Boosters...Have you Received One or Plan Too?

I received the Moderna booster this morning, over my original J&J vaccination.

In and out of the local CVS in approx. fifteen minutes. The tech offered to have me stay for fifteen minutes after the shot, but I declined.

I’m relieved to have it taken care of as the borders open, we head into the winter flu season, etc...

Yes, I will still wear a mask, use hand sanitizer, social distance.

IMO the booster is just one tool available to help keep me out of the hospital.
 

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I wasn't even going to get the first two, but I did because the little boy who used to be my foster son started coming to spend weekends with me and I didn't trust his parents to observe the mask and distancing guidelines. Plus, their *social circle* probably didn't either. So I got the (2) Pfiser vaccines at my doctor's office in the spring (this year).

I'm not planning to get the booster. But I'll discuss it with my doctor, though. I have an appointment with her next week.

I've never gotten a flu vaccine, and never had the flu except when I was a kid. Not that I'm sure that has any bearing, but maybe it does.
 
I got the Moderna booster Saturday at 11 A. M. Suddenly at 11 P.M. I started to have chills, fever, and that general feeling of having been run over by a tank that I had when I had the actual Covid. I was like, "Oh hello, Covid, I remember you!"

It lasted all night and then I slept almost all day Sunday. Today I'm just fine. All I have left is a red spot around the injection site the size and feel of a half baseball. I showed it to my husband and finally got some sympathy. I guess he has to actually see something.

By now, I think I must have an army of antibodies that could handle anything at all.
 
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Booster shot went well, nothing but a sore arm from it, not too bad. I don't take flu shots annually, but if I decided to take one this year, it would probably be away from the covid shot. I know they say it's okay to get them both at once, but I'd feel more comfortable taking them at different times.
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I got my Pfizer booster today. They were offering the flu shot at the same time. I definitely plan to get the flu shot, but I decided to wait at least a week before getting that. Just seemed more sensible to do it that way.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I received the Moderna booster this morning, over my original J&J vaccination.

In and out of the local CVS in approx. fifteen minutes. The tech offered to have me stay for fifteen minutes after the shot, but I declined.

I’m relieved to have it taken care of as the borders open, we head into the winter flu season, etc...

Yes, I will still wear a mask, use hand sanitizer, social distance.

IMO the booster is just one tool available to help keep me out of the hospital.
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I got my Pfizer booster today at a Walmart Neighborhood Market pharmacy. It's never crazy busy there like a regular Walmart supercenter is. Anyway I went in as a walk-in and it didn't take very long at all -- maybe 20 minutes all told. They were doing a pretty brisk business with the boosters, and getting people in and out quickly. I didn't do the 15 minute minutes waiting afterwards either, since I didn't have any problems with the first two shots.

I'm glad to have it taken care of, too. I'll go back in about a week or so and get my flu shot.
 
Another sore arm.

It reminded me of playing slug bug or Cadillac whack on long boring family road trips. :)

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Got the Pfizer third shot booster last month. Minor sore shoulder for a few hours. SFBA has some of highest vaccine rates in nation and also lowest case and hospitalization rates. The only time our rates were high was a narrow ethnic issue. Our health authorities making policy are among the most draconian that is increasingly being criticized locally by those already vaccinated that are weary of endless broad mask mandates. Vaccinated ought be allowed say to eat in restaurants or see indoor live event without wearing a mask. Mine while sitting still always fogs eyeglasses. Fear is if they lower indoor mask mandates, then the unvaccinated (who as exceptions should still wear a mask) will mix in indoors without wearing masks and become sick. With mask policies for everyone they otherwise stand out. Actually, many at this point do not care if unvaccinated not wearing a mask by their own fault become sick.
 

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