[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by Byte1

Too bad that they won't just approve the pill (molnupiravir) that will kill COVID after one dose. Makes one wonder how they can live with themselves knowing that instead of putting so many folks through all this, they have had a pill for several years that may be effective at killing the infection. I say "may" because I don't know for sure that it is 100% effective, even though they are suggesting that it is.

Maybe not approved as still in trials.

Molnupiravir is currently in advanced phase II / III clinical trials. It is being tested in three different doses every 12 hours for five days in patients with SARS-CoV-2.

[cb1972]

Originally Posted by charmed59

I could have picked any day or time this week. I picked Thursday, got my appt, and sent them an email making sure it was legit. I’m not sure why they sent me the code, at the time I couldn’t even find the announcement from DeSantis.

I’m wondering if they finished their 65 and over list and just started on the next group. All appointment times were available.

thanks for the reply

[dahrens1]

Originally Posted by charmed59

I could have picked any day or time this week. I picked Thursday, got my appt, and sent them an email making sure it was legit. I’m not sure why they sent me the code, at the time I couldn’t even find the announcement from DeSantis.

I’m wondering if they finished their 65 and over list and just started on the next group. All appointment times were available.

My wife (age 64) got the email and step 2 code from GMR yesterday and made an appointment for yesterday morning. She was turned away after waiting for 1 1/2 hours in line. So, make sure they will honor the appointment this week if you are under 65. When we asked why people were being given appointments for this week when they are not yet eligible the only answer we got was that it was an "IT" problem.

[dahrens1]

Originally Posted by Yucatan2

Has anyone seen where the Johnson and Johnson is available yet?

Publix but I think it is only when you attempt to get an appointment during the Wednesday morning lottery. The Monday and Friday signups are for the Moderna vaccine.

[Stu from NYC]

Glad to see making more and more progress

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Byte1

Too bad that they won't just approve the pill (molnupiravir) that will kill COVID after one dose. Makes one wonder how they can live with themselves knowing that instead of putting so many folks through all this, they have had a pill for several years that may be effective at killing the infection. I say "may" because I don't know for sure that it is 100% effective, even though they are suggesting that it is.

If you're willing to wait until you've already been infected and might possibly be dying from advanced lung scarring and choking to death on your own mucus, to realize that a single pill will cure you of your disease, that's fine.

For me personally, I'd much prefer to prevent getting sick in the first place. That's what vaccines are for.

[newgirl]

My son is extremely high risk and still fighting to get him a appointment. If u go to sign up there are no boxes for high risk to mark.

[Pballer]

How do you register to get a vaccine appointment as a couple rather than as a single individual?

[Altavia]

Originally Posted by newgirl

My son is extremely high risk and still fighting to get him a appointment. If u go to sign up there are no boxes for high risk to mark.

Have his Doctor complete this form and you can then register. Wallmart was helping people sign up earlier this week.

http://ww11.doh.state.fl.us/comm/_pa...21-47-Form.pdf

[charmed59]

Originally Posted by dahrens1

My wife (age 64) got the email and step 2 code from GMR yesterday and made an appointment for yesterday morning. She was turned away after waiting for 1 1/2 hours in line. So, make sure they will honor the appointment this week if you are under 65. When we asked why people were being given appointments for this week when they are not yet eligible the only answer we got was that it was an "IT" problem.

They did get back to me that it wasn’t a legit appointment. It was their mistake.

[Bertram00]

Originally Posted by charmed59

I signed up on my vaccine.fl.gov under the “not yet eligible’ section when the web site first open up. I got an email to get my vaccine from GMR yesterday. I’m 61.

Be careful
I'm 60 and their site sent me an email and let me make an appointment because I answered that I had risk factors that qualified me. When I showed up at the GMR site today I was turned away after they let me spend an hour and a half snaking through a line of cars because "they are not authorized to vaccinate under 65" no matter your co-morbidities.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Glad to see more and more progress in ending this

We can only hope you're right; just don't think this will happen soon enough......

[APovi]

QUOTE["Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that starting next week, all people age 60 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
DeSantis made the announcement during a news conference on Monday in Tallahassee"

Isn't it true that, due to repeated misappropriation of the supply system, we have many centers running out of product, while, at the same time, others are unable to find enough patients to use even half of what they have on site?

We drove down to Orlando for lunch, local radio reported several choices, drove over there in 15 minutes. Got home in time for the evening news!

[dahrens1]

Originally Posted by charmed59

They did get back to me that it wasn’t a legit appointment. It was their mistake.

Since you used your second step code already to make an appointment that you can't use did GMR tell you what you needed to do to get back into their queue so you could make another appointment on or after March 15th? Or do you have to start over with step one and wait for another step two code?

[nancymiller217@yahoo.com]

Originally Posted by charmed59

I signed up on my vaccine.fl.gov under the “not yet eligible’ section when the web site first open up. I got an email to get my vaccine from GMR yesterday. I’m 61.

Same age, also signed up on my vaccine.fl.gov when it first opened.

Nothing.