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People, request you to honestly come back and report if God forbid you turn out Covid-19 positive post 2nd dose. I am just trying to understand the burden of post vaccine positive individuals here. Already encountered 6 patients myself in last 20 days who turned Covid-19 positive post the 2nd dose with a median time interval of 3 days. 4 had taken Covaxin and 2 ( 1 was my best friend himself) had taken Covishield.

-Dr. Vivek

Personal choice for me as it is a time-tested technology used since decades for other vaccines like polio, hepatitis A, and rabies.

See: inactivated Vs mRNA vaccines

^^ There is a private hospital called Sudar Hospitals in RP Road, Nehru Nagar, Chromepet, very near my house. It is adjacent to the Indian Oil petrol bunk. They are giving Covid vaccines, but one has to book slots the previous day just by visiting with Aadhaar card. They vaccinate only between 2 PM to 5 PM on weekdays, so they accept a limited number of people only. No vaccination on weekends. That is the main reason why we went to the GH, because my wife didn't want to avail leave just for the vaccination.

When I enquired what vaccine they give, I was told it will be Covaxin on some days and Covishield on others, depending upon what they receive on a particular day. If we want a particular vaccine we can confirm with them and go. The phone numbers are 044-22235211 / 7358398203. If anyone residing in Pallavaram-Chromepet-Tambaram areas of Chennai are interested, please try this source.

Similar experience here. I scheduled via Aarogya Setu for 1st April afternoon at a nearby vaccine centre and got a confirmation sms.
On an impulse I decided to drop in there today and found out that they had no record of my appointment.
Fortunately I managed to get a slot for tomorrow but it might not have worked out so well if I had just walked in based on the Setu app confirmation.

I got a sms an hour ago thanking me for getting vaccinated. This was from the vaccination centre and not from Aarogya Setu. Obviously there are kinks in the system.

Does that mean they get it despite the shots, or because of them? I understood the vaccines, any vaccine, can't give Covid to anyone by themselves.

Took my first dose of covishield day before yesterday, after 12 hrs started feeling unwell, fever , body pain, headache, i was in a very bad shape for last 48hrs,had to to take two days leave. Feeling much better now(i am 37). Seven others in my office who are younger than me also took their first shot, 5 out of 7 had fever and body pain.



Why Dr you always brings bad news..;)

I read that Astra Zeneca, alone among the manufacturers, is making zero profit. Supplying at cost.

There is still a chance (not 100% efficacy) of getting covid after two vaccinations. It should not be serious.

Take it day by day. No guarantees. We can only do what is available to us.

.. And all that is assuming that the vaccine actually is effective against the perticular strain going around at the time! The Astra Zeneca vaccine, for example, reportedly offers NO protection against the South Aftrican strain (and has reduced efficacy against some others that it was not developed for)!


And here is what the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare believes it has been doing to protect citizens:

" Dear ......, You have been vaccinated with first dose of COVID-19. ..."

So one should not really be surprised with post-vaccination infections :-).
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Where does one find the list of vaccination centres in a particular city? I am eligible from today and I checked the cowin site. For Pune all I can see are hospitals on the other side of the river (Ruby, Jehangir etc) Does anyone know any centres in/near Kothrud?

Deoyani hospital (paid), Shashwat hospital (paid), Sutar hospital (free), Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital (paid), Sanjeevan hospital (paid), Joshi hospital (paid), Sahyadri hospital (paid), Poona hospital (paid), Galaxy hospital (paid), Krishna hospital (paid) are some of the hospitals in/near Kothrud. You will see their name in the list only when they have appointments available for a particular day. I am also eligible from today and have been trying to get an appointment in one of these, but no luck yet. Most probably, I will just do a walk-in tomorrow and see what happens.

Check this post for a more comprehensive city-wise list:

https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/shift...ml#post5011919

Doc - a clarification. Wouldn't any (or all) of these 6 cases be a case of the body reacting to the vaccine itself? The 3 day timeline clearly indicates the same. I have heard/seen of similar cases of a small % of people having a mild reaction to flu shots in the west. How is the scene (mild/strong symptoms) for those 6 folks over the next few days after turning positive?

The larger question (to you and the bhpian audience) - are there any cases of people turning Covid-19 positive much later (>2 weeks) after both the doses were done.

My father (60 y/o) was administered the Covishield vaccine on 26th March, and my mom (not 60 yet) just got the same vaccine 10 mins ago. This was at a private eye hospital near my house, and appointments were taken through the CoWin app. They paid Rs. 250 each. Dad had absolutely no symptoms whatsoever, and his next dose is scheduled for 26th April.

Got my Father vaccinated in Mysore. No need for registration or taking appointment.
Walked into JSS hospital, they have dedicated a separate wing for Covid vaccincation. This place is airy, well spaced and people were well managed.

Hospital had both the option Covishield and Covaxin. Opted for Covaxin. They also helped with registration as my Father's mobile number is not updated in his Aadhar.

We were in and out in 45minutes. My Father didn't experience any side effects.

I opted for Covaxin as my Father-in-Law had body pain when he was vaccinated with Covishield.

Ah ok. That explains why they were not visible. I was trying to identify the most convenient one before registering.

My thoughts exactly. I have read of the stories where people got confirmation, turned up at the centres and after a wait were told to go back. Trying luck via walk in sounds more sensible.

Going by this dashboard, it would seem there are sparse crowds on Sundays. That would be a good time to try a walk in.



https://dashboard.cowin.gov.in/

The reason why I have been searching for Covaxin only. The spike-protein method only teaches the body to detect and fight the mutant variant that resembles it. The inactivated version on the other hand stands a better chance of recognizing mutants and new variants.

According to the medicalnews link I posted above, this is impossible. The virus takes 3-4 days to incubate in a new host body so it is possible these people got infected just a day before or on the day of vaccination

I thought the Government is subsidizing partial cost of vaccines? I recall there was a round of negotiations to set the pricing nationwide.
Yes some of the long-term effects is what worries me more - damaged lungs with reduced capacity to climb stairs or general exertion and also some damage to brain cells etc., - that really scares me. The vaccine should prevent serious complications and hopefully make it just a fever and weakness if infected post-vaccination - its what I am hoping at the least.