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I asked the pharmacist last week, when did he think the waiting list would go down, and he said Never. They get about 20 doses a month and that's it. I wonder why the manufacturers don't make more? I'm still not on a waiting list, procrastination....
Roselvr: The vaccine locator is useless because it does not indicate how many vaccines are being shipped to each pharmacy location, only if vaccines were provided. The pharmacist that I talked to at a national chain said they get about 10 a month (and his store was listed on the locator) which is consistent with what was told to VTsnowbird. 168 locations within 15 miles x 10 vaccines a month is 1680 vaccines a month which does not make a big dent on a metropolitan area of 600K people (but not all are age 50 or above).
Someone else mentioned that Costco membership is not needed to use their pharmacy. But I doubt that is commonly known in my area. The 3 Costco stores that I know of do not have separate entrances for the pharmacy which is way in back of the store and you have to show your card to get in the building. So most would assume that one needed a membership for the pharmacy which probably worked in my favor.
Like the first time, there was a little muscle soreness and swelling at the site, but this time it was milder. The first time, the ache was worse the day after; today it is very slight, only noticeable if I press my hand on it and even then, not painful.
I did wake up in the wee hours with mild chills and then a mild sensation of too much warmth. It quickly went away and this morning I feel normal. I’ll take it easy on exertion level today, that’s all.
The pharmacist said that most people reported the second shot as causing less of a reaction.
Neither my husband nor I had to wait in line for either the first or second shots. I just called the pharmacy the day before so they would know to prepare the vaccine.
We live in an area where there aren’t enough GP doctors, let alone specialists. It was a relief that getting the Shingrix vaccinations was so easy.
Roselvr: The vaccine locator is useless because it does not indicate how many vaccines are being shipped to each pharmacy location, only if vaccines were provided. The pharmacist that I talked to at a national chain said they get about 10 a month (and his store was listed on the locator) which is consistent with what was told to VTsnowbird. 168 locations within 15 miles x 10 vaccines a month is 1680 vaccines a month which does not make a big dent on a metropolitan area of 600K people (but not all are age 50 or above).
Someone else mentioned that Costco membership is not needed to use their pharmacy. But I doubt that is commonly known in my area. The 3 Costco stores that I know of do not have separate entrances for the pharmacy which is way in back of the store and you have to show your card to get in the building. So most would assume that one needed a membership for the pharmacy which probably worked in my favor.
Would going to another town help? I live in a pretty large town where I'm sure there was a back log. The pharmacy I ended up using for my 1st vaccine isn't a large town.
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Originally Posted by pikabike
Yesterday I got the second Shingrix vaccination.
Like the first time, there was a little muscle soreness and swelling at the site, but this time it was milder. The first time, the ache was worse the day after; today it is very slight, only noticeable if I press my hand on it and even then, not painful.
I did wake up in the wee hours with mild chills and then a mild sensation of too much warmth. It quickly went away and this morning I feel normal. I’ll take it easy on exertion level today, that’s all.
The pharmacist said that most people reported the second shot as causing less of a reaction.
Neither my husband nor I had to wait in line for either the first or second shots. I just called the pharmacy the day before so they would know to prepare the vaccine.
We live in an area where there aren’t enough GP doctors, let alone specialists. It was a relief that getting the Shingrix vaccinations was so easy.
That's weird because I've been following the shingles vaccine threads; I believe there's 3 or 4 of them, with everyone saying it's the 2nd shot that gave them side effects and not the 1st one. Even people that had no reaction with the 1st one have had a reaction with the 2nd.
I decided to try the Costco pharmacy since a membership is required and they cater to a younger crowd.
Costco caters to a younger crowd??? First I have heard that. The Shingles vax is really for people 55 and older and the wait list was over 200 people when I went in Costco to get it.
Soreness that was slight the first 24 hrs continued diminishing and was totally gone by early this morning, 60 hrs after the shot. I didn’t feel sick at any time.
Definitely better than getting shingles or even one round of the flu!
Got my second shot yesterday. Arm is sore but not quite as bad as the first. I started yesterday with being cold, but then I found out my husband had turned the heat down to 65! That could have explained it. Today I feel like I have the flu - body aches, chills and general malaise. If this one only lasts 24 hours like the first, I’m home free! Husband got his first shot and aside from the sore arms, he doesn’t have any side effects. Lucky him, I guess he's cooking dinner tonight.
Got my second shingles (Shingrix) shot on Thursday Dec 12 at about 1:30 pm. Had no reaction of any kind for the rest of that day or that night. Slept pretty well. The next day (Friday) was a different story. Woke up with a bit of a headache that continued to get worse as the day went on. Just felt crappy all day... kind of achy with a headache.
Slept OK, but not great, Friday night. Felt much better on Saturday, but still had just the slightest of headaches most of the day. By Sunday, I was back to feeling normal.
My wife got her second shot one day after I got mine. Her reactions were pretty much the same as mine, but hers hung on just a little longer.
BTW, my arm wasn't as sore after the second shot as it was after the first one, but I did develop a good sized red spot (rash?) about 3.5" in diameter around the injection site. It didn't hurt much and didn't itch at all. The only way I knew the red spot was there was to look in the mirror. The red spot went away after about 4 or 5 days.
Overall, not bad. Certainly better than getting the shingles. Just glad that I didn't have anything important to do the day after the shot.
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