I was all for the jab, one hundred percent until all the negatives about blood clots. Had a blood clot after Chemotherapy four years ago & recently diagnosed with three clots. As overseas travel is not on the cards until sometime in the distant future and I’m in the over 70 category, why risk it? Having said that I hope the population that doesn’t have my problems gets vaccinated as soon as possible. It’s the only way to hopefully beat this virus. Stay safe practice social distancing, wear a mask and sanitise.
Last month I finished both shots. First one, I had the usual side effects. The second dose, I had no side effects at all. Went to a restaurant for Mother’s Day, yesterday. It was a real treat, since it’s been over a year and a half.
Side effects of Covid-19 vaccination? Freedom, can dine in a lot of restaurants, no mask in a lot of scenarios. But, come on, who want’s that, huh? Much better to lock yourself down, right?
A friend recently completed his series despite being very needle-phobic (for the same reason I was for a long time until I needed allergy shots: we both were raised having physicians who were trained for military needs in WWII and those never learned to give good needles). When he had his first one he asked the nurse to warn him beforehand, only to have her tell him that he’d already had it and what she was doing was putting on his bandaid.
Everyone I know (including me…) has had just the expected levels of learning responses by our immune systems, too, including ones with anaphylactic shock to other things in their past.
Getting the vaccine, except for the wait in the past has been not big deal. Much better than getting a virus that is mostly spread as aerosol and which is very vascular. Much, much better than winding up in ICU on a respirator, or having long CoVID, which may have as many as three causes from the initial infection such as direct organ damage (examples including lungs, pancreas, blood vessels, heart (which took a friend in his 40s), and testicles), damage secondary to vascular (including but not limited to some of the brain damage studied, ED onset, pancreas in some others, kidneys, small intestine as happened to a friend in her 20s), and apparent onset of an autoimmune disorder on the level of lupus (multiple organs).
My first shot was done by a nurse and completely painless. My second was only slightly ouchie because a physician who got a positive break after months of ER work did it, but it was not bad and I sure can not fault someone who does not usually give needles and who badly deserved a very uplifting change.
A deep dark mystery. A dentist once told me that the worst needlephobes are high school and college athletes, a couple of whom actually passed out in the chair. (And you can’t really do dentistry if the patient can’t open his mouth. And yes, the extreme freak-outs are dudes.)
I don’t think the media are doing a service by relentlessly showing shot-in-arm over and over. Waiting in line, fine. Telling people how relieved they are to be vaccinated, fine. Few people look at the needle when getting their own injection; why would they want to see it over and over? We want to assuage people’s fears not incite them.
Enter.Name.Here almost 3 years ago
I barely felt it. Got mine 2 days ago, FINALLY (J&J version).
oldpine52 almost 3 years ago
And that’s before the side effects kick in.
ccnrob almost 3 years ago
You can actually make out his eyes! That is rare!
Aussie Down Under almost 3 years ago
I was all for the jab, one hundred percent until all the negatives about blood clots. Had a blood clot after Chemotherapy four years ago & recently diagnosed with three clots. As overseas travel is not on the cards until sometime in the distant future and I’m in the over 70 category, why risk it? Having said that I hope the population that doesn’t have my problems gets vaccinated as soon as possible. It’s the only way to hopefully beat this virus. Stay safe practice social distancing, wear a mask and sanitise.
Sephten almost 3 years ago
THE EYES! THE EYES!
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
This is one of the best laughs I’ve had today!!!
monya_43 almost 3 years ago
Last month I finished both shots. First one, I had the usual side effects. The second dose, I had no side effects at all. Went to a restaurant for Mother’s Day, yesterday. It was a real treat, since it’s been over a year and a half.
William Bednar Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Side effects of Covid-19 vaccination? Freedom, can dine in a lot of restaurants, no mask in a lot of scenarios. But, come on, who want’s that, huh? Much better to lock yourself down, right?
SukieCrandall Premium Member almost 3 years ago
A friend recently completed his series despite being very needle-phobic (for the same reason I was for a long time until I needed allergy shots: we both were raised having physicians who were trained for military needs in WWII and those never learned to give good needles). When he had his first one he asked the nurse to warn him beforehand, only to have her tell him that he’d already had it and what she was doing was putting on his bandaid.
Everyone I know (including me…) has had just the expected levels of learning responses by our immune systems, too, including ones with anaphylactic shock to other things in their past.
Getting the vaccine, except for the wait in the past has been not big deal. Much better than getting a virus that is mostly spread as aerosol and which is very vascular. Much, much better than winding up in ICU on a respirator, or having long CoVID, which may have as many as three causes from the initial infection such as direct organ damage (examples including lungs, pancreas, blood vessels, heart (which took a friend in his 40s), and testicles), damage secondary to vascular (including but not limited to some of the brain damage studied, ED onset, pancreas in some others, kidneys, small intestine as happened to a friend in her 20s), and apparent onset of an autoimmune disorder on the level of lupus (multiple organs).
My first shot was done by a nurse and completely painless. My second was only slightly ouchie because a physician who got a positive break after months of ER work did it, but it was not bad and I sure can not fault someone who does not usually give needles and who badly deserved a very uplifting change.
AndrewSihler almost 3 years ago
A deep dark mystery. A dentist once told me that the worst needlephobes are high school and college athletes, a couple of whom actually passed out in the chair. (And you can’t really do dentistry if the patient can’t open his mouth. And yes, the extreme freak-outs are dudes.)
dtdbiz almost 3 years ago
Monty looks like Hank Hill in the 3rd panel.
bunny-hugger Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I think Moondog is confused as Nitro has no inversions!
mistercatworks almost 3 years ago
I don’t think the media are doing a service by relentlessly showing shot-in-arm over and over. Waiting in line, fine. Telling people how relieved they are to be vaccinated, fine. Few people look at the needle when getting their own injection; why would they want to see it over and over? We want to assuage people’s fears not incite them.
Sisyphos almost 3 years ago
Monty strikes out; Moonie’s memory is devatatingly spot-on!