil, suggests that the shot, which AstraZeneca developed together with the University of Oxford, can protect recipients from severe illness, hospitalizations and death, including from new variants.

    “Indirect evidence is compatible with protection against severe Covid-19,” the WHO said in interim recommendations published Wednesday. “However, this remains to be demonstrated in ongoing clinical trials and post-implementation evaluations.”

     

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    XYZ

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    The HEB vaccine scheduler has been popping with a few spots open here and there today.

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    Bernard

    Posted (edited)

    I was able to score three appointments yesterday for two friends and myself at HEB's in Seguin, El Campo and Wharton. We all received the first dose of Moderna today. 🙂

    Bernard

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    Bernard

    Posted

    Just nabbed a slot for one of my mom's blue haired friends at HEB in Huntsville on Friday.

    Bernard

    Brisketexan

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    Yeah...that’s fucking indefensible. He even got approval from a supervisor.
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    Surly Bevo

    Posted

    No good deed goes unpunished indeed

    What a fucking bunch of dicktards down there pushing this.

    dingleberryswitzer

    Posted

    17 hours ago, XYZ said:

    The HEB vaccine scheduler has been popping with a few spots open here and there today.

    I refresh the main page and it will show appointments here and there anywhere from "8 spots left" or "only a few spots left".  But you click on the link and it says no appointments.  I understand that shit goes fast, but then I go back and the spots are still there.   So who knows.

    Red Five

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

    I refresh the main page and it will show appointments here and there anywhere from "8 spots left" or "only a few spots left".  But you click on the link and it says no appointments.  I understand that shit goes fast, but then I go back and the spots are still there.   So who knows.

    I played around with it for awhile yesterday, and finally got to the next page where it holds your appt for 10 minutes while you enter your info. Unfortunately it was in Big Spring so I won't be making that appointment. 

    Bernard

    Posted (edited)

    1 hour ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

    I refresh the main page and it will show appointments here and there anywhere from "8 spots left" or "only a few spots left".  But you click on the link and it says no appointments.  I understand that shit goes fast, but then I go back and the spots are still there.   So who knows.

    Yep. Been there.

    Page 1 is main scheduler page. If you see a location you like with available slots, click it.
    Page 2 is the date/time selector. Most of the time it says "There are no available time slots" by the time you get here. If you CAN select a date/time, you move on to..
    Page 3 where you actually get to enter your name, phone#, email, age, etc. It asks for your insurance info, but you can skip that if you don't have it handy. There's a 10 minute countdown clock to complete this page. When you're done here, you have a confirmed appointment.

    I've had Page 1 on auto-refresh every 13 seconds for the past 4-5 hours. No big blocks of appointments are coming though today, at least not yet. Seems like the slots popping up today are cancellations of earlier scheduled appointments. Slots are gone is seconds. Most of the time, by the time you get through to Page 2 it's already booked. Other times, it tells you to select a time/date, but even then, it's already gone before you can finish. If you can get to Page 3, you are golden.

    I scored one appointment for a friend today. Gulfgate HEB in Houston.

    These one off appointments are literally gone in a matter of seconds.

    Bernard

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    XYZ

    Posted

    HEB scheduler page fucking sucks.

    Bernard

    Posted

    PSA: I'm told Sam Club has a bunch of appointments available. You have to register to get to their scheduler page.

    Bernard

    BradInATX

    Posted (edited)

    Fauci saw my chart

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/11/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/

     
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    Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s highest-ranking infectious-disease expert, struck a hopeful tone about vaccine availability in the coming months, predicting Thursday that there could be an “open season” on doses by April.

     
     

    “By the time we get to April, that will be what I would call, for better wording, ‘open season,’ namely, virtually everybody and anybody in any category could start to get vaccinated,” he said Thursday on NBC’s “Today” show.

    The remarks echoed his sentiment from days earlier that he expects the pace of vaccinations to improve in the months ahead.

     

     

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    dcar00

    Posted

    That's what Gottlieb said about 3 days ago

    4th_and_18

    Posted

    PSA: I'm told Sam Club has a bunch of appointments available. You have to register to get to their scheduler page.
    Bernard

    Not showing anything in Austin area
    StruggleBus

    Posted

    22 hours ago, Bernard said:

    I was able to score three appointments yesterday for two friends and myself at HEB's in Seguin, El Campo and Wharton. We all received the first dose of Moderna today. 🙂

    Bernard

    Are they verifying that you are part of phase 1B? Asking for myself

    Surly Bevo

    Posted

    Got second dose yesterday.  Today general malaise (zero POINT zero energy or focus) and cold/chills (sure the actual cold weather doesn't help).  Not too dissimilar from after effects of first dose for me and certainly not terrible. 

    I liken it to that feeling you have the rest of the day (and if you are older sometimes into the next) after you get over the early morning terrible part of a bad hangover. Throw in temp regulation issues and a slightly sore arm on top of that.   Last time was gone in a day so we shall see.  

    Other good thing to see was TC still running their hub very efficiently.  It took me longer this time but there was a lot more people there, which is a good thing.

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    StruggleBus

    Posted

    3 hours ago, XYZ said:

    HEB scheduler page fucking sucks.

    Actually, given the amount of traffic it's bound to be seeing, it's fantastic. 

    bonnieblue

    Posted

    16 minutes ago, StruggleBus said:

    Are they verifying that you are part of phase 1B? Asking for myself

    Nope

    Red Five

    Posted

    Randalls' website says to bring proof of eligibility to your vaccine appointment, FWIW.

    Anastasis

    Posted

    Sorry guys, it's cold outside.

     

     

    dingleberryswitzer

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Bernard said:

    Yep. Been there.

    Page 1 is main scheduler page. If you see a location you like with available slots, click it.
    Page 2 is the date/time selector. Most of the time it says "There are no available time slots" by the time you get here. If you CAN select a date/time, you move on to..
    Page 3 where you actually get to enter your name, phone#, email, age, etc. It asks for your insurance info, but you can skip that if you don't have it handy. There's a 10 minute countdown clock to complete this page. When you're done here, you have a confirmed appointment.

    I've had Page 1 on auto-refresh every 13 seconds for the past 4-5 hours. No big blocks of appointments are coming though today, at least not yet. Seems like the slots popping up today are cancellations of earlier scheduled appointments. Slots are gone is seconds. Most of the time, by the time you get through to Page 2 it's already booked. Other times, it tells you to select a time/date, but even then, it's already gone before you can finish. If you can get to Page 3, you are golden.

    I scored one appointment for a friend today. Gulfgate HEB in Houston.

    These one off appointments are literally gone in a matter of seconds.

    Bernard

    I wonder if people have programmed bots yet..

    Bernard

    Posted

    1 hour ago, StruggleBus said:

    Are they verifying that you are part of phase 1B? Asking for myself

    No verification at all at HEB. 

    Bernard

    Surly Bevo

    Posted

    17 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

    Sorry guys, it's cold outside.

     

     

    This weather we are not used to dealing with will definitely put a dent in our progress statewide.

    Neonmoon

    Posted

    I’m guessing Fauci thinks JNJ dropping a big load in April or is that Novavax?

    BradInATX

    Posted

    1 minute ago, Neonmoon said:

    I’m guessing Fauci thinks JNJ dropping a big load in April or is that Novavax?

    J&J has promised 100 million by end of June. Even if that's extremely backloaded as they ramp production up, we're still talking 50-60mm by end of May which is about 20% of the adult population on J&J alone. 

    Neonmoon

    Posted (edited)

    Oh, just saw the tweet. Moderna and Pfizer expected to drop a huge bunch earlier than expected. Maybe it’s because the India negotiations fell through 

     

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    SizzleChest

    Posted

    52 minutes ago, Bernard said:

    No verification at all at HEB. 

    Bernard

    Yeah, HEB DGAF.  Very organized process.

    StruggleBus

    Posted

    56 minutes ago, SizzleChest said:

    Yeah, HEB DGAF.  Very organized process.

    Probably better off that way. Just get that shit into peoples' arms

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    texhorn

    Posted

    I thought the state mandated that the provider could not ask for proof. 100% honor system. Quick, someone get governor hot wheels on the line.

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    Snake Diggity

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    Anyone who really wants one will have gotten it by Memorial Day.  They're gonna spend June and July trying to find arms to stick.

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    Message Board User

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    So why is the 2nd shot much worse than the first?  because it's working.

     

    Incredulity

    Posted

    16 hours ago, StruggleBus said:

    Probably better off that way. Just get that shit into peoples' arms

    This! 

    BrazilHorn

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    19 hours ago, Anastasis said:

    Sorry guys, it's cold outside.

     

     

    Not sure anyone could tell difference in APH site not being up from how shitty it is normally.

    Armybrat

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Message Board User said:

     

    I’ll take “How Badly You Have Been Owned” for $1,000, Alex.

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    Storm the Field

    Posted

    US had it's first day of 2M doses yesterday. 7-day moving average now up to 1.62M/day. 

    Also, Fuck Alex Berenson. Dude gained himself a large following as a self-appointed expert despite having no background in the subejct, spent an entire year downplaying COVID and bitching about restrictions, and is now doing everything he can to discourage the one thing that will bring this shit to an end. Seriously, he's a cancer.

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    utee94

    Posted

    Alex Berenson seems like he sucks.

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    Deej

    Posted

    The good thing about the HEB appointment page is once you find an available appointment and start the process, you have ten minutes to fill out your info and submit. Someone is not going to steal it out from under you by filling in their info faster. 

     

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