Some public health experts hope that Americans will welcome the new shot as they would a flu jab. But demand for the vaccine has dropped sharply since 2021 when it first became available and more than 240 million people in the U.S., or 73% of the population, received at least one shot.
In the fall of 2022, by which time most people had either had the COVID virus or the vaccine, fewer than 50 million people got the shots.
With the current wave very quickly picking up steam, chances are we will be through the worst of it by the time vaccines are available / taken by those still willing to go through with it.
I think I am 4-5 shots deep at this point, and have had a natural infection once. It was horrible where I fully lose my taste for a number of weeks.
Then as taste / smell began to return some things were “wrong.”
It took months for coffee to return to normal.
If I had to live like that… well, let’s say those months had very unwelcome new dark thoughts that took me by surprise.Inject that shit straight into my veins. It’s time for a booster especially now where nobody wears a mask anymore.
You can still get long-covid symptoms that lasts months (or forever) while boosted, so I really wish people still masked whether they are boosted or not.
Really you should wear a mask indoors in public if you’re sick at all, just for the sake of not getting everyone else sick
I’ve gotten Covid twice. Once early pandemic, and once when vaccinated.
I do not want to get covid without the vaccine again. 0/10, would not recommend.
Yep. I’m on immunosuppressive medication so gimme gimme - I’ve managed to only get one very mild case of covid so far and even that was fucking miserable. Do not want, please give more vaccine.
The vaccine goes intramuscularly, but I get your enthusiasm
Of course duh, I was just using the popular quote. Inject that shit straight into my muscles doesn’t sound as good.
I haven’t gotten a booster in awhile and no one I know wear a mask anymore where I live. Plus kids are back in school and my eldest niece and nephew live with me; they are walking plague carriers.
So I will happily get this one.
I’ve had 5 shots and would take more if offered. Make it an annual thing!!
Yeah I’m kinda prepared for that life. I got a second booster about year ago. Along with my annual flu shot. I have no problem with getting two shots instead of one each year.
I wonder if I should start getting the flu shot too. I’ve never gotten the shot (it hasn’t been that much of a thing here in Finland), but the last time I had the flu I had one of those swine flu variants that was going around at that time (like, uh, 15 years ago? 13?) and jesus fuck I was so sick I literally thought I was going to die, and I’ve sort of been antsy about “regular” flus after that too. Been a good while though, before the oink flu.
It would be nice if they could package an annual booster with the flu shot, though I’m not sure of there are interaction issues. I got them both at the same time last year though and just had a mild cramp in my arm which is pretty typical for a flu shot on its own.
Eris fortunately doesn’t appear to be more virulent than omicron was, but also doesn’t seem to be weaking further as was the trend for the last few varients. It seems mutation with increased transmission over time seems to be the trend.
Just add it to the annual flu list and make your choice as to whether you want to get your shot every year or not. Not a big deal.
Next year. Should have combo shots next year. The hope was to have them ready this year, but we’ll be in the middle of flu season this year when they’re expected to be approved.
Of course with anything, unexpected things can derail that plan, but everything stay the course, one shot should be next year.
Various factors can play on if the place you go to will have the combo shot though, so there’s that too.
I am very happy and ready to get another formulation once available. I’m up to date currently.
And I would like a new vaccine sooner rather than later. People at work are already starting to contract the new variant. I’m trying to limit my own exposure, but it’s difficult.
Is anyone else super annoyed by the use of the word “jab” in news articles/headlines? It just sounds so unprofessional.
“Jab” got adopted in the US when the disinformation memes and stuff started flooding into social media. The creators of the memes learned British English, so they used British slang.
Absolutely. I don’t understand why headlines try so hard to use slang.
It’s just the word for it in the UK. Not the formal medical one, but I’d hardly call it slang either.
Isn’t “jab” what people from the UK call it? In the US, we just call them “shots.” That’s not necessarily any better. Or worse, for that matter.
I’ve seen US publications use it, too. But knowing it’s a UK thing makes me feel better about it for some reason…
If I can get a covid and flu shot at the same time, by just walking into my local Walgreens and asking for it, then sure
I am done with the boosters. I’ve done three boosters. I had a reaction to one and that was my last one.
What kind of reactions? I guess, personally, I’d rather have reactions like what I’ve had than long covid.
I’m planning on getting my flu+covid vaccine double tap the 1st week of September.
Long Covid isn’t stopped by the vaccine.
High blood pressure and erratic heart. Cardiologist said no more boosters. The risk is to high.
Ouch. I’m glad you talked to a doctor about it.
I’m gonna get my shots. I haven’t had bad enough effects to matter, so I’ll try to do my part for herd immunity. And I work with too many antivax suburban moms to feel safe, so it’s also for me, lol.
I ended up in the emergency room. lol. So yeah, I talked to many doctors about it.
Since I can’t get it. The rest of my family is getting it. They have no had any side effects.
ETA: to be clear, I’m not anti-vaccine. For some reason the booster causes some people to have heart issues. Otherwise I’d get the booster. I’m not worried about Covid killing me. I just don’t like getting sick if I can avoid it.
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Long Covid isn’t stopped by the vaccine.
Last I checked, the vaccine decreases the chance of all COVID symptoms, including the long-term ones.
High blood pressure and erratic heart. Cardiologist said no more boosters. The risk is to high.
Then you’re one of the people that everyone else’s herd immunity is supposed to protect. You’re one of the few that can’t tolerate the vaccine. Everyone else still needs to be vaccinated.
Now how the heck do I get the booster without having to sign up on a website and agree to an arbitration clause? Because hell no, I’m not going to agree to that.
I’ve usually just walked into a local pharmacy and asked if they have the booster. My local pharmacy just has a standard paper form for all vaccination (flu, shingles, covid, etc) walk ins, there is no website or arbitration clause or even specific covid form. You might want to try a different pharmacy if that has been your experience.
I just hope they don’t cost an exorbitant price now that the national health emergency has ended here. It was really nice being able to get them for free because I am poor.
Does this mean I should start wearing a mask again?
Yes.
