Covid-19 Vaccine Information

[Bill Robertson]

I'm just speculating, but I think it's probably a combination of two things:

1) The state is probably starting to run into issues with supply outstripping demand. There's over 5,000 open appointments on vaccine-alerts.com right now. Anecdotally, I have a friend in Phase Two who went to an OSDH-run site in Seminole to get vaccinated over the weekend, who said they made no effort to verify that she actually had the comorbidity that made her eligible.

2) The people who are in charge of the vaccination program here seem to be prioritizing getting as many shots into arms as quickly as possible, without as much concern for getting things done in a perfect order from highest risk to lowest risk.

Both of those sound right.

[OkiePoke]

I'm in Phase 3, but haven't received an email yet. Weren't they supposed to go out this morning?

[PoliSciGuy]

If you don't get an email, just use https://vaccine-alerts.com/ and try to find a Walmart or pharmacy location. My wife went this morning and they didn't even ask any questions about qualifications.

[Richard at Remax]

If you don't get an email, just use https://vaccine-alerts.com/ and try to find a Walmart or pharmacy location. My wife went this morning and they didn't even ask any questions about qualifications.

I checked this morning. Walmarts in newcastle and anadarko had tons of spots open. link to walmart. just change locations https://www.walmart.com/cp/1228302

[Ward]

^^^^ I must be as dumb as a box of rocks, but I can't figure out how to find out which has spots open.

[Bill Robertson]

^^^^ I must be as dumb as a box of rocks, but I can't figure out how to find out which has spots open.

Sign up on vaccine-alerts.com and they will notify you!

[HangryHippo]

Sign up on vaccine-alerts.com and they will notify you!

I mean damn! How many times do you have to share this before people read it?

[Pete]

For those who signed up through the portal, did you receive an email when your window opened for the 2nd shot?

[SEMIweather]

Bunch of open spots at OCCC on Thursday right now. J&J and Moderna (the sign-up site lets you choose which one you want). https://www.vaxokc.com/

[Richard at Remax]

I just switched to Mercy for tomorrow morning and canceled my Shawnee. Getting the Pfizer now

[timothy.a.owen]

Bunch of open spots at OCCC on Thursday right now. J&J and Moderna (the sign-up site lets you choose which one you want). https://www.vaxokc.com/

Got a friend signed up because of your post. Thank you! I'm so excited and optimistic with everyone getting vaccinated.

[Ward]

There's no need to be rude and ugly to me. That's uncalled for.

[Bill Robertson]

For those who signed up through the portal, did you receive an email when your window opened for the 2nd shot?

Second shot was scheduled as I left the first shot.

[Bill Robertson]

There's no need to be rude and ugly to me. That's uncalled for.

I'm never for anyone being rude. But a few of us have posted numerous times that if you register on vaccine-alerts.com your days of searching are over. Appointment openings get sent to you for you to chose from. Easy peasy! No more searching!

[Martin]

Bunch of open spots at OCCC on Thursday right now. J&J and Moderna (the sign-up site lets you choose which one you want). https://www.vaxokc.com/

thanks for that... got my email earlier today and so i signed up using your link after not finding anything on vaccinate.oklahoma.gov. i opted for the j&j since it's a single dose.

[HangryHippo]

I'm never for anyone being rude. But a few of us have posted numerous times that if you register on vaccine-alerts.com your days of searching are over. Appointment openings get sent to you for you to chose from. Easy peasy! No more searching!

It wasn’t rudeness, it was exasperation. Bill has posted that link numerous times in this very thread.

[Pete]

With this J&J vaccine, lots of people in later groups will be fully immunized before people in earlier groups since they have to wait almost a month for a 2nd shot and the J&J people get it all at once.

Things are starting to look really good for this summer starting to regain some real normalcy.

[moxyweez]

For those who signed up through the portal, did you receive an email when your window opened for the 2nd shot?

My husband did not get an alert for the second shot and his second shot was not scheduled at the time of the first shot. We had to go through the state portal to get an appointment for the second dose. We did the first in Red Rock and the second in Clinton about 30 days apart. A friend of ours did have the second appointment made at the time of the first shot and he received an email reminder.

[OkiePoke]

I got the sign up link tonight, found an appointment in Blackwell tomorrow.

Vaccine-Alerts is good, but isn't necessarily correct. It's pretty close though. I noticed the walmart/sam's wasn't always accurate as walmart/sam's showed you could schedule an appointment, but once you click, it says no vaccines are left.

The signup link worked well. Getting the Pfizer.

[Bill Robertson]

I got the sign up link tonight, found an appointment in Blackwell tomorrow.

Vaccine-Alerts is good, but isn't necessarily correct. It's pretty close though. I noticed the walmart/sam's wasn't always accurate as walmart/sam's showed you could schedule an appointment, but once you click, it says no vaccines are left.

The signup link worked well. Getting the Pfizer.

On vaccine-alerts.com you definitely have to watch for openings and jump on them. The inaccuracy you see is just not getting on an opening faster than other people. When I got our appointments I did go through a few "appointments available" texts that by the time I got on them they were gone. I can't believe how many want to ignore or put down an easy way to get appointments.

[FighttheGoodFight]

For my first dose they said to ignore the email about booking the second appointment and just show up at the exact time 4 weeks later for the second dose. This was through the OSDH portal. Got a neato card though

[dankrutka]

With this J&J vaccine, lots of people in later groups will be fully immunized before people in earlier groups since they have to wait almost a month for a 2nd shot and the J&J people get it all at once.

Things are starting to look really good for this summer starting to regain some real normalcy.

Yes, things are looking really great! It's so exciting. I wished I could have got J&J for this very reason. Having said that, 2-3 weeks after your first Moderna or Pfizer vaccine you are pretty much vaccinated, right? I plan to do more research soon, but this is why many advocated for delaying second shot to get more people that first level of vaccination.

[C_M_25]

Anybody else think that they should go ahead and open up phase 4 at this point? Relatively speaking, there are quite a bit fewer people in the group at this point. Why not go ahead and open it to everyone since the older folks have all had the opportunity?

[CCOKC]

I got my first vaccine shot Monday using the Walgreen's app and it was incredibly easy. I booked on Friday for Monday and they had plenty of appointment slots. I live and work downtown and I got my vaccine at the 44th and S Shields store. I also made the appointment for my second shot at the same time. When I arrived they had all of my paperwork waiting for me. I filled out the forms and I got my shot all within 10 minutes. I waited the 15 minutes to make sure I had no reaction and then I was free to go. I highly recommend .

[Pete]

Yes, things are looking really great! It's so exciting. I wished I could have got J&J for this very reason. Having said that, 2-3 weeks after your first Moderna or Pfizer vaccine you are pretty much vaccinated, right? I plan to do more research soon, but this is why many advocated for delaying second shot to get more people that first level of vaccination.

You are not considered to have a high level of immunity until 2 weeks after your second dose.

I've had my first and am still being very careful as I don't want to slip up after all this time, being so close to the 2nd shot.