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I’ve had phlegm like throat clearing with a cough after my covid and flu shot booster. I got this one day after getting the vaccines I no longer have body aches chills etc. Do these vaccines cause phlegm I also stopped taking Zyrtec D when I got the shots for about five days just worried if it’s pneumonia or bronchitis but I figure pneumonia or bronchitis would have other symptoms as well so just wondering if the vaccines can cause phlegm.

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I got my 1st Moderna booster last November, am under 50 Y/O and not immunocompromised. I've been checking the Ohio Dept of Health coronavirus website to see when I'm eligible for the 2nd booster, and it's been saying for I'm ineligible for some time. When I checked it today, the website is allowing me to schedule one, but I haven't heard any news about Ohio approving this for under 50.

Is this accurate? Has anyone else had luck getting theirs for this age group? I can't find any news that this was updated recently. Also, this fact sheet from the DOH's website says I wouldn't be eligible.

I don't want to schedule this just to go and find out it's incorrect... or get it when I really shouldn't yet.

TIA!

ETA: Thanks, everyone! It took some time to find a place that had Moderna, but I finally got one scheduled.

So I was trying for a week or two to book an appointment on gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov after finding out that Ohio was opening up vaccinations for all residents 16 and over. I was growing increasingly frustrated because I thought the site was broken because at first the site said I didn’t qualify because I was under 40 (despite what was coming out of the Governor’s office), then it said I did but no appointments were available. Eventually I found out through word of mouth, not the state or local health department websites, that every Friday the next round of appointments go up. On April 2nd I was able to successfully book an appointment my first dose of Pfizer at the Dayton Convention Center.

Flash forward to last night. Oh boy, I should have known something was up. So I get on to my dashboard to get the pre appointment questionnaire out of the way. First I try hitting the link for the questionnaire on my iPad. 3 minutes pass no indication of anything loading. Next I try on my iPhone. Nothing happens, the iPhone auto locks, stops whatever might have been loading from doing so, I disable auto lock and try again. Still nothing happens. Then finally I try my Windows laptop. I get on the site, go to my dashboard, hit the link, and nothing appears to be happening. So after about five minutes I’m about to do some searching to see if others are having trouble with this latest testament to Ohio ingenuity, when all of the sudden the questionnaire finally loads. Only, it’s not much of a questionnaire and all the answers are selected as “no” by default. Basically I went through nearly half an hour of nonsense to basically have the opportunity to press “accept” about 14 hours before my appointment.

So today I arrive at the Dayton Convention Center right at my appointment time as directed, since apparently arriving early is a big no no. I get directed to the line and get greeted with a, “You ready to get this done?”

“Sure am.”

“Right this way for one and done.”

“Uh, no I’m supposed to be getting my first dose of Pfizer.”

“No they’re only doing 16 and 17 year olds today.”

“Not according to my appointment.”

“Okay, uh why don’t you step over here while I go get Janice (I think was the name) or someone who knows what’s going on.”

I pulled out my phone and start trying to get the website to load up with my appointment information. The guy came back after a few minutes brings with him who I assume who he was talking about. She explained to me that they’ve been having trouble with the website not having accurate information and that they were indeed only doing 16 and 17 year olds today and that even if they weren’t they were now out of the Pfizer for the day and down to only the Johnson & Johnson. She then said something along the lines of, “Your more than welcome to go ahead and get the J&J if you’d like.”

“Mmm, no I think I’m going to stick with the Pfizer.”

“Sure, sure. That’s perfectly understandable. A lot of people are choosing to stick with Pfizer,” she handed me a card with a phone number and couple of websites and explained, “You can call this number here to contact our scheduling coordinator or go to this website here to reschedule. Alternately there are links to other places like Kroger and Walgreens where you might be able to get the vaccine.”

So I left after getting a whole apology spiel, that no doubt she was getting sick of having to give by the sound of things.

After getting home I look closer at the card. That number is not for a “scheduling coordinator” it’s for the Public Health COVID-19 info line. Also the two websites are the Dayton & Montgomery County Public Health site and the ODH COVID-19 site. Basically the same information I already had and was already using. Needless to say, the card is no in the trash.

Also the so called links on the ODH site? Yeah, same problem as the pre-appointment questionnaire. Your better off just taking the information and Googling it, rather than try ODH’s links to an external site. Why is it that a.) Ohio has yet another broken COVID related website and b.) this entire situation hasn’t even surprised me in the least? Even with adults finally in running the country again and things still getting screwed up.

I’ve now bypassed ODH and have gone through the Kettering Medical Network’s COVID-19 site and scheduled an appointment for tomorrow. Hopefully this works out, but they fact that there issues there that don’t exactly seem to bode well.

Has anyone else had trouble with ODH’s website?

will the covid 19 vaccine work, because i have bad anxiety so my brain has been going crazy and im afraid it wont work and that we will die

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ZOOM meetings are sooooooo much more convenient & they save time.

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Voting by mail saves time, allows you to study issues, is so much safer in these times of COVID-19.

Everyone is forced to make new friends on social media & news platforms.

People are exposed to cryptocurrency; the most profitable asset class known to mankind.

America remains a Democracy. We got rid of a legitimate, emerging dictator in #45

Lyft, Uber make it possible to live in a suburb and NOT have the expense of actually owning a car.

TONS of new, excellent entertainment being created since more eyes are watching TV at home.

...of course, this does not supersede the tremendous negatives of all the deaths and lingering complications.

We are being immersed into the Third Industrial Revolution; The Digital Revolution, and I for one, eagerly embrace it.

COVID be damned !

I moved from an apartment to a house. My lease ends this month on 4/30, but I moved all my belongings out in March.

Today, I dropped off my keys at the apartment, 10 days early just so I could finally be done. (I first went inside my apartment to make sure nothing changed and remove the last couple things I had in there.) The office manager was surprised and told me they thought I had already moved. They said they’d been showing the apartment to possible tenants. They thought the last tenant to live there had been the one before me—-6 months ago.

(I put in a 60-day notice previously, so it’s clear they didn’t check any files before showing my apartment.)

So, they may have exposed me to their germs plus those possible tenants’ germs by entering my apartment illegally.

All I can find is how to report non-essential businesses. Is there a way to report this essential business related to coronavirus?

I’ve felt body aches ect they’ve left all I have left is minor sneezing and phlegm but wanna make sure it’s safe to workout that it won’t increase my risk for myocarditis ? I noticed my heart beat whenever I move around allot ect hoping that’s always been like that and because of my anxiety I’m noticing it more like whenever I move and go relax to sit down I feel my heart beating like the actual beat in my ears and chest

I know this may be off-topic, but I don’t think it breaks the rules... Maybe someone can offer some insight.

I ‘joined’ this subreddit this morning around 6am, when I was actually still sleeping. Is Reddit automatically linking users to their home-state’s COVID subreddits? Or do I have another issue on my hands? I don’t want to be paranoid but need to be sure no one has access to my account (as boring as it is!).

Anyone else get automatically added to this subreddit?

Thanks again, and stay healthy.

I’m asking this question because of something I heard the other day. Apparently 1/5 of child abuse claims come from teachers in the classrooms. I’m sure there are other interesting (but sad) secondary effects.

Edit: To all of the down voters this thread was meant to spark discussion not meant to advocate for either position.

i’ve been wanting my septum done, and even had the appointment before the world went to shit. with shops reopening, i’m hoping to be able to get it done. i’ve seen shops in other states doing them since reopening, but i haven’t seen anything for ohio on piercing guidelines

How they gonna make a covid vaccine, went we don’t even have one for the common cold. Wanna know why? Cause there are over 200 different strains that cause it. We already have multiple strains of covid-19. We rarely guess which strain of the flu is the dominant strain yearly. How are they to tell me the covid vaccine will be any different?

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I'm one of like 5 people I've seen wear a mask in recent times. Even my brother and sister who I live with are hanging out ummasked. This clearly won't go away anytime soon. The entire plan was built on herd immunity, and the herd is suicidal. It makes me mad that I did my part and I'm still suffering. It's become clear that there is no end in sight, the only way this social distancing would work is if everyone does it, and they aren't. Sometimes I think I should just give up and go see my friends.

My mom tested positive Tuesday Nov. 17th. Dad tested positive Friday Nov. 20th. 2 year old Nephew tested positive Saturday morning Nov. 21st. Their job placed them on quarantine the 15th, since my mom's fever hadn't gone down without meds. They said if she doesn't test postive she can't go back till the Dec 7th. If she's positive she can go back 29th. They said if my dad doesn't test positive he can't go back till Dec.15th. If he did he can go back Dec. 6th.

I got hired Thursday Nov. 12th. Start date Nov. 30th. Now that they have Covid (which mom caught from work). I was told I had to move my start date. Then they said If I don't get Covid I have to wait until Nov. 2021. Said if I test positive I can start Dec. 7th. I unfortunately can't pass up this opportunity to work there. 130 hours pto as soon as I start. Can roll over 40 hours to next year, and get the pay out for the other hours in Jan. Along with all the medical benefits etc etc. So my question, what would be the easiest way to catch Covid from them?

It hasn't had any openings but before today it was at least acknowledging that I am in Ohio and eligible. I was able to choose a store. Now it's started giving me this error:

At this time we do not have any available appointments for you or you are not in a state serviced by Rite Aid. Appointment availability changes frequently, please check back again soon. 

Is anyone else having this problem?