Are you eligible and if so, have you had your third Covid shot?
Received my “booster” shot yesterday, at Longs Hawaii Kai. I qualified for one, due to age and medical pre-conditions.
So, how’d it go? Quickly, with no pain when the shot was administered. Had my earlier two shots six months ago.
Tips: Call your pharmacy or doctor, to determine if the shot you need is available; the serum must be compatible to your earlier vaccinations: Moderna, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson. Walk-ins acceptable; you’ll need to fill out a form; your temperature will be taken, so if you feel feverish, go another day when you’re OK.
Bring: Your previously issued Covid vaxx card; the third shot will be logged onto it as documentation of the procedure.
Aftermath: My left arm, notably the area where the shot was given, aches this morning. Hopefully, no other side effects.
Most of us own, and use, cellphones daily. Lives are dependent on this invention. No. Kidding.
Without it, we are lost. We are possibly useless. Some rely on its calendar reminders. Others, without watches, use it to find out the time. Most embrace the contact list to reach out to the world.
iPhone: secret help tips.
Further, the phones can map out your day and assist in anything from finding an address, getting there, and texting and tweeting.
So what happens when you have an emergency? When you accidentally lock your keys in your car? (Yes, it happens, but luckily, my car will beep if my keys are inside the vehicle). When you need directory assistance, and unknowingly pay for that service? When you (gulp) lose your phone or if (bigger gulp) someone steals it.
The cellphone likely can help you in more ways than you probably know. These five “hows” are invaluable.
1 — Emegency calls
The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an Emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly, this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out
2 — Car keys locked in the car
Have you locked your keys in the car? Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone:
If you lock your keys In the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other ‘remote’ for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
( Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a cell phone!’)
3 — Hidden battery power
Imagine your cell battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370#. Your cell phone will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50 pe rent increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your cell phone next time.
(Note: some testing this say it doesn’t always work. Depends on the phone?)
4 — Disabling a stolen mobile phone
To check your Mobile phone’s serial number, key in the following Digits on your phone: *#06# .
A 15-digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. If your phone is stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won’t get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can’t use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.
5 — Free directory service call
Cell phone companies are charging us $1.00 to $1.75 or more for 411 information calls when they don’t have to. Most of us do not carry a telephone directory in our vehicle, which makes this situation even more of a problem. When you need to use the 411 information option, simply dial: (800) FREE411 or (800) 373-3411 without incurring any charge at all. Program this into your cell phone now.
Note: “Help data” provided by the Halton Police Retirees Assn. of Canada; opening text/commentary by yours trulyy. Suggestion: print this out, save it in your wallet/purse, share with anyone with a cellphone.
Seems like the wearing of face masks in Hawaii is a no-brainer – science shows it shields you from catching the virus, or spreading it if you’re infected.
Masking/vaxxing: Still an issue?
Sadly, amid rising COVID-19 stats, this mask thing continues to be an issue to discuss. Seems the delta variant – more devastating, if you catch it — is a major player in the new, mounting wave of COVID deaths.
A local expert predicts that the pandemic will around for two more years. Will the unvaccinated souls be around then? Remember, there’s a segment of folks who say that the right to say no to the shot is a matter of choice; that it shouldn’t be a mandate to wear it under specific circumstance
Getting vaccinated hasn’t yet reached the state’s goal of 70 per cent (stalled at 60+ per cent) and continues to be a challenge.
So is vaxxing still an issue? Will we ever see the light at the end of the tunnel?
Yes, there’s still resistance, in pockets of the community, where some won’t roll up sleeves to get the free shots for a variety of dubious reasons. Religious beliefs. Personal rights. Nixing the vaxx that Democrats are pushing, even though the GOP got the ball rolling an administration ago.
Among the naysayers, it’s their freedom to be mask-free or unvaxxed.
That’s one of the reasons why Frank DeLima has once more been tapped to non-vaxxers to get that shot.
Further: the lieutenant governor has been contemplating a possible lockdown again – remember those horrid times – as hospitals are running out of patient beds, covid numbers surging.
The bottom line: About 95 per cent of recent COVID deaths are folks who weren’t vaxxed. Consequently, does this make any sense to pass on the shot?
Get one, if you haven’t; it’s protection for you, your family, and others.
Frank DeLima is back in the parody lane, rendering “Poki Poki” (inspired by the Hokey Pokey song of yesteryear) to encourage the unvaccinated to get vaxxed.
Frank DeLima
It’s all quite simple: You put your left arm out, and you can get vaccinated, to help combat growing COVID numbers.
The promotional video is backed by the state Department of Health, who has tapped comedian DeLima in earlier pandemic pitches.
To see the video, go to my Facebook page or visit frankdelima.com
And yep, you may win prizes once you’re vaxxed. So what are ya waiting for?
