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Getting the Covid Vaccine in Changhua

I’m at this moment in the Christian Hospital Changhua and waiting at the Service center to check in. If there’s any interest, I’ll update on how it’s going.

Coronavirus Vaccine in Taiwan - July/August 2021

My wife just got her second shot. We went to the same station, but the process is completely different from a month ago. Instead of people pushing carts and chairs around, now the doctors and nurses sit at 9 stations, and they don’t have to move to vaccinate people anymore. I think it’s actually more efficient .

Coronavirus Vaccine in Taiwan - July/August 2021

She was having arm pain yesterday, but things got real in the middle of the night. She now has a splitting headache, a low fever around 37.5, ear pain (that one is new, I don’t remember reading about that one), and the arm pain got worse. If her T-shirt brushed against her arm, she reacts like if a blade just slashed her. She’s been sleeping through most of the day, only waking up to ask for a drink of water. So yeah, the second moderna shot is no joke.

Coronavirus Vaccine in Taiwan - July/August 2021

I got my first does of AZ yesterday morning. Felt fine all the way up till about 7pm last night. Then I started having some symptoms. Fever, cold chills, loss of appetite, headache, dizzy, sore arm, vomiting, tired but couldn’t fall asleep at all. Started taking the medicine they gave me at that time as well and took it every 4 hours afterwards. The medicine didn’t start working until around 6am today. So, I just laid there all night couldn’t sleep and feeling like crap. Temperature maxed out at…

Coronavirus Vaccine in Taiwan - July/August 2021

If it’s any consolation, I had similarly rough symptoms and I felt fine about 48 hours after being vaccinated. Sure you’ll be back to 100% soon enough!