Really? Afaik, in Ontario there is next to no AZ and limited Pfizer. Tons of Moderna though.
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should I mix?
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AZ is "retired" now, so it doesn't count. And looks like there was a shipment of Pfizer for this week - I'm getting it tomorrow.
How does it not count if you got AZ as shot one and don't want to mix? Again, washing over government falling flat on its face. There should be sufficient supply for every person to follow manufacturers protocol if they want.
Yeah, bad luck, sorry, mate. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
A very optimistic headline on a news article today. "Health Canada says at least 1.3 million Canadians opted for a mixed-dose finish to their COVID-19 vaccination schedule in June." Did they opt for mixed-dose or did they accept the only thing available to them?
www.680news.com
At least 1.3M Canadians opted to mix COVID-19 vaccines by the end of June
Health Canada says at least 1.3 million Canadians opted for a mixed-dose finish to their COVID-19 vaccination schedule in June.
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You can always say no. I had an appointment last Sunday, but they had only Moderna, so I walked away.A very optimistic headline on a news article today. "Health Canada says at least 1.3 million Canadians opted for a mixed-dose finish to their COVID-19 vaccination schedule in June." Did they opt for mixed-dose or did they accept the only thing available to them?
At least 1.3M Canadians opted to mix COVID-19 vaccines by the end of June
Health Canada says at least 1.3 million Canadians opted for a mixed-dose finish to their COVID-19 vaccination schedule in June.
If you are trying to match Pfizer or Moderna, you are probably correct. How much longer do you need to wait before you get a matched shot though? Is it better to get a matched shot at 30 weeks or a mixed-dose at 16 weeks? Neither of those scenarios has been studied.
Getting (hopefully) Pfizer tomorrow at my local pharmacy. So it's 3 days later.
Pfizer shipment was delayed for 2 weeks, so the wait was never going to be longer than that.
Vaccine in the country does not necessarily mean you can get an appointment nor figure out which site will have your vaccine of choice (reasonably easy to clean up in the provincial booking system but they obviously don't want to).
I think they are now intentionally hiding what vaccine they have - they are just saying "mRNA vaccine" to avoid vaccine shopping. But I think as the result they are waisting the appointments, as people come to the location, see the other brand, and leave.
That's why I booked with a pharmacy - they are open about what they have and they let you choose what you want.
justride
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Mix-and-matching AstraZeneca and Pfizer boosts immune response, study finds - National | Globalnews.ca
The study compared found that in any combination, mixing the two COVID-19 vaccines produced high concentrations of antibodies against the coronavirus spike protein.
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The highest antibody response was seen in people receiving two doses of Pfizer vaccine, with both mixed schedules producing better responses than two doses of AstraZeneca vaccine.
Also, Pfizer is the only vaccine approved to kids under 18 years old.
A teenager in Vancouver said she was accidentally given the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine instead of the Pfizer-BioNTech, which is the only one in Canada approved for children under 18.
Keep an eye out for your love ones after getting the vaccine due the risk of heart inflammation. Good idea to take it easy on any physical exercise and being outdoor in the summer heat. take care!
U.S. FDA to add warning about rare heart inflammation to Pfizer, Moderna vaccines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it plans to move quickly to add a warning about rare cases of heart inflammation in adolescents and young adults to fact sheets for the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
What about a bonus dose? A pharmacy gave out 200 shots unfortunately six were saline
They dont know who got saline so they all get shots again. That means 194 people will have had three doses. Why even bother with science, just hand them out like lollipops. Smh.
They dont know who got saline so they all get shots again. That means 194 people will have had three doses. Why even bother with science, just hand them out like lollipops. Smh.
Correct solution is to do the antibodies tests for everyone, but yeah, let's do 3 shots.
Relax
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I was supposed to get my second dose of Pfizer on June 25, but opted to reschedule when they notified me that I'd be getting Moderna due to the shortage. My new appointment for Pfizer was only 3 days later.
Wife has her second shot on Friday at the Paramount (?) centre. First one was Pfizer...hoping the second one is also...but will take Moderna if that's what they offer her.
Last week they were giving out Pfizer before 9.30 am, then switching to Moderna. She can try to come earlier - they don't care when is your appointment, they only care if it's the same day.
Malks
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Up this way they won't even let you in the building if you arrive more than 15 minutes before your appointment time. Both times we went it worked great. Arrive about 10 minutes before your appointment and pretty much walk right in and proceed through the steps.
They let me in 3 hrs before the appointment, and it was 6 hours before my wife’s appointment.
So my wife, my daughter and I had the appointments at Paramount past Sunday - mine was at 12, daughters at 1 and wife's at 3. "The insider" tipped me that they do Pfizer in the morning until it runs out, so it's better to be there before 10 if I want to get Pfizer. So we were there at 9.15, and they let us all in without any questions and issues, but by the time we arrived at the vaccination point, the nurse literally had 1 Pfizer shot left. When they run out, nurses don't know what kind of the vaccine they will get for the next batch. Unfortunately, she got Moderna, so only one of us got the shot that day.
The bonus of arriving early - I was able to cancel our unused appointments, so hopefully someone else was able to get them that day.
The bonus of arriving early - I was able to cancel our unused appointments, so hopefully someone else was able to get them that day.
thanks for the tip, I've found in the past, they don't really care what time you show up, as long as its for that day as per your booking.
makes sense to me, as they probably allot a certain amount of doses for the day, so as long as ppl come no matter when, they use up their allotment.
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