Are you getting your vaccines this year?

The CDC is meeting today, and Covid shots will probably be sent to pharmacies this week. They may still be free for us older folks. The full details haven't been disclosed (as of yesterday). I've already got this years flu shot. I plan to get the shingles vaccination too.
 
fancicoffee13 said:
I am getting my Covid vaccine this November and as for the rest of them, I will be getting them as well. I just believe in prevention and staying well. Everyone doesn't look at it the way I do and I respect that.
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I, like you, prefer to wait well into the season before getting mine. November seems a good idea so it will last through the winter months ahead when we are cooped up inside with one another. But, I'll be getting mine a week before Halloween. That way I can give out the candy at my door with more confidence.

I notice that many are waiting for Kaiser's cue to go to get theirs. But, I gave up on waiting for Kaiser since they operate by their schedule rather than mine. So, I get the vaccines at my local drug store and pay for it myself. Free vs paying for it is not that great to offset getting them when I want to. I get both the senior flu shot and the covid vaccine at the same time. Beats waiting in line twice.
 
JustDave said:
The CDC is meeting today, and Covid shots will probably be sent to pharmacies this week. They may still be free for us older folks. The full details haven't been disclosed (as of yesterday). I've already got this years flu shot. I plan to get the shingles vaccination too.
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You might want to get the shingles separate from the others. I got mine a month ago and had a low grade fever reaction lasting several days. I thought it was covid at first. But, found out it was the reaction to the shingles shot which is very common.
 
fancicoffee13 said:
I am getting my Covid vaccine this November and as for the rest of them, I will be getting them as well. I just believe in prevention and staying well. Everyone doesn't look at it the way I do and I respect that.
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Of course. Anyone who hasn’t gotten the shingles vaccine would do well to do so. Our generation is susceptible to reverberations of all those childhood diseases we went through. I still get two Covid vaccines a year if something new becomes available part way through.
 
MarkD said:
Of course. Anyone who hasn’t gotten the shingles vaccine would do well to do so. Our generation is susceptible to reverberations of all those childhood diseases we went through. I still get two Covid vaccines a year if something new becomes available part way through.
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Yeah, I have had the shingles vaccine, but waiting till November to ask about all those extra ones I should be getting and how long they last.
 
I get a flu shot every October. I did get a Covid shot also when they first came out. I still got the flu and covid that year! Although, neither one of them made me real bad sick. I did go to a medical place to get checked and they verified that I had, had the flu and covid.

I will not get a covid shot again!
 
Yes, I will get them, I have an appointment for the
flu one in October, the Covid one has been brought
forward to start today, but we have to wait to be
invited to apply, or to walk in somewhere.

Mike.
 
Robb.hisself said:
You might want to get the shingles separate from the others. I got mine a month ago and had a low grade fever reaction lasting several days. I thought it was covid at first. But, found out it was the reaction to the shingles shot which is very common.
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I've been wondering about that. I read yesterday that you can get the about to be released Covid booster and flu at the same time, but I don't know about shingles. I'll call the pharmacy first.
 
Had my flu shot yesterday, chills and fever all night, but it's al over now.

I had both shingles shots last year. I wouldn't mix that with anything else, it's pretty rough, but well worth it.
My brother had shingles last year and was in severe pain for months.
 
No I won't be having any more.
I only had the initial job for Covid when it was first offered (against my better judgement). Can't remember if that was 2 or 3 years ago :unsure:
Never had flu jabs nor shingle jabs, and although offered, I won't be having those either.
I've never stopped sanitising the shopping trolleys and still constantly sanitise my hands, especially before and after I've wiped my nose.
When I get home I still sanitise the shopping before I put it away. Then I go out squirt the door handles, the steering wheel, gear stick and indicators :LOL:
 
1. The flu vaccine is an inactivated vaccine that uses the killed version of the germ that causes the flu. Inactivated vaccines usually don’t provide immunity as strong as live vaccines, so you may need yearly doses in order to get ongoing immunity against the flu, especially a new variant. Since the flu vaccine is based on proven studies and is backed by solid science, I get it yearly and as early as possible. The live flu virus in a vaccine would be way to dangerous and would cause more flu than it would protect.

I just got my seniors flu vaccine yesterday.

2. Shingles and pneumococcal vaccines use specific pieces of the germ. Because these vaccines use only specific pieces of the germ, they give a very strong immune response that’s targeted to key parts of the germ. They can also be used on almost everyone who needs them, including people with weakened immune systems and long-term health problems. The only limitation is that you will need booster shots to get ongoing protection against either pneumonia or shingles.

My shingles and pneumococcal vaccines are both up to date. These vaccines are backed by many independent long term studies and solid science. My neurologist recommended the shingles vaccine for me even though I am on a daily dose of antiviral that blocks zoster (shingles) virus. Since shingles almost killed me, the extra protection is good insurance.

3. The tetanus vaccine uses a toxin made by the germ that causes the disease. It creates an immunity to the parts of the germ that cause tetanus, instead of the germ itself. That means the immune response is targeted to the toxin instead of the whole germ. You will need booster shots to get ongoing protection from tetanus. Again science and studies agree.

My tetanus vaccine is up to date.

4. The covid, a messenger, mRNA, vaccine make proteins in order to trigger an immune response. Studies done during the pandemic and still ongoing by independent medical scientist and virologist, have shown this vaccine and boosters to be effective only at a very low percentage. At best it makes symptoms less severe and does nothing to stop or slow the spread.

Future side effects are unknown. The science of how this mRNA vaccine makes proteins that trigger a response of the immune that would block any corona or covid virus, is lacking. It is theoretical at best. The risk, for me, are higher than any benefits.

I stopped after the 3rd injection, after having a couple days of otherwise unexplained severe nerve reactions. They have never made a vaccine for the simple form of coronavirus, the common cold, so I am skeptical that any effective vaccine for the more advanced coronavirus like covid, will ever be made.

I only got the first three injections, because I couldn't get my yearly cancer checkups without that magic card. My oncologist has since dispensed with any covid vaccine requirement, after seeing the latest studies that show they did more harm than good, especially to cancer patients.
 

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