Vaccinations for van dwellers
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vanman2300
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I don't try to convince anyone to get the shot since it isn't usually a productive path to go down. However I will relate a similar personal experience to others interested to know why I got the shot.
About 25 years ago I contracted some mysterious respiratory disease that nearly killed me. I saw a few doctors but none knew how to stop the symptoms. So every single day for nearly 8 months I had to go through coughing fits several times per day. The fits gave no warning it was about to happen. Suddenly I would cough until all air was out of my lungs and that's when my throat would literally clamp shut leaving me no air. It would stay shut for about 20 - 30 seconds and then a tiny opening would allow me to breath a very small amount of air in (it sounded like a hollow whistle). Just when I got the tiny amount of air I would cough it out and again the throat would clamp shut. This would continue typically for 5 minutes or so leaving me nearly unconscious. I imagine it was similar to being waterboarded over and over and over again.
Also part of all this was the coughing was so violent that I suffered from many, many pulled muscles in my rib cage, stomach, and back. This also added to the displeasure as each fit would feature all those muscles screaming in pain. I remember one time in particular that a fit left me unable to walk due to back muscles having been pulled so badly. Some coughing fits would make me vomit because of the severity. Finally, there was also a psychological factor involved...I lived alone at that time so as I was having fits and nearly going unconscious I never knew if I would faint and not be able to force some air into my lungs. I was lucky no one found me dead on the floor.
So when this C19 came around you might imagine I was getting that shot ASAP. Even though it isn't my business to tell anyone what to do I hope if they choose not to get the shot they stay safe from it otherwise.
About 25 years ago I contracted some mysterious respiratory disease that nearly killed me. I saw a few doctors but none knew how to stop the symptoms. So every single day for nearly 8 months I had to go through coughing fits several times per day. The fits gave no warning it was about to happen. Suddenly I would cough until all air was out of my lungs and that's when my throat would literally clamp shut leaving me no air. It would stay shut for about 20 - 30 seconds and then a tiny opening would allow me to breath a very small amount of air in (it sounded like a hollow whistle). Just when I got the tiny amount of air I would cough it out and again the throat would clamp shut. This would continue typically for 5 minutes or so leaving me nearly unconscious. I imagine it was similar to being waterboarded over and over and over again.
Also part of all this was the coughing was so violent that I suffered from many, many pulled muscles in my rib cage, stomach, and back. This also added to the displeasure as each fit would feature all those muscles screaming in pain. I remember one time in particular that a fit left me unable to walk due to back muscles having been pulled so badly. Some coughing fits would make me vomit because of the severity. Finally, there was also a psychological factor involved...I lived alone at that time so as I was having fits and nearly going unconscious I never knew if I would faint and not be able to force some air into my lungs. I was lucky no one found me dead on the floor.
So when this C19 came around you might imagine I was getting that shot ASAP. Even though it isn't my business to tell anyone what to do I hope if they choose not to get the shot they stay safe from it otherwise.
PineyCruisin
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For anyone near southern OR area there is a federal clinic thru FEMA where you can either schedule for a covid vaccine or you can walk in.
https://jacksoncountyor.org/hhs/COV...-county-vaccination-equity-center-at-the-expo
https://jacksoncountyor.org/hhs/COV...-county-vaccination-equity-center-at-the-expo
The last huge pandemic was the one that started in Kansas in 1918. They didn't have a treatment. They didn't have a vaccine. They just put more and more soldiers on trains and ships and sent them to Europe. Best estimates are that somewhere between 50 and 100 million people died. I got my first shot. I'll get the next one soon. Even after that I'm going to do like the sign says for a while.
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Scott3569
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Just got mine at walgreens the Johnson and johnson 1 and done. made the appointment the day before.. Really did not want it. I rarely take medicine to begin with..
Tony's Dream
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I received mine at the local VA hospital.
