Vaccine Availability in NYS

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

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Rich, unless I'm mistaken,the page you linked lists NYS clinics. Last month, pharmacies began to vaccinate us geezers 60+. It's down to 30+ now (or 16+ if in a risk group) I was able to make an appointment at the CVS in Watkins Glen, which is about equidistant to Ithaca from me. 2nd jab was accomplished this Monday, so I'll be able to hug my grandson on his birthday in a little over two weeks.

Wal-Mart, Kinney, Rite-Aid, and many independents have pages you can watch and/or sign up for the appointment waiting list. Today, CVS seems to be mostly booked--but there are some outlets with availabilities--Ithaca is one, so is Greece. https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

This is my county's page. Scroll down for links to a bunch of pharmacies and chains to check for appointment or waiting lists. https://www.schuylercounty.us/civicalerts.aspx?aid=469

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Rich, unless I'm mistaken,the page you linked lists NYS clinics.

I'm on both NYS DOH and Niagara County DOH lists. Both list No Appointments Available whenever I check. There is no announcements of availability, the sites just post a URL and shut it down when the vaccine allotment is met. I've actually gotten through to the sites before they could shut them down but after the allotment had been met. (Pic below).

As of this morning, most all eastern NYS sites had availability (NY City especially) but not western NYS.

My county DOH has assigned me to either Tops Supermarket or Wegmans pharmacy. I don't get a choice of others. NYS DOH has a bunch of sites, closest is in Buffalo but still no availability.

If a site gets in 1,000 doses, they post it on the site and the list is filled in less than 10 minutes (according to the local paper).

Lately, the PFizer vaccine seems to be predominant. Some Jannsen [J&J] has been distributed by NYS DOH but in lots of less than 500.

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[tomaustin]

an old-fashioned calf scramble.................

[sheepherder]

I am by nature a pessimist. (That means I hope for the best but prepare for the worst). The nearest facility that most often appears to have vaccine available is in Rochester [Henrietta], which is about an hour and a half drive away from me. That's in good weather, with no road construction. I do not know what the window of opportunity is for the vaccination appointments but I expect that if I chose this facility I would have to leave at least an hour early. It's listed as a PFizer vaccine.

One of my lady friends (the only one, actually ) has advised me to wait for the Janssen/J&J vaccine, so I checked the CDC site on that vaccine option -

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...s/janssen.html

Only 66% effective in clinical trials??? I'll make sure I get the Moderna or PFizer vaccines...whenever they become available...

[tomaustin]

I get my second Moderna on 4-9...then wait patiently for another 3 weeks for the curing period, as one of my friends called it....then I should be good to go, with continued precautions from the building crowds at the spring festivals and picnics......

[spangy]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

I am by nature a pessimist. (That means I hope for the best but prepare for the worst)

Only 66% effective in clinical trials??? I'll make sure I get the Moderna or PFizer vaccines...whenever they become available...

Pessimism
Pessimism is a negative mental attitude in which an undesirable outcome is anticipated from a given situation. Pessimists tend to focus on the negatives of life in general.

Your philosophy is not that of a pessimist ... your philosophy is much like my own which I call pessimistic optimism ... prepare for the worst so as to be ready should that occur but believe that it won't so as not to be a 'downer'. Works for me.

As to 'efficacy' ... those numbers are completly misleading and really have nothing to do with choosing the best vaccine. Remember Trillions of dollars are at stake as big pharma competes for the billions of doses needed ... the LIE Olympics have begun.

I urge you to watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3odScka55A
before making such an important decision.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by spangy

I urge you to watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3odScka55A
before making such an important decision.

I just watched it. Very compelling. Thanks for the learning experience!

The video says that they are all effective. Any of them should do. I can just get whatever is available. Whenever it's available.

It's also possible that I've already had the virus. About this time last year, I was sicker than a dog for 8 days. But the CDC had only released three symptoms then: Fever, cough, and shortness of breath, I had none of those. Now, a year later, they have a longer list of symptoms...

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019.../symptoms.html

I had more than half of these symptoms, plus a few more. Just not the big 3.

I'll do as the video suggests and take whatever is available.

[spangy]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

It's also possible that I've already had the virus. About this time last year, I was sicker than a dog for 8 days.

Same here ... last Feb. 2020 a friend and I had become very ill with what we thought was the 'flu'.
We both thought we were going to die it was that bad .... took months to get back to 100%.

My friend got tested for the virus about 2 months ago even though he wasn't sick. Lo and behold he had the covid antibodies meaning he had been exposed at some time. I haven't been tested but i'm pretty sure I'd show the same.