When I spoke to someone in a local Walmart pharmacy department in western Maryland a couple of weeks ago, they told me that they weren’t sure if they could give a cancelled second shot to someone else, because they are sent exactly the number of shots they need on the assumption that everyone gets their second shot at 3 weeks. So do double check if that cancelled second appointment can actually be given to someone else. If it can’t, there is absolutely no reason for you not to take it.
As far as going out and doing things with your spouse (or anyone else), we know that a single shot of Pfizer/BioNTech is more effective than a single shot of J&J. So unless a place is rejecting people who got J&J, I would so go ahead and present yourself as vaccinated and enjoy yourself (once two weeks have passed).
I did confirm that my slot would be available for someone else, although I can’t guarantee that the slot was filled.
I have relaxed my own precautions to some extent after the first shot. I’m not too worried about being barred from anything based on anyone else’s policies—the limiting factors are more likely to be my own caution, local prevalence, and whether someone else’s onerous policies (general, not specific to my vaccination status) make an activity not worth doing anyway.
Do you have a reference for the comparison of first-shot Pfizer vs. J&J?
When I spoke to someone in a local Walmart pharmacy department in western Maryland a couple of weeks ago, they told me that they weren’t sure if they could give a cancelled second shot to someone else, because they are sent exactly the number of shots they need on the assumption that everyone gets their second shot at 3 weeks. So do double check if that cancelled second appointment can actually be given to someone else. If it can’t, there is absolutely no reason for you not to take it.
As far as going out and doing things with your spouse (or anyone else), we know that a single shot of Pfizer/BioNTech is more effective than a single shot of J&J. So unless a place is rejecting people who got J&J, I would so go ahead and present yourself as vaccinated and enjoy yourself (once two weeks have passed).
I did confirm that my slot would be available for someone else, although I can’t guarantee that the slot was filled.
I have relaxed my own precautions to some extent after the first shot. I’m not too worried about being barred from anything based on anyone else’s policies—the limiting factors are more likely to be my own caution, local prevalence, and whether someone else’s onerous policies (general, not specific to my vaccination status) make an activity not worth doing anyway.
Do you have a reference for the comparison of first-shot Pfizer vs. J&J?