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I had a covid vaccine booster this morning, at the drugstore.
I got the Pfizer vaccine on purpose, because mixing vaccines may be slightly better than sticking to the same (mRNA) vaccine. Both the pharmacy clerk I checked in with, and the person giving the vaccine, asked if I knew they were giving Pfizer rather than Moderna at that store, and I said yes. I just checked in with the CVC's v-safe program, which asked which vaccine I'd gotten, and then said something like "you got Moderna for the first two doses, are you sure you mean Pfizer?"
So, that was a few hours ago. Since then, I have walked home from the drugstore, played Scrabble, had lunch, and done a little proofreading. The vaccinator specifically told me to move the arm around today, but when I asked about exercise, he said I should wait a day before doing arm/shoulder exercises.
No side effects so far. In the interests of accuracy, I told v-safe that I had mild joint pains -- it didn't ask whether those were new (the way the covid screenings ask about "new or worsening" cough, shortness of breath, etc.
The drugstore gave me a coupon for $5 off a $20 purchase, good through Dec. 31st. I wandered around the store for ten or fifteen minutes after being vaccinated (they ask people to stay in the store that long), and wound up buying soap and pens, which didn't add up to $20, so I'm saving the coupon for later.
I got the Pfizer vaccine on purpose, because mixing vaccines may be slightly better than sticking to the same (mRNA) vaccine. Both the pharmacy clerk I checked in with, and the person giving the vaccine, asked if I knew they were giving Pfizer rather than Moderna at that store, and I said yes. I just checked in with the CVC's v-safe program, which asked which vaccine I'd gotten, and then said something like "you got Moderna for the first two doses, are you sure you mean Pfizer?"
So, that was a few hours ago. Since then, I have walked home from the drugstore, played Scrabble, had lunch, and done a little proofreading. The vaccinator specifically told me to move the arm around today, but when I asked about exercise, he said I should wait a day before doing arm/shoulder exercises.
No side effects so far. In the interests of accuracy, I told v-safe that I had mild joint pains -- it didn't ask whether those were new (the way the covid screenings ask about "new or worsening" cough, shortness of breath, etc.
The drugstore gave me a coupon for $5 off a $20 purchase, good through Dec. 31st. I wandered around the store for ten or fifteen minutes after being vaccinated (they ask people to stay in the store that long), and wound up buying soap and pens, which didn't add up to $20, so I'm saving the coupon for later.
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We got ours a few days back so it should be up to full protection by now.
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(I tried to mix vaccines but the pharmacy only had the Pfizer, which is the one I'd already got)
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I think a lot of people were surprised that when they broke down the data on how effective the vaccines were against serious illness, hospitalization, or death, there was a significant difference between Moderna and Pfizer. They already knew that two doses of either of those was better than one of the Janssen/J&J vaccine
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I didn’t spend my coupon from my second shot in time, which was disappointing, as it was a nice discount.
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Happy booster to you!
Happy booster, dear Pfizer!
Happy booster to you!
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