Have you been vaccinated?

[Solitaire]

Whoa!

An 85% in the poll.

What country is this forum in?

 

[Upchurch]

I heard something about shedding spikes...that would be cool. Fling spikes at people. I shall be called...Spikes...no Spikeman...no Captain Spike...

Marrow, perhaps?

 

[Warp12]

People were critical when I mentioned the bad policies of my local CVS, on vaccination.

While sitting around, and doing nothing as best I could tell (based on the observed chat, inaction, and giggling), I was denied a walk-in. I was told that they no longer did them.

Today, after a painful appointment process that took about 40 minutes, I got my second shot. The guy who administered it told me that they were still doing walk-ins, but that they might change their minds, based on how busy the pharmacy was.

How busy, or how lazy, I wondered? Well, at least I got it. This is no way to encourage vaccination.

 

[Stacyhs]

People were critical when I mentioned the bad policies of my local CVS, on vaccination.

While sitting around, and doing nothing as best I could tell (based on the observed chat, inaction, and giggling), I was denied a walk-in. I was told that they no longer did them.

Today, after a painful appointment process that took about 40 minutes, I got my second shot. The guy who administered it told me that they were still doing walk-ins, but that they might change their minds, based on how busy the pharmacy was.

How busy, or how lazy, I wondered? Well, at least I got it. This is no way to encourage vaccination.

You were also criticized for your use of a degrading term for those women...which you defended and have continued to do along with using other degrading terms.

"How busy, or how lazy, I wondered?" Has it occurred to you that those 'lazy, chatting, giggling' women weren't qualified to give shots? They weren't pharmacists.

 

[Warp12]

People were critical when I mentioned the bad policies of my local CVS, on vaccination.

While sitting around, and doing nothing as best I could tell (based on the observed chat, inaction, and giggling), I was denied a walk-in. I was told that they no longer did them.

Today, after a painful appointment process that took about 40 minutes, I got my second shot. The guy who administered it told me that they were still doing walk-ins, but that they might change their minds, based on how busy the pharmacy was.

How busy, or how lazy, I wondered? Well, at least I got it. This is no way to encourage vaccination.

"How busy, or how lazy, I wondered?" Has it occurred to you that those 'lazy, chatting, giggling' women weren't qualified to give shots? They weren't pharmacists.

The one who incorrectly claimed they were no longer taking walk-ins is the one who gave me my first shot, and the one who was in charge.

 

[erlando]

Whoa!

An 85% in the poll.

What country is this forum in?

"The world". Also a forum with a supposedly skeptic audience might not be the most representative of the general population.

 

[Stacyhs]

I went to get my second shot last Wednesday, at CVS. They told me they were not taking walk-ins, since when the FDA authorized booster shots. I thought how crazy this was...there was nobody else there to get a shot, but they turned me away. So, now I have to schedule an appointment, which is about 5 days out.

You posted that on 28th August 2021, 05:14 AM. So, "last Wed." would have been the 25th Aug. Five or 6 days out would be Aug. 30 or 31.

People were critical when I mentioned the bad policies of my local CVS, on vaccination.

While sitting around, and doing nothing as best I could tell (based on the observed chat, inaction, and giggling), I was denied a walk-in. I was told that they no longer did them.

Today, after a painful appointment process that took about 40 minutes, I got my second shot. The guy who administered it told me that they were still doing walk-ins, but that they might change their minds, based on how busy the pharmacy was.

How busy, or how lazy, I wondered? Well, at least I got it. This is no way to encourage vaccination.

"Today" is Sept.16 and you say you got your second shot "today" (Sept. 16). That's a long 5 days! I'm surprised it took over two weeks to get an appt. since the vaccination rate has dropped to a fraction of what it was, especially if you live in a Red state. Why not just go to another pharmacy or walk-in clinic if you had to wait that long? You can walk into just about any pharmacy around here with no appt. and get one. I see signs up at all of them saying so.

 

[Warbler]

I got vaccinated as soon as I was eligible, which was in March. It was the Moderna Vaccine

If and when I am eligible, I will get a booster shot. But with what happened with the FDA today, that is probably a long way off.

 

[Stacyhs]

I got vaccinated as soon as I was eligible, which was in March. It was the Moderna Vaccine

If and when I am eligible, I will get a booster shot. But with what happened with the FDA today, that is probably a long way off.

I was vaccinated in early April, as soon as I could get an appointment. The FDA approved booster shots today for ages 65+ which just barely includes me and my husband. Whoo hoo!

 

[slyjoe]

I was vaccinated in early April, as soon as I could get an appointment. The FDA approved booster shots today for ages 65+ which just barely includes me and my husband. Whoo hoo!

Got my third Pfizer a few weeks ago. Antibody test after two shots was negative. Three weeks after the third shot the antibody test was positive. Which I "think" is a good thing.

 

[Trebuchet]

I'm over 65 and have to go to the pharmacy today anyhow so I'll ask about a third shot. Been six months since the second.

 

[Stacyhs]

I'm over 65 and have to go to the pharmacy today anyhow so I'll ask about a third shot. Been six months since the second.

Let know if you get it. I got my two shots in April so it will be 6 months for me in Oct.

 

[Warp12]

The last thing I want to see is dead Democrats, or even Republicans, for that matter. Please people, get those shots. Even if you live in rural areas and/or the registration process is a ridiculous hassle.

 

[Stacyhs]

The last thing I want to see is dead Democrats, or even Republicans, for that matter. Please people, get those shots. Even if you live in rural areas and/or the registration process is a ridiculous hassle.

I knew you could do it!

But there is no "ridiculous hassle registration process".

 

[Warp12]

But there is no "ridiculous hassle registration process".

"If you're a blacksmith, probably the proudest day of your life is when you get your first anvil. How innocent you are, little blacksmith." - Jack Handey

 

[Stacyhs]

"If you're a blacksmith, probably the proudest day of your life is when you get your first anvil. How innocent you are, little blacksmith." - Jack Handey

LOL! Is this one of Kellyanne's 'alternative facts'? Would you care to cite what this "ridiculous hassle registration process" is exactly? You go down to the pharmacy, say you want a Covid vaccination and you get it. At the worst, you might have to come back in a couple days after they give you a date and time.

 

[Warp12]

LOL! Is this one of Kellyanne's 'alternative facts'? Would you care to cite what this "ridiculous hassle registration process" is exactly? You go down to the pharmacy, say you want a Covid vaccination and you get it. At the worst, you might have to come back in a couple days after they give you a date and time.

Online process required to get an appointment.

Must input pictures of insurance cards. Like this must be so intuitive for most people?

At best appointments are 3 days out, at random times.

If you register, and someone else grabs your chosen time slot during the process, you get error messages and lose all data. Must start again, without any idea of why.

Walk-in, rejected, and told not possible.

And, best part...pharmacy person acknowledges that I was mislead about no walk-ins. Then told, even if I did, 1 hour wait.

Pharmacy acknowledges that the online appointment system is bad, and suggests that if people want to book an appointment, that they try after 11 pm at night, to start.

Those are the basics. Geeze.

 

[Stacyhs]

Online process required to get an appointment.

Must input pictures of insurance cards. Like this must be so intuitive for most people?

At best appointments are 3 days out, at random times.

If you register, and someone else grabs your chosen time slot during the process, you get error messages and lose all data. Must start again, without any idea of why.

Walk-in, rejected, and told not possible.

And, best part...pharmacy person acknowledges that I was mislead about no walk-ins. Then told, even if I did, 1 hour wait.

Pharmacy acknowledges that the online appointment system is bad, and suggests that if people want to book an appointment, that they try after 11 pm at night, to start.

Those are the basics. Geeze.

Huh. It took me literally 5 minutes to book an appt. for my husband me last March. And the one for my daughter a month later when she qualified. Most pharmacies take walk-ins with little to no wait now. Where the hell do you live? A one pharmacy town?
And I never had to download my insurance card. They just asked for it when we went though the drive-thru vaccination center.

And I'm still wondering why you said you were getting your second shot in about 5 days then later said you went in for your second shot weeks later.

 

[Delphic Oracle]

Online process required to get an appointment.



Must input pictures of insurance cards. Like this must be so intuitive for most people?



At best appointments are 3 days out, at random times.



If you register, and someone else grabs your chosen time slot during the process, you get error messages and lose all data. Must start again, without any idea of why.



Walk-in, rejected, and told not possible.



And, best part...pharmacy person acknowledges that I was mislead about no walk-ins. Then told, even if I did, 1 hour wait.



Pharmacy acknowledges that the online appointment system is bad, and suggests that if people want to book an appointment, that they try after 11 pm at night, to start.



Those are the basics. Geeze.

I made an appointment for 6 hours later. No insurance required whatsoever.

Maybe the pharmacy you chose sucks and there's easier options available if you bothered to look around?

 

[Warp12]

Maybe the pharmacy you chose sucks and there's easier options available if you bothered to look around?

The first time I went to the pharmacy, for my first shot, in and out, 15 minutes.

I am in a rural area, not a million choices, and I'm not going to drive 35+ miles for a shot.

My whole point was, the system is flawed, and not making it easy to get vaccinated. And this is a large chain, CVS. But, somehow, people want to find every way to discredit my account.

I have my shots, finally. But, imo, this process should be made as easy as possible. You shouldn't have to know how to take pics and upload them online, you shouldn't have a situation where you lose your data because someone else took the time slot, you shouldn't have to register after 11 pm.

I want everyone to get a shot, and I am just relaying my experience.