Fouremco Posted April 11, 2021 #676 Share Posted April 11, 2021 DW and I had our first Moderna jabs yesterday afternoon. A first-rate clinic, very well organized and great staff, medical and otherwise. At the end of our 15 minute wait, we checked out with no paper work given to us, but an email with a PDF attached, providing all of the relevant information, hit my iPhone before we even reached the door. Other than very minor soreness at the jab site, neither of us has experienced any side effects. Now we wait until July 31 for the second shot, keeping our fingers crossed over recent speculation in the Canadian media that the length of the delay till the second shot might be shortened as more vaccine becomes available. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted April 11, 2021 #677 Share Posted April 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Fouremco said: DW and I had our first Moderna jabs yesterday afternoon. A first-rate clinic, very well organized and great staff, medical and otherwise. At the end of our 15 minute wait, we checked out with no paper work given to us, but an email with a PDF attached, providing all of the relevant information, hit my iPhone before we even reached the door. Other than very minor soreness at the jab site, neither of us has experienced any side effects. Now we wait until July 31 for the second shot, keeping our fingers crossed over recent speculation in the Canadian media that the length of the delay till the second shot might be shortened as more vaccine becomes available. Great news for you! I am on day 5 after my second Moderna shot. Sore arm was about the extent of my side effects. Now gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted April 11, 2021 #678 Share Posted April 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, TeeRick said: Great news for you! I am on day 5 after my second Moderna shot. Sore arm was about the extent of my side effects. Now gone! What??? Your arm is gone? How Monty Pythonesque. 🤣 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted April 11, 2021 #679 Share Posted April 11, 2021 Welcome to the Moderna club. The way they handled your proof sounds very good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted April 11, 2021 #680 Share Posted April 11, 2021 8 hours ago, Fouremco said: What??? Your arm is gone? How Monty Pythonesque. 🤣 Just a flesh wound.😁 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lyndarra Posted April 19, 2021 #681 Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) As from today Australians can now travel to New Zealand. Vaccination not required nor quarantine/isolation on arrival nor on return to Oz. No COVID testing either. Government is now looking at similar arrangement with other countries e.g. Singapore. Now if we can just get the OK for cruise ships...... Edited April 19, 2021 by lyndarra typos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted April 19, 2021 #682 Share Posted April 19, 2021 2 hours ago, lyndarra said: As from today Australians can now travel to New Zealand. Vaccination not required nor quarantine/isolation on arrival nor on return to Oz. No COVID testing either. Government is now looking at similar arrangement with other countries e.g. Singapore. Now if we can just get the OK for cruise ships...... I would imagine that (like the UK) there might be all-Australia cruises or Australia-NZ cruises for the citizens of your countries soon. I think there are a couple of smaller lines cruising there but no major cruise lines yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LWeiler77 Posted May 1, 2021 #683 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Hey everyone! Thought I'd add to this, since I'm now finally able to (kind of) get excited about our trip. My husband and I were booked on the Apex for an Eastern Mediterranean cruise in June of this year for our 5th wedding anniversary, but that got cancelled, so we moved it to June of 2022 to the Edge for a 7-night Italy and Greek Isles cruise, and decided to splurge on the Edge Villa. Meanwhile, here in California, I'm fully vaccinated, and my husband received his second jab this past Wednesday, so we'll both be ready to go next summer! We were going to look at cruising earlier, like in January, but everything is still so uncertain. So we'll celebrate our 5th AND 6th wedding anniversaries in June of 2022! How's everyone else doing? Happy May! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted May 2, 2021 #684 Share Posted May 2, 2021 14 hours ago, LWeiler77 said: Hey everyone! Thought I'd add to this, since I'm now finally able to (kind of) get excited about our trip. My husband and I were booked on the Apex for an Eastern Mediterranean cruise in June of this year for our 5th wedding anniversary, but that got cancelled, so we moved it to June of 2022 to the Edge for a 7-night Italy and Greek Isles cruise, and decided to splurge on the Edge Villa. Meanwhile, here in California, I'm fully vaccinated, and my husband received his second jab this past Wednesday, so we'll both be ready to go next summer! We were going to look at cruising earlier, like in January, but everything is still so uncertain. So we'll celebrate our 5th AND 6th wedding anniversaries in June of 2022! How's everyone else doing? Happy May! Wow Edge Villa! Nice. Happy Anniversary! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgram434 Posted May 15, 2021 #685 Share Posted May 15, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 7:09 PM, LWeiler77 said: Hey everyone! Thought I'd add to this, since I'm now finally able to (kind of) get excited about our trip. My husband and I were booked on the Apex for an Eastern Mediterranean cruise in June of this year for our 5th wedding anniversary, but that got cancelled, so we moved it to June of 2022 to the Edge for a 7-night Italy and Greek Isles cruise, and decided to splurge on the Edge Villa. Meanwhile, here in California, I'm fully vaccinated, and my husband received his second jab this past Wednesday, so we'll both be ready to go next summer! We were going to look at cruising earlier, like in January, but everything is still so uncertain. So we'll celebrate our 5th AND 6th wedding anniversaries in June of 2022! How's everyone else doing? Happy May! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgram434 Posted May 15, 2021 #686 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Just now, cgram434 said: Happy Anniversary early! Hope all will work out and we can travel once more. We are booked for July 19th 2021 from Italy. We in our part of Florida seem to be doing well. Mask mandates have been lifted if you had your vaccination. We were given a card with our information on it to carry with us. It is not a "passport" that some people are talking about, rather proof that you have been vaccinated. Hope this will do...and we can once again travel and cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted May 16, 2021 #687 Share Posted May 16, 2021 In my state (PA) the governor has stated that we will follow the new CDC guidelines starting immediately for the fully vaccinated. But so far everybody still seems to be wearing a mask. We are about 45% fully vaccinated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted May 16, 2021 #688 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Our State (NY) seems to be 'following the science' at some distance... [see the quote in my signature 😉] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spif Barwunkel Posted May 16, 2021 #689 Share Posted May 16, 2021 I'm in F-L-O-R-I-D-A. Nuff said or I'll get chastised, sanctioned, scorned and put under house arrest. Other than that the Everglades awaits, should you dare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted May 16, 2021 #690 Share Posted May 16, 2021 22 minutes ago, Spif Barwunkel said: I'm in F-L-O-R-I-D-A. Nuff said So in other words, everything is great. 😀 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted May 17, 2021 #691 Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 5/16/2021 at 3:26 PM, Host Jazzbeau said: Our State (NY) seems to be 'following the science' at some distance... [see the quote in my signature 😉] I am in your neighboring state. The "gov" as he likes to be called, extended the state of emergency in our knucklehead state and said masks will stay on in indoor public areas. "Not where we want to be yet" says he!🙄 Dreaming of leaving for Florida! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted May 18, 2021 #692 Share Posted May 18, 2021 I went into a grocery store yesterday here in the Philly suburbs without a mask for the first time since March 2020. It was liberating but it definitely felt a bit weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted May 20, 2021 #693 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Enjoyed a short trip to Florida...very free feeling there but most still masking up at stores, etc,..Personal Responsibility and Respect by most...other than party goers! Went out to lunch, no one ( other than servers ) were in masks while dining or getting ice cream outdoors, or at the pool. Economy seems vibrant..lots of new construction of new homes, new stores. ( growing shortages of building materials). Existing homes sell in a few days for high prices. Lots of jobs..fewer takers if they are still on Covid stipends . Schools open,.,kids having fun outdoors! Folks flocking to Fla! Airports and planes were very crowded....masks required but folks were too close to one another for it to matter much. It was a bit scary! Back in NY,. same as before. Many folks can't wait to move away. Usual reasons of high taxes, too many rules, inconsistent rules, crime up, less $ for police., empty storefronts,, feeling of general decline. But on the other hand, others are moving here from NYC , paying high prices, so it may balance out in the long run. We are doing okay..happy for warm weather! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny01 Posted May 26, 2021 #694 Share Posted May 26, 2021 All well here in the Fla Panhandle (referred to as ‘LA’ - Lower Alabama!). Warming up but still low humidity. Heck, cooler here than in the NE! My pool is now about 80deg so I can start swimming…..I’m a ‘true Floridian’ and can’t stand water below 80! Vaccinated; kids (all vaccinated) are visiting; we are traveling a bit; and I’m booking cruises!! And yes, didn’t wear a mask at the groceries and felt really funny. Put it back on when I realized all the workers were still masked up. Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted June 2, 2021 #695 Share Posted June 2, 2021 In my state all Covid restrictions are expired as of May 31. Except masks for the non-vaccinated or for private entities (such as doctor's offices) that might still require them. We have been going out to stores and indoor dining and everything else that now seems like "back to normal". For those who still refuse to be vaccinated, try it you'll like it! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwayne Posted June 3, 2021 #696 Share Posted June 3, 2021 (edited) Alabama is going strong! The last of the mask mandates was lifted April 9th and we're rockin n rollin! Cannot wait for Sept and that beautiful ship and my upgraded drink pkg! 😄 Edited June 3, 2021 by cwayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckynana Posted June 7, 2021 #697 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Mask restrictions finally lifted here in N.J. I must admit, it felt a little weird the first time heading into a store without my mask! I'd say it's probably 60-40 with 60% without their masks. One woman in the store yesterday had her shield on over her mask...whatever makes you comfortable. The Dr office still requires me to call from the parking lot, and wear my mask when called to come inside here in NJ. For my Dr visits in Florida this Winter, with mask on, I could just walk into the offices there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted June 8, 2021 #698 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Yeah, doctors offices are lagging behind on opening up fully here in NY also. OTOH, it has become a pleasure [if that's possible] to visit my urologist because his notorious waiting room aka 'Hotel California' is now practically empty and you are called in right away. I will gladly wear a mask for that 'concierge medicine' service!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted June 10, 2021 #699 Share Posted June 10, 2021 As vaccine supply finally starts to catch up and 2nd shots become increasingly available, our July 31 shots are now rebooked for June 16. Needless to say, DW and I are really happy! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeRick Posted June 11, 2021 #700 Share Posted June 11, 2021 13 hours ago, Fouremco said: As vaccine supply finally starts to catch up and 2nd shots become increasingly available, our July 31 shots are now rebooked for June 16. Needless to say, DW and I are really happy! I am willing to bet that the percentage of fully vaccinated in Canada will sometime later this year exceed the number in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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