Vaccination nation

[Economizer]

I was asked by a government agency medical person to send my vaccination completion document to their offices. Scanning the document [ the vaccinations were done by non-governmental enterprise] was to be the means of transmission. There is no photo on the "proof" to link the "actual me" to the submission. There seems to be a lot of data leaks nowadays. So, what is the harm potential to me or others?

[apl68]

Well, its seems a better explanation than somehow an injury to one arm injured the other arm!

Maybe  experts out there have a more clear explanation for these sorts of symptoms?

Neuro person but not a pain expert--
I can think of two explanations:
1. At the level of the spinal cord, you have sensory nerves from the same area of each side of the body coming into the same area of spinal cord, so there could be cross-talk there leading to perception of pain in the same area on the opposite side.
2. At the level of the brain, there are always strong connections between homologous areas in each hemisphere via the corpus callosum, so there may also be some cross-talk among areas of the cortical pain network in each hemisphere.

I would have just said "crossed wires."  Seriously, though, this is pretty interesting.

[Tee_Bee]

I was asked by a government agency medical person to send my vaccination completion document to their offices. Scanning the document [ the vaccinations were done by non-governmental enterprise] was to be the means of transmission. There is no photo on the "proof" to link the "actual me" to the submission. There seems to be a lot of data leaks nowadays. So, what is the harm potential to me or others?

I'm not persuaded that the data security issues are terribly worrying. The most sensitive data on the card seems to be one's date of birth. Given how much of our personal data are already floating around, this datum wouldn't be a big problem if it got loose, I think. I am open to being otherwise persuaded.

[hmaria1609]

DC Mayor Bowser announced an expansion for vaccine eligibility:
https://wtop.com/dc/2021/04/dc-coronavirus-update-april-5/
Also, restrictions will be relaxed starting May 1st.

In MD, mass vaccination sites will open tomorrow:
https://wtop.com/maryland/2021/04/md-to-open-mass-vaccination-sites-to-everyone-16-and-older-starting-tuesday/
Scroll past ad breaks to read the full article.

Posted on WTOP Radio online (4/5/21)

[Economizer]

I was asked by a government agency medical person to send my vaccination completion document to their offices. Scanning the document [ the vaccinations were done by non-governmental enterprise] was to be the means of transmission. There is no photo on the "proof" to link the "actual me" to the submission. There seems to be a lot of data leaks nowadays. So, what is the harm potential to me or others?

I'm not persuaded that the data security issues are terribly worrying. The most sensitive data on the card seems to be one's date of birth. Given how much of our personal data are already floating around, this datum wouldn't be a big problem if it got loose, I think. I am open to being otherwise persuaded.

Can the entire document be recreated from the scan?

[Sun_Worshiper]

My wife got the J&J yesterday. Sore arm for an hour or so, but otherwise no side effects so far.

[evil_physics_witchcraft]

SO and I got our second dose of Moderna today.

[secundem_artem]

We vaccinated ~1100 in clinic today.  It makes me happy to see so many people believe that this disease is real and that the vaccine(s) are safe and effective.

[clean]

SO and I got our second dose of Moderna today.

We vaccinated ~1100 in clinic today.  It makes me happy to see so many people believe that this disease is real and that the vaccine(s) are safe and effective.

how are you feeling?

[evil_physics_witchcraft]

SO and I got our second dose of Moderna today.

We vaccinated ~1100 in clinic today.  It makes me happy to see so many people believe that this disease is real and that the vaccine(s) are safe and effective.

how are you feeling?

We have sore arms, but that's it for now. It's only been 6 hours, so we'll see...

[evil_physics_witchcraft]

We vaccinated ~1100 in clinic today.  It makes me happy to see so many people believe that this disease is real and that the vaccine(s) are safe and effective.

This is great! I talked with a student who had signed up for a vaccine, but changed her mind about it due to crap she saw on the news. Hopefully, she will go back. Our campus offers the vaccine, but I think there's a long waiting list.

[Vkw10]

As of today, every faculty and staff member in my department has received at least one dose of vaccine. A few student workers have asked to swap hours for vaccine appointments.

[evil_physics_witchcraft]

17 hours later....

SO has a fever around 101 deg. F and has body aches. I am currently ok for the moment.

Edit: 'I am currently ok' means that my arm still hurts from yesterday, but that's about it.

[cathwen]

I got my second dose (Moderna) on Wednesday.  On Thursday, I came down with just about every single after-effect listed on the websites.  Fever of 103; headache; muscle and joint pain; dizziness; redness around the vaccination site; nausea.  I stayed in bed and due to the fever and joint/muscle pain, could barely move.  Getting up to go to the bathroom, I felt as though I was going to fall over.  (But I didn't.)

I was doing a lot better yesterday, and today I feel just about back to normal.

My husband didn't have any reaction at all other than a bit of soreness around the injection site. 

My daughters have all gotten their first shots, and so we are looking forward to a late spring/early summer reunion. 

[AmLitHist]

We're going for our second Moderna dose on Wednesday, and I've already got a lesson plan ready to throw on Blackboard for Thursday's class in case I have a reaction.  My arm still has a sore spot from the first shot on St. Patrick's Day; It doesn't ache or hurt all the time anymore, just when I touch it (but that level of pain only left about a week ago).  I usually don't have any problems with any kind of shots, but I want to be ready.