We do. We've been signed up for weeks. I'm not overly concerned for myself, but my husband has to interface with the public all day long and I want him safe.
I understand. I'd be very concerned too. Keep trying. You may suddenly find one for you and your husband Persistence and constant refreshing of tabs is what seems to do it for most people. Good luck!
@polarberry I was able to get a shot just by the grace of God. I was looking for a spot for my husband who is diabetic. I live in NJ. It was by chance that I found one about 5 weeks ago. Tried to book it for him and he said he couldn’t do that time. I took his spot. I’m just shy of 63. I will go for my 2nd one on Thursday. Finally spots are opening and my husband went this morning. Good luck things are beginning to move.
Thanks, guys. Hopefully now that we have an actual president, things will improve and anyone who wants a shot can get one without any trouble.
The bad weather in the South Plains and back east is recking havoc in Staes to the west who are trying to vaccinate people.
My parents were supposed to get their second dose in Los Angeles or Moderna and it was canceled because of transportation weather issues. They have been rescheduled for next week..
In Phoenix, many cancelations for vaccinations for the next few days for both companies.
I don't really know where to post this piece of information, but it is very relevant to what we were talking tonight after meditation. Kevin feels that something great (a breakthrough) was about to happen. I was watching The Rachel Maddow Show, and she interviewed the doctor who is dealing with the COVID-19 emergency for President Biden's administration. He said that monoclonal antibodies are the future of this virus and of other maladies. A monoclonal antibody is, and I'll quote,
"An antibody made by cloning a unique white blood cell. All subsequent antibodies derived this way trace back to a unique parent cell. Monoclonal antibodies can have monovalent affinity, binding only to the same epitope."
This means that the product of this cloning will bind to and attack ONLY the cells that are targeted, for example, the bad ones. This kind of science have been around for a while, in fact, I take oral chemotherapy every single day, and I still have my hair, nails, and skin, because the pill only targets my disease, not my soft tissue like regular chemo. My pill was approved in the year 2000, and it was in the works for a number of years before that. If we prescribe monoclonal antibodies to the person that has the disease as soon as the doctors realize there's a problem, there will not be a need for the patient to be sent to the ICU.
A monoclonal antibody was prescribed and administered to former president T, and he recovered fast from his COVID.
There are a lot of monoclonal antibodies in "labs" (quoting). But I wonder why those medicines have not been administered to people that are found to have COVID-19, before they get sicker. I guess is politics and economics (the drug and health insurance companies).
So, Kevin, my friend, you are in the right track, and I am honored and humbled to know you.
Here is some interesting information for anyone who has received their first dose of the vaccine, but like in my state, they are out of vaccines with no foreseeable replenishment.
Studies show that the first does of Moderna confers 80% immunity and the first dose from Pfizer confers 91% immunity. They got these figures from testing people right after (same day) their second dose before second dose immunity can get going. However since Moderna's second dose is a week later than Pfizer, I wonder if the figures are reflecting the dissipation of the immunity conferred with the first dose. In other words, they measured Moderna's first dose immunity a month after the first dose, while they measured Pfizer's first dose immunity three weeks after the first dose
Some people are suggesting that vaccine providers use up whatever stores they have to make sure everyone gets at least a first vaccine. But unless they can discover how long first dose immunity lasts, then people would be running around thinking they were more protected than they are. Much to learn.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/marty-makary/91029
My parents are dealing with this right now. Their second Moderna dose was due last Wednesday in Los Angeles. That was canceled because shipments could not arrive due to the problems with the weather in Texas and the south. They have been rescheduled for Monday, but only if a shipment arrives. This is the case around California and through out Arizona as well. I guess much of the country.
It is concerning but I have hope that this big road bump will smooth out shortly.
@lovendures. Friends of mine in SC had their second Moderna doses postponed when the vaccine shipment didn’t arrive on time. Today they are all getting those second doses a week later. Vaccine shipments to Washington state are all delayed now because of weather and transportation issues.
The whole vaccine scheduling process was stressful and then I took up worrying about the vaccine running out before our appointments. When the day finally arrived, the process was smooth and anticlimactic. Now I’ve moved on to worrying about the second doses. My husband and I have two more weeks to go before our second vaccines and we’re hoping the shipments arrive in time. I haven’t read what the consequences are if you receive your second dose later than prescribed.
Then we have the whole issue of Covid variants and whether the current vaccines will protect against the mutant strains. I’m trying not to over think that.
However stressful the vaccination process is, at least we have help on the way and hopefully, a return to normalcy at some point, maybe late summer or fall.
That was a fascinating discussion about monoclonal antibodies after meditation the other day and I’m going to research their use against macular degeneration. Kevin, I’m glad your shared your meditation insight about new science breakthroughs coming. There’s such power energy when we meditate as a group and I’m always fascinated to hear what people experience.