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We are supposed to go for our boosters tomorrow, but not looking forward to waiting outside in -30. Should we wear our skidoo suits or has the line been diverted to indoors?

My husband went yesterday and I went today, both times nobody had to wait outside, there are no lineups, just dress appropriately for the weather tomorrow, but you shouldn't have to wait outside at all.

The ones waiting outside were the people that didn’t have a appointment. The keystone would allow a few people in at a time. The ones with the appointments just walked in. That’s how it was working when we got our booster two weeks ago.

Last week there were 2 lines one with appointments one without. I waited outside a few minutes but was also a few minutes early. Full lines inside. Appointment was for 12:30 and after 15 minute sit-down exit time was 12:49. Make sure you have your forms filled ahead and they are not short of workers who may have phoned in sick it goes pretty steady.

I have just received my third shot at the keystone this afternoon and there are no line ups outside.  
Shout out to the staff at the super site for getting people through so efficiently.  
 
Edited by Farmergeorge, 2022-01-05 16:42:26

When I went for my booster, those of us WITH appointments had to stand outside for close to 10 minutes on a real cold day and walk ins just walked in. I was a bit annoyed. I did my other shots at either a clinic or a pharmacy

I just wanted to give the BFC on college Ave a shout-out! My husband and I got our boosters yesterday there. They were super nice, friendly and helpful. There were a couple elders there who were smudging and using a hand drum. They had balloons and colouring books for the kids and a free hotdog lunch for those that wanted. They were playing a movie for the kids as well. It was just a very nice atmosphere!!

We waited like 2 minutes outside.  
 
Our appointment was at 1220 pm. We had needle and was out of their by that time as line was pretty fast.  
 
Only thing is that as over 60. I had to keep saying we are getting psifer a number of times. Even the guy giving needle asked us and that side was for psifer only.  
 
I told him if we can’t get psifer we are walking out.  
 
I don’t believe that crap about mixing types. Look what happened before. And there is no shortage that is just rumours.

That’s great to hear. Any time I’ve been it’s really been a well-oiled machine. Pretty phenomenal when you look at our 85%ish vax rate to think of how many tens of thousands of people have been through the site.

I had a different experience 2 days ago. Had 4pm appointment by time I walked out of keystone it was 5:15pm. Glad to have it over and done with tho.  
 
Yes they do try to offer moderna to those over 30yrs old but clearly state they aren't going to force anyone who still wants pfizer to switch. I've been team moderna from get go tho so no prob there for me.

What happened before? It makes total sense to mix vaccine types for potential protection against different strains. We used to change up worm drench types for our sheep all of the time. It was always considered good practice. Flu vaccines are often changed from year to year as well.  
Myself I have had one dose of astra Zeneca and two doses of Moderna. When we had our second shot the advice at the time was to mix the shots. As they said months ago “ the best vaccine is the one that is available to you “. I was booked for Pfizer yesterday but they were encouraging people over 29 to receive Moderna. Didn’t bother me in the slightest. I am just happy to receive the vaccinations in a timely and efficient manner. I’m sure that vaccine services and staff are doing their very best and I am grateful for their contribution.  
 
Edited by Farmergeorge, 2022-01-06 08:53:20

That is why I booked at the pharmacy for my and my family to get our boosters. The Keystone booking site did not specify which vaccine was available/offered and we did not want anything by Pfizer. At the pharmacy we booked for Pfizer and that's what we got.  
 
Farmergeorge-deworming drugs get rotated to avoid making worms resistant. Flu vaccines change to match the type of virus that is most common each year-it isn't due to drug resistance. They are trying to give older people Moderna to save the Pfizer for younger people. There has been nothing suggesting combining the 2 different mRNA vaccines gives better immunity-in fact most places are still saying g to try and stick to the same one.as you had before but if you have to switch, oh well, it still works. I've never been sure their talk of mix and match was ever based on real scientific knowledge or they were just hoping for the best. As for taking the first shot available, no, I absolutely would not take AZ due to a health condition I have (my stance on that has been confirmed by multiple medical practitioners) and for the same reason I will not take Moderna.  
 
As for what happened before, I think that refers to the fact that some people followed the advice to take the first vaccine offered, then they had to start over with a different brand when the first brand was not recognized for travel. No point in doing mix and match and then learning that the combo is not valid after all.

and the staff were all very friendly and helpful

I'm reasonably sure that over the course of our lifetimes, we receive a variety of vaccines from a variety of manufacturers, depending on what's available and where we're receiving our doses.  
 
It's generally accepted for most vaccines, and frankly, most medications, that brands can be readily mixed and matched unless there's a specific reason not to.  
 
I can only receive Pfizer due to known allergens being present in both Moderna and AZ. That's a legitimate reason, as I'm sure you have as you said you've discussed this with your physician.  
 
Studies are actually suggesting that the most robust immune response is actually from people who have had more than one type, especially viral vector (like AZ and J&J) followed by a mRNA (like Pfizer and Moderna).

My parents and went in with no problem and my Dad is in a wheelchair. It was flawless. Probably because a lot of people have already had their 3rd shots and the lines have therefore gone down from what they were when this thread started. Everything was very organized and they gave numbers for each group or person and they had lines for each type of shot. One thing they forgot to ask is which arm is dominant which could suck if that does affect one's ability to work or parent or whatever.

No lines last evening or tonight when my husband and I went. Small wait time inside but nothing beyond 5 minutes. It was fairly busy but ran smoothly