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Post by valiente on Apr 7, 2021 17:58:35 GMT -6
Tlex, I just saw the latest news coming out of your province. Yikes. Iād meant to gif but w/e. Itās bad. Everything is bad. š¤¬
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Post by hippo on Apr 7, 2021 19:28:07 GMT -6
I didn't have to list a condition, nor did it ask me who my doctor was. really? Iād be interested to hear if they ask you when you get there Itās self assessing. But Iāll let you know after I go in the morning!
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Post by hippo on Apr 8, 2021 13:18:00 GMT -6
really? Iād be interested to hear if they ask you when you get there Itās self assessing. But Iāll let you know after I go in the morning! I was asked right before the shot, but it was not recorded anywhere.
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Post by jorkzy on Apr 8, 2021 20:31:08 GMT -6
AB just opened up vaccines to anyone born before 2005 with underlying conditions. I reaaaally want to lie and say Iām pregnant to get one but I wonāt. Still not vaccinating essential workers though š¤¬ And not teachers either. So crazy. Like - healthcare are not the only essential workers, based on the very list that Kenney put out last spring that included a ton of jobs that likely still donāt qualify.
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Post by jorkzy on Apr 8, 2021 20:33:04 GMT -6
Wow, very excited for you Albertans! :waves through tears from Ontario: And this quote is going to be his (hopeful) downfall. Donāt make stupid promises like this. Donāt get peoples hopes up when you have quite literally no fucking clue how this is going to go. Heās such a dick.
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Post by euphony on Apr 22, 2021 10:33:53 GMT -6
Well... looks like Nova Scotia is screwed for a while.
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Post by euphony on Apr 22, 2021 13:24:50 GMT -6
Today I learn there is AZ vaccine sitting unused because they won't lower the age of eligibility in NS and virtually everyone who can get AZ can get Pfizer/Moderna. Long wow on that bullshit. Lower the age, you idiots. AZ works fine.
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Post by euphony on May 6, 2021 16:13:25 GMT -6
Are Canadians not posting anymore because it is too friggin' depressing? I'm feeling it, man. These variants are brutal, and my optimism about NS' ability to stop this runaway train is waning a bit. I really thought we locked down early. Guess not.
Anyone choosing the AZ vaccine in order to get vaccinated quicker? I admit, them reporting every damn clot is really making it hard to make what I thought would be an easy decision.
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Post by danib on May 6, 2021 16:16:19 GMT -6
euphony I got the Pfizer shot today, but I went there not knowing which vaccine I was getting and was prepared to take what they offered. I *assumed* it would be Pfizer or Moderna, but didn't know for sure.
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Post by euphony on May 6, 2021 17:05:49 GMT -6
euphony I got the Pfizer shot today, but I went there not knowing which vaccine I was getting and was prepared to take what they offered. I *assumed* it would be Pfizer or Moderna, but didn't know for sure. Here you can get AZ if you are 40 and the mRNAs if you are 55. I am not 40 yet, but I assume both will lower in the coming weeks. I want to not care, but the death from a clot in NB has me spooked.
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Post by danib on May 6, 2021 17:46:01 GMT -6
euphony I got the Pfizer shot today, but I went there not knowing which vaccine I was getting and was prepared to take what they offered. I *assumed* it would be Pfizer or Moderna, but didn't know for sure. Here you can get AZ if you are 40 and the mRNAs if you are 55. I am not 40 yet, but I assume both will lower in the coming weeks. I want to not care, but the death from a clot in NB has me spooked. I get it. I was super nervous waiting for them to let me know what I was getting (even being pretty confident it was one of the 2).
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Post by Tlex on May 6, 2021 18:59:04 GMT -6
Are Canadians not posting anymore because it is too friggin' depressing? I'm feeling it, man. These variants are brutal, and my optimism about NS' ability to stop this runaway train is waning a bit. I really thought we locked down early. Guess not. Anyone choosing the AZ vaccine in order to get vaccinated quicker? I admit, them reporting every damn clot is really making it hard to make what I thought would be an easy decision. Yes too depressed to even say anything, but I was glad to see posting in here. Iām so sorry about the asshole Ontarians who ruined the Atlantic bubble. Just disgusting. Iām eligible to book a vaccine as of May 10th but itās a shitshow here so who knows how far out from booking my vaccine date will be. I will take any one of the vaccines offered.
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Post by emma on May 6, 2021 19:49:39 GMT -6
Alberta finally said fuck it to the age and job categories and opened vaccines to everyone over 12. Well over 30 today and over 12 on Monday.
Iām so angry at the NACI saying people should wait for Pfizer or moderna then acting all surprised they caused vaccine regret and skepticism for the people that already got AZ. Like what did they think would happen making that statement, and how was it helpful in getting vaccine uptake?
Weāre back into full lockdown, basically the same restrictions as last spring. So exactly 0 progress has been made in a year. Iām so so tired of it all
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Post by valiente on May 6, 2021 20:47:07 GMT -6
Are Canadians not posting anymore because it is too friggin' depressing? I'm feeling it, man. These variants are brutal, and my optimism about NS' ability to stop this runaway train is waning a bit. I really thought we locked down early. Guess not. Anyone choosing the AZ vaccine in order to get vaccinated quicker? I admit, them reporting every damn clot is really making it hard to make what I thought would be an easy decision. Yes too depressed to even say anything, but I was glad to see posting in here. Iām so sorry about the asshole Ontarians who ruined the Atlantic bubble. Just disgusting. Iām eligible to book a vaccine as of May 10th but itās a shitshow here so who knows how far out from booking my vaccine date will be. I will take any one of the vaccines offered. Yup. Kids have been home for nearly 4 weeks now. The only places I go are the bakery a few doors down and the office if it is absolutely necessary. There is at least one new Covid case at my work each week. I tear up when someone I know gets their vaccine. I canāt register for a vaccine for a couple more weeks but I donāt really care because I donāt think that Iāll be okay until the kids are vaccinated. Itās just been SO LONG and so difficult and I donāt see an end to it yet.
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Post by Tlex on May 6, 2021 21:01:03 GMT -6
Yes too depressed to even say anything, but I was glad to see posting in here. Iām so sorry about the asshole Ontarians who ruined the Atlantic bubble. Just disgusting. Iām eligible to book a vaccine as of May 10th but itās a shitshow here so who knows how far out from booking my vaccine date will be. I will take any one of the vaccines offered. Yup. Kids have been home for nearly 4 weeks now. The only places I go are the bakery a few doors down and the office if it is absolutely necessary. There is at least one new Covid case at my work each week. I tear up when someone I know gets their vaccine. I canāt register for a vaccine for a couple more weeks but I donāt really care because I donāt think that Iāll be okay until the kids are vaccinated. Itās just been SO LONG and so difficult and I donāt see an end to it yet. Iām very emotional today. Itās been a good day in many ways and yet thereās this sense of how ānot overā this all is, and my kids are heading downhill fast, itās hard. They are accelerating back to the behaviours, regressions, depression, and anxiety they showed at the end of the last lockdown and school closures. Iām so sad for how much theyāve lost out on.
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Post by valiente on May 6, 2021 21:04:41 GMT -6
Yup. Kids have been home for nearly 4 weeks now. The only places I go are the bakery a few doors down and the office if it is absolutely necessary. There is at least one new Covid case at my work each week. I tear up when someone I know gets their vaccine. I canāt register for a vaccine for a couple more weeks but I donāt really care because I donāt think that Iāll be okay until the kids are vaccinated. Itās just been SO LONG and so difficult and I donāt see an end to it yet. Iām very emotional today. Itās been a good day in many ways and yet thereās this sense of how ānot overā this all is, and my kids are heading downhill fast, itās hard. They are accelerating back to the behaviours, regressions, depression, and anxiety they showed at the end of the last lockdown and school closures. Iām so sad for how much theyāve lost out on. Iām so sorry youāre struggling too.
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Post by Tlex on May 6, 2021 21:16:28 GMT -6
Iām very emotional today. Itās been a good day in many ways and yet thereās this sense of how ānot overā this all is, and my kids are heading downhill fast, itās hard. They are accelerating back to the behaviours, regressions, depression, and anxiety they showed at the end of the last lockdown and school closures. Iām so sad for how much theyāve lost out on. Iām so sorry youāre struggling too. Sorry, I meant to say this to you as well! That was the intent of my ramble. This sucks and Iām with you.
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Post by valiente on May 6, 2021 21:56:57 GMT -6
Iām so sorry youāre struggling too. Sorry, I meant to say this to you as well! That was the intent of my ramble. This sucks and Iām with you. I got the feeling.
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Post by euphony on May 7, 2021 4:22:35 GMT -6
Yup. Kids have been home for nearly 4 weeks now. The only places I go are the bakery a few doors down and the office if it is absolutely necessary. There is at least one new Covid case at my work each week. I tear up when someone I know gets their vaccine. I canāt register for a vaccine for a couple more weeks but I donāt really care because I donāt think that Iāll be okay until the kids are vaccinated. Itās just been SO LONG and so difficult and I donāt see an end to it yet. Iām very emotional today. Itās been a good day in many ways and yet thereās this sense of how ānot overā this all is, and my kids are heading downhill fast, itās hard. They are accelerating back to the behaviours, regressions, depression, and anxiety they showed at the end of the last lockdown and school closures. Iām so sad for how much theyāve lost out on. I'm so sorry. Most of my friends with kids are in the GTA, and I feel so bad for everyone trying to parent through an endless lock down. I feel like if I didn't have kids, it would be so much easier. And I know that it has been much easier here. I certainly have no right to complain that it finally got us after a long stretch of relative peace. (But yes, fuck that superspreader couple from ON that went to a god damn Easter party during their mandatory isolation period.) I am just tired of worrying. We got a dental surgery for my oldest a week before the lockdown that hopefully saved his remaining molars. He has an enamel defect that caused two teeth to disintegrate during the previous lockdown and need to be pulled once it lifted. We were only scheduled for this less urgent treatment for August, but I got him re-triaged in February because one of his remaining molars was starting to hurt. We barely got in before this exploded. He also had early intervention service for ASD cut from 6 months to 12 months. And he is fine. He did well with 6 months. His teeth are capped. He is fine. But I started feeling guilty and sick with worry for all the kids that will have procedures and services delayed or cut that won't be. Our healthcare system has always been overburdened and these lockdowns compound the situation.
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Post by danib on May 7, 2021 4:43:17 GMT -6
I'm so sorry to everyone who is struggling. We've been lucky and haven't had it too too bad *knocks on everything wood*, and last week sent a bunch of our healthcare workers to Ontario to help out there. We do have 3 variants of concern in the province, but everyone who travels seems to be following the quarantine rules so haven't spread it to the community (since that one event we had in Feb). We also have a ship docked here from India where 14 crew members have it, but no one is allowed to get off, aside from 1 person who had to be transported to the hospital. I feel really really bad for them all stuck there, but it's too big a risk.
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Post by Notarobot on May 7, 2021 5:54:34 GMT -6
I am so sorry for everyone who is struggling. This just feels like a never ending lockdown and while supposedly we'll get enough vaccine to open appointments for all adults this month, I just don't trust the gov't to handle the roll out. At least all of my family in Montreal now have their first shot.
I don't have kids, so I feel like I can't complain because I know how much harder it is for families. I just feel like I have nothing left in the tank to engage with anything these days. It feels like the early months after my divorce, just flat and hopeless and isolated. Thank goodness for virtual therapy.
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Post by euphony on May 7, 2021 7:26:03 GMT -6
Of course you can complain Notarobot ! I have been actively worried about the lack of Canadians venting because that just means we are all getting ground down. It is hard, because this board is mainly US posters, and it feels like their worries (vaccine hesitancy) have really left ours (vaccine scarcity) behind. It's good, though. I am glad they are improving. But everyone needs to be able to say how much this sucks. It really, really sucks.
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Post by Notarobot on May 7, 2021 10:00:16 GMT -6
Of course you can complain Notarobot ! I have been actively worried about the lack of Canadians venting because that just means we are all getting ground down. It is hard, because this board is mainly US posters, and it feels like their worries (vaccine hesitancy) have really left ours (vaccine scarcity) behind. It's good, though. I am glad they are improving. But everyone needs to be able to say how much this sucks. It really, really sucks. Thanks for that, it is nice to be able to share with people who are also experiencing the same thing. I've avoided all the covid threads because I just can't mentally deal with hearing about how it's going in other places. I'm happy things are improving in the US but also feeling the grind of trying to hold on to hope.
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Post by hangry on May 7, 2021 12:54:49 GMT -6
So my H got the AZ vaccine. He generally has medication hesitancy, but went on with it anyway. I think it was peer pressure because many of his friends did too š. The risk of blood clot is so much smaller than what i was when I took BC pills for 15 years. And it never phased me to not take those pills then. It feels like the reports of blood clots with this vaccine are more worrisome because they are reported at the same time. But ultimately, a really small risk compared to covid blood clots. All that to say, that if I hadnāt received Pfizer through work, I would have taken AZ. But I completely get the hesitation. And if youāre still living a limited lifestyle and it would alleviate some anxiety, then that might be the right decision for you to wait. Is everyone following VaxHuntersCanada to find pop ups? I know many people this has worked for.
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Post by danib on May 7, 2021 13:31:59 GMT -6
I don't think my Province had pop-ups. hangry. Is it just for certain areas? (I already have my vaccine, but would pass the info to friends)
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Post by hangry on May 7, 2021 20:14:01 GMT -6
I don't think my Province had pop-ups. hangry. Is it just for certain areas? (I already have my vaccine, but would pass the info to friends) I stopped following them once both of us got our shots, so Iām not positive, but I canāt picture your province listed on any of the posts about pop ups. So maybe there arenāt any there. I can picture seeing ON, BC, QC
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Post by Tlex on May 8, 2021 11:51:58 GMT -6
Im following VHC but no luck yet, just added us to a few more eligibility wait lists. Iām so tired and today feels really blah. I am frustrated with myself for being so mopey but canāt seem to shake it, probably just gotta sit with it.
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Post by babybean on May 8, 2021 12:15:31 GMT -6
Im following VHC but no luck yet, just added us to a few more eligibility wait lists. Iām so tired and today feels really blah. I am frustrated with myself for being so mopey but canāt seem to shake it, probably just gotta sit with it. is it end of the month vaccines open up to everyone?
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Post by Tlex on May 8, 2021 12:30:55 GMT -6
Im following VHC but no luck yet, just added us to a few more eligibility wait lists. Iām so tired and today feels really blah. I am frustrated with myself for being so mopey but canāt seem to shake it, probably just gotta sit with it. is it end of the month vaccines open up to everyone? Yeah, booking opens up May 24 for all, some hotspots have opened it to 18+ today, but those already totally booked here! Iām glad people are so eager to get it. I am eligible May 10th to book, I will report back on how far out appointments are looking when I can get one.
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Post by babybean on May 8, 2021 12:48:50 GMT -6
is it end of the month vaccines open up to everyone? Yeah, booking opens up May 24 for all, some hotspots have opened it to 18+ today, but those already totally booked here! Iām glad people are so eager to get it. I am eligible May 10th to book, I will report back on how far out appointments are looking when I can get one. This makes me feel good because I see so much āIām not getting itā nonsense online.
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