COVID-19 Vaccinations

[MadisonMomma]

Originally Posted by RedMaple

In case anyone needs to hear it. Walmart is giving vaccines and I found it easy to schedule an appointment. I got my first shot yesterday. They only schedule a week at a time, so by getting up at 6 am and going directly to a computer you should be able to schedule for the same day a week in the future. I found about 10 appointment slots open at the Walmart near my house in Madison.

I shared the information with friends and they found a spot on even shorter notice at a Walmart in Moulton.

Good luck.

https://www.walmart.com/cp/1228302

Do you know if you have to bring a doctor’s note to Walmart if you qualify for medical reasons?

[RedMaple]

Based on my experience, no note or proof of eligibility is required. Unless you choose the age requirement and are not of appropriate age. They just want you to tick one of the eligibility boxes on a form. Once you're there they really want to stick that needle in your arm and not send you away.

[rnc76]

Originally Posted by MadisonMomma

Do you know if you have to bring a doctor’s note to Walmart if you qualify for medical reasons?

No, bring your ID and insurance card if you have one and get your shot. Even if you didn’t have insurance they would give it to you since it is supposed to be covered regardless (I am assuming). My wife and I got our shots at Wal-Mart and they just want to give them out. That is what I have heard from everyone, even the public clinics, they just want to fill their appointments and not waste shots, that is my impression.

[MisterEd51]

Huntsville Hospital has launched its new site for people to sign up for their COVID-19 vaccinations.

Visit the site and set up a time for a vaccination at the hospital’s John Hunt Park clinic.

Huntsville Hospital launches self-scheduler for COVID-19 vaccine appointments
https://whnt.com/news/huntsville-hos...-appointments/

Schedule Your COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment
https://www.huntsvillehospital.org/covid-19-vaccination

[MisterEd51]

I just checked the Huntsville Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment calendar. They have plenty of open appointments for next week except Monday morning. It seemed like in March people were scrambling to find an appointment. Now they are plentiful. Has the vaccine supply now caught up or surpassed the demand?

[RocketDawg]

Originally Posted by MisterEd51

I just checked the Huntsville Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment calendar. They have plenty of open appointments for next week except Monday morning. It seemed like in March people were scrambling to find an appointment. Now they are plentiful. Has the vaccine supply now caught up or surpassed the demand?

According to some rough mental calculations I did based on numbers on the state health website, about 20% of Madison County is fully vaccinated, and about 50% have had one shot. That's a pretty large number waiting on the second shot, assuming I interepreted the numbers correctly. I hope it doesn't mean that 50% of county residents have no intention of being vaccinated (actually it would be about 25%, since there are something like 23-25% of the residents under 18, and most of them don't qualify yet).

[Rick In Madison]

I have found only a few of those I worked with do not intend to be vaccinated. Within that group, the primary reason for them has been the fact they've already had the disease and plan to wait until next year to get the vaccination. The assumption amongst them all was the virus will mutate and the next patch will address the known mutations. Sounds reasonable to me but I'm not a doctor.

The few who haven't gotten the vaccine and hadn't had the virus fall into two categories. One, too busy and just hasn't given it much thought. Two, don't trust the vaccine at this stage of development. I passed along some "dad advice" to most of those who I thought were willing to listen. One was a guy who will be turning 30 later this year. I broke the news to him that all of us guys had to learn the hard way. Once you turn 30, you lose your immortality and the abuses of the past will catch up to you.

[queerfaith]

Originally Posted by Rick In Madison

I have found only a few of those I worked with do not intend to be vaccinated. Within that group, the primary reason for them has been the fact they've already had the disease and plan to wait until next year to get the vaccination. The assumption amongst them all was the virus will mutate and the next patch will address the known mutations. Sounds reasonable to me but I'm not a doctor.



I would suggest that the ones who have had COVID already get the one shot J&J vaccine if available because it will act as a great booster for them and provide them with more of a guarantee of safety with the new variants. Make sure they request that the vaccinator aspirate prior to injection-everyone should request this of all vaccines. It is not the current CDC guidelines-but is the only way to actually guarantee that an intramuscular injection is not accidentally given into a blood vessel. There should not be one in the injection zone. But some bodies are variant, just as some viruses are! Most MD's and nurses who have aspirated prior to every IM injection for 30-40 year carrier report about one time they have had a blood return into the syringe. This could be one severe clotting reaction saved. See John Campbell updates of 4/15/21 and 4/24/21 YouTube.


The few who haven't gotten the vaccine and hadn't had the virus fall into two categories. One, too busy and just hasn't given it much thought. Two, don't trust the vaccine at this stage of development. I passed along some "dad advice" to most of those who I thought were willing to listen. One was a guy who will be turning 30 later this year. I broke the news to him that all of us guys had to learn the hard way. Once you turn 30, you lose your immortality and the abuses of the past will catch up to you.

I love the practical over 30 advice...every decade has its challenges merge in.

[queerfaith]

Originally Posted by Rick In Madison

I have found only a few of those I worked with do not intend to be vaccinated. Within that group, the primary reason for them has been the fact they've already had the disease and plan to wait until next year to get the vaccination. The assumption amongst them all was the virus will mutate and the next patch will address the known mutations. Sounds reasonable to me but I'm not a doctor.

I would suggest that the ones who have had COVID already get the one shot J&J vaccine if available because it will act as a great booster for them and provide them with more of a guarantee of safety with the new variants. Make sure they request that the vaccinator aspirate prior to injection-everyone should request this of all vaccines. It is not the current CDC guidelines-but is the only way to actually guarantee that an intramuscular injection is not accidentally given into a blood vessel. There should not be one in the injection zone. But some bodies are variant, just as some viruses are! Most MD's and nurses who have aspirated prior to every IM injection for 30-40 year carrier report about one time they have had a blood return into the syringe. This could be one severe clotting reaction saved. See John Campbell updates of 4/15/21 and 4/24/21 YouTube.

Originally Posted by Rick In Madison

The few who haven't gotten the vaccine and hadn't had the virus fall into two categories. One, too busy and just hasn't given it much thought. Two, don't trust the vaccine at this stage of development. I passed along some "dad advice" to most of those who I thought were willing to listen. One was a guy who will be turning 30 later this year. I broke the news to him that all of us guys had to learn the hard way. Once you turn 30, you lose your immortality and the abuses of the past will catch up to you.

I love the practical over 30 advice...every decade has its challenges merge in.