Shero
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Great news SeaBreeze! Rest up well and yes pleae update. I am booked in for mine.
COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots
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Blessie
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I did get my antibodies tested at Quest Diagnostics a month ago at my own cost. Scored 13.75 out of 20 (below 1 means you have no antibodies). Without a doctor's request, the test you are given does not distinguish between natural immunity and that from the vaccine. Hope this helps.
Well, I only have a sore arm, still sore today but no big deal. I had no side effects, ate dinner yesterday and slept well last night. This morning I feel fine.
helenbacque
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On advice of my doctor, I had my booster (Pfizer) along with annual flue shot several days ago - one in each arm. A little shaky, tired and achy is a natural state for me. May have been a little more so for couple of days but no other reaction, not even sore arm.
I would like to get truthful information about the boosters - listening to panels of doctors feel there will always be a new variant around - what does that mean? Getting boosters every few months for different variants worries me. I do know that vaccines there is a lot of money to be made (per my pharmacist) whom I trust - anyway - going to get a blood test to see if I have antibodies and how much - called my ins and they pay for that - maybe in a week or two I will have that test before I get a booster - had both Moderna shots and had a mild case of the virus so my case is different than some people. Thanks for listening. I also know that there are treatments that WORK which is where I would go first - anyway, we all do what makes us feel happy.
Alligatorob
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I think the truth right now is that there are still a lot of unknowns.
We do know from the original vaccinations hundreds of millions have gotten them and they do provide some, but not 100% protection, with low risk of adverse reaction. So extrapolating from that a lot of scientists and doctors believe the boosters will be beneficial. However they are new and we don't have the hundreds of millions for good epidemiological evidence yet. We do know so far that adverse reactions seem to be similar to the original vaccinations, rarely severe.
As to how often and variants, who knows? If it behaves like a lot of viruses we will have to get booster and/or updated vaccines regularly so long as its out there.
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AnnieA
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Glad you have great protection!
Antibodies are antibodies are
antibodies for most tests available to the public. The only thing that matters is that they are adequate for protection regardless of whether a person was sick and/or vaccinated.
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