Covid-19 Vaccine Information

[PoliSciGuy]

Stitt announced we're moving to the next round of eligibility - folks under 65 with comorbidities and teacher/staff from K-12 schools (ugh, universities not included?!), effective Feb. 22.

[FighttheGoodFight]

Universities are phase 3. I think k-12 was too but got moved up for the ability to teach in person.

Happy day for feb 22! Get signed up on the portal!

[FighttheGoodFight]

I will say. Daycare workers should probably be in this phase but they are in 3.

[silvergrove]

Unsure if this was posted but worth posting again: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-1...llers-doctors/

[RYSOONER1]

Wife and I got the Pfizer booster yesterday at Children's Hospital, very quick and easy, very organized. In and out in 25 minutes, and that included the 15 minute wait after the shot. Arms were a little sore today, wife had a headache, but not sure if it was the vaccine or not. Nothing bad at all.

[Bill Robertson]

For anyone seeking an appointment. Get on vaccine-alerts.com and sign up for their opening notifications. I did this morning and my phone started blowing up. They post new openings as they happen. I got appointments for my wife and I for tomorrow in an hour. Mine's in Purcell and hers is in Edmond but we'll get shots.

[5alive]

^^^^

[FighttheGoodFight]

J&J has their meeting this Friday for emergency declaration. They have 2 million ready to ship next week. If we get a normal percentage of that in OK that would be about 20k shots. That would be a big impact on rural Oklahoma as they are single dose and do not have to be stored at extreme low temps.

[OKCbyTRANSFER]

For anyone seeking an appointment. Get on vaccine-alerts.com and sign up for their opening notifications. I did this morning and my phone started blowing up. They post new openings as they happen. I got appointments for my wife and I for tomorrow in an hour. Mine's in Purcell and hers is in Edmond but we'll get shots.

I found an appointment in Anadarko for this week and grabbed it.

[emtefury]

J&J has their meeting this Friday for emergency declaration. They have 2 million ready to ship next week. If we get a normal percentage of that in OK that would be about 20k shots. That would be a big impact on rural Oklahoma as they are single dose and do not have to be stored at extreme low temps.

If I read the information correctly, the Johnson and Johnson is not an mRNA vaccine. It is a more traditional vaccine with a dead or weakened virus. There are differences and recommending researching the difference.

[FighttheGoodFight]

If I read the information correctly, the Johnson and Johnson is not an mRNA vaccine. It is a more traditional vaccine with a dead or weakened virus. There are differences and recommending researching the difference.

It is a Non-replicating viral vector which is like the measles vaccine basically. The good thing about the J&J is zero hospitalizations and zero deaths from COVID in their trials. Great to have another vaccine.

They reported today they expect more like 3 to 4 million next to ship next week.

[Pete]

I got my first shot today in Elk City. Very organized and quick.

The procedure was:
1. Check in at the entrance; asked first or second dose then wanted to see the appointment confirmation code. they highlighted my name on their print-out and did not ask for any sort of ID.
2. Volunteers direct you to a row of chairs, all spaced 6 feet apart
3. Every time a patient gets called up to one of the vax tables, everyone in the chairs move forward a row
4. While in the front chair, another volunteer scanned my QR code that I received when with my on-line appointment confirmation
5. Called to a table where they asked right or left arm, then you get the jab (I didn't even feel it)
6. They put a sticker on your shirt with a time written on in; this is when 15 minutes have passed
7. You go sit in the area you see in the foreground of the photo while you wait your 15
8. While waiting, another person asks if this was your first or second dose; if first they give you a proof of vax card along with a small slip of paper that explains the procedure for the 2nd shot.
9. Since I received the Moderna vax (which is what they had there; they said they sometimes have Pfizer) the instructions said I should get the 2nd shot 24-28 days from now and that I can either check on-line or wait for a follow-up email.
10. After my 15 minutes was up, I checked out and walked out the door.

[Bill Robertson]

Purcell was a little different.
National Guard directs you to parking space and tells you to stay in car until you see an orange flag waving, indicating they're ready for the next group.

You arrive at the entrance with about 30 other people. At the entrance you get temp taken and are told to stay on the green marks.

Next is the check in. Scanned code, asked for ID and verified name, address, phone number and DOB.

Then you stay on blue marks until you reach the vaccination area. Guided to next open vaccinator and get shot. Vaccinator confirms appointment for second shot. Same time, same day in March. You get a card with todays information and next appointment info.

While waiting 15 min in spaced chairs a person hands out forms to log into a site that tracks how you do post vaccination.

Really organized and easy.

[Soonerinfiniti]

The "Vaccinate Our State: Helping Okies One Shot at a Time" facebook group is a great resource for non-portal vaccination sites (in the announcement tab). Shawnee Medicine Shoppe (Shawnee)- Pfizer 1st or 2nd dose
(405) 273-7360, has available spots next week
https://bit.ly/2NyN8DS

[FighttheGoodFight]

VaxOKC has a ton of appointments right now.

[kukblue1]

VaxOKC has a ton of appointments right now.

So vaxokc is different than from the State Health Department?

[Bill Robertson]

So vaxokc is different than from the State Health Department?

Yes. There are a number of appointment finding sites separate from the OSHD.

[soonerguru]

I got my first Pfizer dose Monday at the IMMY labs event in Norman. It was unbelievably well organized from start to finish.

1. I was given a specific appointment time and advised NOT to arrive more than 10 minutes early.

2. As I was nearing the facility (Embassy Suites Norman), there was a queue of cars already lined up on 24th. But the line was moving efficiently.

3. I was directed to a parking spot by traffic cops.

4. A line formed outside the building, also moving quickly and efficiently.

5. Once inside, as I walked toward the ballroom, a person was walking alongside me while checking me in on a tablet device. Then, I was directed to a chair, where, within three minutes of being seated, I was administered the dose. They had everyone in my row wait 15 minutes and we were on our way. My appointment was for 9:35. I happened to check the time when I was vaccinated and it was 9:36. This kind of precision and organization is something I haven't seen before in Oklahoma.

There were at least 10 to 20 rows of 20 people, all at once, inside the facility, socially distanced. There were probably at least 350-400 people in there.

In one day, they vaccinated 10,000 people at that one facility. The state health department should put IMMY Labs in charge of everything going forward. It is a well-oiled machine.

[Bill Robertson]

I won't go into detail but I'll just say while my experience was great my wife's was the opposite. She went to SSM Health Center North. She said it was completely disorganized. I was in and out in Purcell in 20 minutes. She was at SSM over an hour.

[kukblue1]

6pm Enid has slots open. It's where I had to go get mine from Oklahoma City. Start following County Health Departments on facebook They tell you when they will be adding appointments to the OHSD

[DowntownMan]

I got my first Pfizer dose Monday at the IMMY labs event in Norman. It was unbelievably well organized from start to finish.

1. I was given a specific appointment time and advised NOT to arrive more than 10 minutes early.

2. As I was nearing the facility (Embassy Suites Norman), there was a queue of cars already lined up on 24th. But the line was moving efficiently.

3. I was directed to a parking spot by traffic cops.

4. A line formed outside the building, also moving quickly and efficiently.

5. Once inside, as I walked toward the ballroom, a person was walking alongside me while checking me in on a tablet device. Then, I was directed to a chair, where, within three minutes of being seated, I was administered the dose. They had everyone in my row wait 15 minutes and we were on our way. My appointment was for 9:35. I happened to check the time when I was vaccinated and it was 9:36. This kind of precision and organization is something I haven't seen before in Oklahoma.

There were at least 10 to 20 rows of 20 people, all at once, inside the facility, socially distanced. There were probably at least 350-400 people in there.

In one day, they vaccinated 10,000 people at that one facility. The state health department should put IMMY Labs in charge of everything going forward. It is a well-oiled machine.

They studied the chickfila drive thru methodology for determining their process - hence the walk with you with tablet and check you in. This seemed to work out well for them.
I mean who wouldn't want to model after them for efficiency - they know how to move people through a line,

[Bits_Of_Real_Panther]

Anyway to see data on how many doses per week OK is receiving? Like 50k per week, more? I tried to book appointments a few times but all filled up so far.

Figure in a couple weeks will be easier to get a slot.

[Bill Robertson]

6pm Enid has slots open. It's where I had to go get mine from Oklahoma City. Start following County Health Departments on facebook They tell you when they will be adding appointments to the OHSD

Get on vaccine-alerts.com and sign up for email or text notifications. One stop shop. Your phone will blow up with notifications of open appointments. Literally many new openings almost every hour.

[Bill Robertson]

Anyway to see data on how many doses per week OK is receiving? Like 50k per week, more? I tried to book appointments a few times but all filled up so far.

Figure in a couple weeks will be easier to get a slot.

I don't know that it will. Yes, there are more vaccines coming in than ever and J&J will be approved very soon. But the just opened priority group is very large.

[mugofbeer]

The news said J&J single jab/refrigerator- only temperature vaccine may be approved Friday so they can start shipping over the weekend. They can ship 4 million to start.