Coronavirus (Covid-19) Discussion

[Giles]

I am now getting a phone call every day from the track and trace team.  Whilst I support the initiative, asking me the same questions every time is beginning to wear a bit thin.

e.g.

Q - Have you arrived from a foreign country recently?
A - Well I said yes the last 2 times you called, but I've now changed my mind - WTF do you think?

Today, when I asked do they not keep a record of what I answered previously, the person on the other end of the phone said, "we have your previous answers in front of us, but we have to ignore them when going through the script"

Does someone not realize how counterproductive it is to piss people off.  I am a massive believer in doing what is necessary to get us rid of this scourge, but Jesus I could top the next fucker who phones me up….

[Seul]

Easy, tiger… Those people have really shitty jobs as is 

[Giles]

I know.  And I have the utmost sympathy for them.  But some fuckwit somewhere is making them do this and I maintain, as a strategy it is counter-productive.  Now, all I want to do is ban the incoming phone number.

[Snowy]

miss the next call and report back. Social experiment for us.

Really broken system to call every day for sure. Wasting everyone's time. Poor folks asking the questions all day, they must be 100x more mental about it than you.. do them a favour and don't answer next time

[Giles]

I'm going to answer and be really nice, but will ask who I contact to "make suggestions" on how to improve

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

I got the J and J vaccine today. I feel pretty weird. It might be because I haven't eaten anything yet today or anxiety about side effects. Been chugging Gatorade like crazy.

[Paul9221]

@Filthy:

I got the J and J vaccine today. I feel pretty weird. It might be because I haven't eaten anything yet today or anxiety about side effects. Been chugging Gatorade like crazy.

Stay hydrated, yo!  I drove myself crazy about the potential side effects. Don't do that to yourself.  Relax, drink lots of water or Gatorade, watch some TV or play some video games.

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

I guess my vaccine is working… I feel like I can't get warm enough and achy all over. I feel awful.

[LewisStonehouse]

@Filthy I was a bit rough for a couple of days after mine (moderna), similar kind of stuff. At least now you'll have excellent 5G signal :-\

[Paul9221]

Goooo immune system!

I got achy and a fever after my second dose of Pfizer. Went away after a day.  Rest.

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

I laid in bed about four hours moaning until I got the courage to go downstairs and take some Tylenol. I maybe don't feel as bad as I did before.

[Paul9221]

It seems like the vaccines give you a mini flu that lasts for a day or two without major symptoms.

I'll keep checking on you, Filthy

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

I feel a lot better now that I took some Tylenol. I think I will be okay by tomorrow.

[Clint_D]

My second Moderna shot kicked my ass for 48 hours.  I didn't feel too awful, just exhausted.  I was fatigued as hell for the weekend after but felt normal again after a few days.

[Chris]

First Moderna shot- no effect whatsoever. Second Moderna shot- flu-like symptoms the next day; fatigue, body aches, slight nausea. Totally fine by the second day.  My wife had zero effects after both Moderna shots, my son had zero effects after both Pfizer shots. Kind of a crap shoot on what, if any, side effects you'll have, I guess.

Hope you recover quickly, Filthy.

[tvenuto]

My experience of it was like when you're starting to feel a flu coming on, but for like a full 24 hours.  Like your throat doesn't hurt yet, but you know it's about to start hurting.  Or you're not totally feverish, but your temp control is weird and you feel a tiny bit achy.  I was super tired with major brain-fog too, so I took lots of naps and abandoned my attempts to work from home.

I've heard people who got nothing, and people who were destroyed for a day or so.  Hydrate, sleep and it will pass!

[Giles]

I had bad symptoms after my first Astra Zeneca shot.  When I went back for the 2nd dose, the doc said, Astra Zeneca hits you hard after the 1st jab, but the second is fine (and I had no symptoms after the second jab), Moderna is the other way around….

[Matt]

That was my experience with Moderna.  I drove 2000 miles the day after my first one and couldn’t take 3 steps off the couch after the second.

About 2 days after my first fully vaccinated maskless trip to Walmart I caught all the colds.

[Filthy2123ozjunkie]

Still feel like ass with shit frosting. But well enough for a couple beers. Still waiting for that excellent 5G reception.

[Joberwocky]

I had the Phizer shot and the first had no real effects, the second wipes me out fatigue wise for like a day or so, but nothing else really