Vaccinated!!

[alias_sqbr]

After lots of annoying stress trying to find a way I fit the eligibility guidelines they changed it to be everyone over 40, and now in WA everyone over 30. So I got vaccinated today hooray!

I booked via the Vaccinate WA page, which automatically only offered me Pfizer (in Australia that's what's offered to everyone under 50, while older people get Astro Zeneca)

It's been an hour and I am feeling a little woozy, which may be entirely psychosomatic/relieved tension/having had to walk a bit.

The system was pretty low stress and efficient.

I went to the showgrounds, Cam could drop me off like 30m from the door, then there was a similar distance walk to some chairs to wait to have my details checked, and a few more similar walks to chairs in stages. So I walked a moderate distance overall, for me, but it wasn't a massive strain with my current level of mobility. There were lots of people and we were sat on lines of chairs without a huge distance between people, but there's no community transmission here rn so I am not too worried.

The person at the door sideeyed me a little for not having the contract tracer app installed to scan the QR code at the door, and I resisted the urge to be all "I never leave the house! There's nothing to trace!"

They checked my ID and medicare card and asked a few health questions but the nice thing about it being age based now is I didn't have to justify my eligibility.

The vaccine itself didn't hurt particularly going in. And then I sat around for 15 minutes and got a free juicebox. They had tables where you could set up your next appointment but I didn't have my calendar to hand so will do it later, and got an email with instructions when I got home.

Now to wait and see how bad my side effects get /o\ Shitty immune system versus tendency towards autoimmune symptoms, fight!

Comments

[flamebyrd]

Hooray for vaccination! Here's hoping your immune system takes it well.

Mine is booked for July 7 because I procrastinated, sigh.

[alias_sqbr]

Thank you! Yeah I booked mine IMMEDIATELY on the assumption they'd run out of slots fast.

[lilacsigil]

Congratulations! I've been eligible for two months but had a terrible time trying to get a booking that meant I didn't have to have a 300km roundtrip. Eventually I got one of the 500 doses allocated to my area, last week. 24 hours after the injection, I had a mild fever and a big Crohn's flareup (which is what usually happens with vaccines) but it's now settling down on day 4.

[alias_sqbr]

Ah, I'm glad you finally got one, even if you did get some side effects.

[hebethen]

Free juicebox? Damn, y'all have all the nice things. Sausage sizzles for elections, juiceboxes for vaccinations...

Good luck and may the side effects touch lightly!

[alias_sqbr]

Cam and moonvoice didn't get juice boxes! I feel very special :)

[winterbird]

Omg you got a juicebox! *stares in juicebox deprivation jealousy*

I'm glad you got offered Pfizer. Am under 40, but getting my AZ because Australia and that initial 1B rollout lol. (Which I'm frankly glad you skipped, not least because *bonus juicebox*)

I hope you get minimal side effects though <3 But if you do get anything unpleasant *HUGS*

[alias_sqbr]

Yeah I was feeling hard done by when I missed out on 1B but it turned out ok for me in the end. sends you virtual juiceboxes and hugs

[winterbird]

Virtual hugs from you make up for any juiceboxes, also juiceboxes don't know that I get *real* hugs from you as well and that's even better. *rolls around happily*

[alias_sqbr]

You can also have some real juice next time you're here if you like! And many many hugs :)

[lilysea]

Hurray! ^_^

I am EXTREMELY pleased! ^_^

May your side effects be as mild as possible.

[alias_sqbr]

Thank you :)

[brainwane]

I am so so so glad you've had your first shot!!

[alias_sqbr]

Me too!

[jesse_the_k]

Most excellent news!

[alias_sqbr]

Thank you!

[izzet_bedtime_yet]

Yay! I hope you have a mild but reassuringly present reaction.

(My siblings and I all got Pfizer, and our experience was the first shot had very little effect except sore arms, while the second shot produced some mild nausea in one brother, made me wretchedly sick for a couple of days, and didn't bother the other two a bit. So I wish for you an experience like theirs.)

[alias_sqbr]

Thank you! Yeah this one hasn't been too bad but We'll See about the second one...

[cloudwrack]

Yaaaay vaccine (and juicebox!) Crossing my fingers for minimal side effects.

[alias_sqbr]

Thanks! It's not too bad so far.

[sanguinity]

Hooray, congrats!

And wow, you have no community transmission there. Lo, what a thing!

[alias_sqbr]

Yes we've been ridiculously fortunate, even compared to other Australian states. I've spent my whole life frustrated at how isolated Perth is but turns out it does have it's advantages!

[susanreads]

Congrats! Here's wishing you just enough side effects to know it's working, and that the no-community-transmission lasts long enough for you to get your second shot.

I'll be three weeks past my second jab on Tuesday; I won't be rushing out to join any crowds. I hope our govt do delay "freedom day" by 4 weeks while we get more people vaxxed; the Delta variant is no joke by all accounts.

[alias_sqbr]

Thanks! I have mild but noticeable symptoms right now which is pretty much ideal.

[torachan]

Yay!

[alias_sqbr]

:D

[got_quiet]

Grats on the vaccination! I hope the side effects were mild. I ended up with a 12 hour fever but it wasn't too bad, just interrupted my sleep a little. And I didn't get a juice box!

[alias_sqbr]

Thank you. I didn't realise the juice box would create so much universal envy :)

[velithya]

Did you have to do anything special for Cam to drop you off so close / for you to queue jump inside? I just dropped off C for his shot (mine and Sami's isn't until next month - he got a cancellation) but there was a big queue waiting to go inside and I know Sami won't be able to stand for that long.

If you don't know that's cool I'll just make a phone call closer to the time of our appointments!

[alias_sqbr]

We didn't have to do anything, I was just fortunate: the line of cars was moving slowly enough past the cordoned-off section that Cam was able to just briefly stop and let me off, and the line of people was so short that it moved faster than I could walk. I kept an eye out for if there was some way to ask for special assistance, to tell other people, and didn't see any :/

[velithya]

Ahh I see! I'll have to make a phone call then I guess! Thanks anyway ♥