Vaccine Rollout in Australia - personal accounts.

[N860CR]

First dose of Pfizer a few days ago. Recovered now, but had the most horrifically sore arm the next day. Also felt fatigued and generally unwell (bit like a shocking hang over) and slept very poorly the night of the vax. All passed within 48 hours.

 

[dajop]

First dose of Pfizer a few days ago. Recovered now, but had the most horrifically sore arm the next day. Also felt fatigued and generally unwell (bit like a shocking hang over) and slept very poorly the night of the vax. All passed within 48 hours.

My first Pfizer shot was fine. Got my second one just over week ago. Had the shot at 10am and I was fine until about 2am, then very restless sleep and developed a slight fever and just generally felt cough - couldn’t bring myself to sit in front of the computer to work - but not bad enough that I didn’t feel like getting out of bed. I was fine enough to go get some lunch 10 mins walk away - as I knew it came with the perfect broth for how I was feeling. That night slept soundly and felt much better

 

[lovetravellingoz]

My wife and I joined the AZ Club early this afternoon. Nothing at all yet in terms of a reaction and so just have to wait and see over the next 48 hours now.

 

[blackcat20]

I've had to postpone my second shot of Pfizer due to a cold

 

[lovetravellingoz]

My wife and I joined the AZ Club early this afternoon. Nothing at all yet in terms of a reaction and so just have to wait and see over the next 48 hours now.

Oh and I should have added some comments on the process:

It was at a Respiratory Clinic In Rowville (Melbourne SE Suburb), Victoria.

We chose to drive out from an inner suburb rather than go to the larger hubs.

They requested that you just arrive on time and NOT be early.

Ample parking.

The clinic was in marquees.

No queuing. Fill out forms including waiver on arrival after having completed an online form earlier. Virtually no delay on being seen by the nurse for the vaccination who there just ran through all the questions again. Painless injection and then 15 minute wait. 30 minutes for some depending on answers to questions.

While waiting they booked you in for your second shot.

All very slick.

Mood of everyone there getting vaccinated was pretty positive and cheery.

 

[love_the_life]

My wife and I joined the AZ Club early this afternoon. Nothing at all yet in terms of a reaction and so just have to wait and see over the next 48 hours now.

I am the same - AZ at ACT vaccination centre at Calvary Hospital.

 

[drron]

As it is over 2 weeks from my AZ shot I got the flu vaccine today.Was meant to be next week but it was sent to the hospital a week early.

 

[openseat]

I had my first AZ shot 10am yesterday in Brisbane (2a). Everything fine until 6pm when a fever started building. It broke at about 1am at a temperature of 39.1. Dull headache followed. I suppose I should be grateful that it triggered a robust immune system response.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

My wife and I joined the AZ Club early this afternoon. Nothing at all yet in terms of a reaction and so just have to wait and see over the next 48 hours now.

24 hours up, and my wife and I are both 100% symptom free. Even the injection site is completely normal.

 

[There'sOnlyOneJimmy]

24 hours up, and my wife and I are both 100% symptom free. Even the injection site is completely normal.

Maybe you’re in the placebo group...

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Maybe you’re in the placebo group...

The thought did cross my mind.

Though my daughter in her late twenties, a nurse, also had AZ and was symptom free as well. Many of her colleagues were not though. So maybe just genetics.

 

[love_the_life]

The thought did cross my mind.

Though my daughter in her late twenties, a nurse, also had AZ and was symptom free as well. Many of her colleagues were not though. So maybe just genetics.

Hope so as we have had no adverse reactions to yesterday's shot at all.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

24 hours up, and my wife and I are both 100% symptom free. Even the injection site is completely normal.

Oh past 48hrs now, which is evidently the period when symptoms most likely are to occur.

Last night I had an almost not noticeable headache for a while. But that may have just been from a day on the laptop.

My oral body temperature never rose above 36.9 (after dinner), and was mainly 36.2/4 which is pretty normal for me.

 

[kamchatsky]

I've just had my first Pfizer shot at the Sydney Olympic Park Vaccination centre. Felling ok so far. The place is quite organised, and has lots of nurses and some police.

 

[admin]

I joined the AZ club on Monday. Booked in at one of Melbourne's mass vaccination clinics. Very smooth, professional, and organised. Was out within an hour - I know because I had to pay for only 1 hour parking!

48 hours later, my arm is still a bit tender. Otherwise all normal so far...

 

[ethernet]

I am the same - AZ at ACT vaccination centre at Calvary Hospital.

The online registration process to get a booking was impossible for me. So I called 02 5124 7700 at 3.20pm position 57 today and was in position 3 at 6.11PM; posn 16 4.55 and about to hang up after a 3 hour on wait call. There was no message or hangups after 5.30PM. Posn 10 at 5.02 posn 1 at 6.20-6.50pm. May as well bake their call waiting times. At the hospital there was no form to fill in and leave - to get a callback. Yep. Making it hard.

 

[serfty]

Had first AZ at Jeff's Shed (MCEC) today ... booked 1130am and was out 1205pm.

They had free parking vouchers for DFO and MCEC.

Slightly sore at injection area - no other issues.

 

[clifford]

Oh and I should have added some comments on the process:

It was at a Respiratory Clinic In Rowville (Melbourne SE Suburb), Victoria.

We chose to drive out from an inner suburb rather than go to the larger hubs.

They requested that you just arrive on time and NOT be early.

Ample parking.

The clinic was in marquees.

No queuing. Fill out forms including waiver on arrival after having completed an online form earlier. Virtually no delay on being seen by the nurse for the vaccination who there just ran through all the questions again. Painless injection and then 15 minute wait. 30 minutes for some depending on answers to questions.

While waiting they booked you in for your second shot.

All very slick.

Mood of everyone there getting vaccinated was pretty positive and cheery.

Did you need to bring a health summary from your GP?

 

[ethernet]

Had first AZ at Jeff's Shed (MCEC) today ... booked 1130am and was out 1205pm.

They had free parking vouchers for DFO and MCEC.

Slightly sore skin at injection - no other issues.

New Scientist , the magazine strongly suggested a good sound sleep before the injection, and inferred no vitamin deficiencies - so been on zinc and Vits D that contain B12, C and Mg for absorption. In Brazil, they swear fresh coconut juice is beneficial. And their was a disputed finding in Russia about very high range blood alcohol is a bad thing.

It is interesting Europe voted AZ for age 60, Sweden 65, but .au is sticking to 55.

 

[love_the_life]

The online registration process to get a booking was impossible for me. So I called 02 5124 7700 at 3.20pm position 57 today and was in position 3 at 6.11PM; posn 16 4.55 and about to hang up after a 3 hour on wait call. There was no message or hangups after 5.30PM. Posn 10 at 5.02 posn 1 at 6.20-6.50pm. May as well bake their call waiting times. At the hospital there was no form to fill in and leave - to get a callback. Yep. Making it hard.

I heard on the ABC last night that Calvary had been booked solid now until sometime in June. We registered online on 4 May and had the 'invitation to book' an hour later. At that time, slots were wide open this week and forward. I think we were very lucky to have got in early.