Gonna get a 2nd booster ?

IKE

IKE

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Watched world news tonight and saw it looks like that they've approved a second booster for folks over fifty and those that are immunocompromised.

Mama and I both had our third / booster Pfizer shot on 9-23-2021 and other than a tender arm for a few days we experienced no side effects......we're kicking around getting the second booster but haven't made our minds up one way or the other as of yet.

For those that had the first three shots do you plan on getting the fourth ?

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/03/30/1089503225/2nd-booster-covid-vaccine
 

I don't know about you folks but between getting blood drawn every six months, two pneumonia shots, my normal yearly flu shot and now quite possibly the fourth Wuhan Flu shot I'm beginning to feel like a walking.......
 

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I'll get the 4th shot sometime this Spring.....and then the 5th, 6th, and the 20th, if necessary. Until there is a "cure" for this virus, I would rather have a day of minor shoulder pain, rather than risking getting ill.

I have noticed what may be a "side effect" of these shots. It seems that every Winter, I get a nasty head cold that has me hacking, coughing, and married to a box of Kleenex for at least a week. This Winter I haven't even had a "sniffle"....could it be an improvement of my immune system as a result of these shots?
 
Holding off for now.

Current evidence seems to indicate that (1) those who are fully vaccinated and have had one booster are still reasonably well protected against serious illness and death, and (2) a second booster's protection against simply catching Covid-19 decreases significantly after about four months.

Hospitalizations in New Hampshire are currently at a low level. It seems prudent to me to wait, continue with common sense practices (avoiding crowds, hand hygiene, social distancing), and revisit the idea of a second booster if/when we see the beginning of a new wave of hospitalizations.

There are two good reasons for this. First, I don't want to get a second booster now and then have a new wave/variant appear in August or September and not be eligible for another jab. Second, there is ongoing research on new vaccines that are either omicron-specific or designed to better protect against multiple variants and I might want to be eligible if something like that is offered in the near future.

JMHO
 
Don M. said:
I'll get the 4th shot sometime this Spring.....and then the 5th, 6th, and the 20th, if necessary. Until there is a "cure" for this virus, I would rather have a day of minor shoulder pain, rather than risking getting ill.

I have noticed what may be a "side effect" of these shots. It seems that every Winter, I get a nasty head cold that has me hacking, coughing, and married to a box of Kleenex for at least a week. This Winter I haven't even had a "sniffle"....could it be an improvement of my immune system as a result of these shots?
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Don, it could also be a result of your practicing social distancing, masks, etc. All the precautions we've been taking (with or without the vaccine) may have prevented lots of flu, colds, and all the other illnesses that usually plague us in the winter.

Unfortunately, most of us are social creatures, which means as soon as the Covid danger is gone or very much mitigated, the colds and flu will be back. They are very opportunistic.

Most people would rather risk a cold than live as a hermit. (Not that I want a cold either.) But I bet that's the reason. Amazing as this vaccine is, I doubt that it's a cure-all for every contagious disease that's out there.
 
PamfromTx said:
I received the 4th dose, yesterday.
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How are you feeling Pam? When I got the booster, I had no systemic reaction, just local redness and swelling which is very unusual for me. I don't even get a bit of a local reaction to tetanus shots which I know really get some people at the injection site.
 
Don M. said:
I'll get the 4th shot sometime this Spring.....and then the 5th, 6th, and the 20th, if necessary. Until there is a "cure" for this virus, I would rather have a day of minor shoulder pain, rather than risking getting ill.

I have noticed what may be a "side effect" of these shots. It seems that every Winter, I get a nasty head cold that has me hacking, coughing, and married to a box of Kleenex for at least a week. This Winter I haven't even had a "sniffle"....could it be an improvement of my immune system as a result of these shots?
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Don, I admire your diligence. It's made me rethink my views on getting the second booster.
 
It was quite a different experience in comparison to the last 3 dose visits in that I just walked in and WHAM... didn't get a chance to blink. LOL There were 3 other patient besides me. I'm so grateful that it went so smooth.

I like the fact that I received all 4 doses from the same hospital. The nurse quickly found me on their system.
 
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Timewise 60+ said:
No more Covid shots for us! My research shows that the CDC is withholding data on problems associated with the shots and the number of deaths associated with them. I don't trust any of it anymore! Fool me once, shame on you! Fool me twice, shame on me!
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If they didn't withhold data, they'd be left with crates of unused vaccine they'd have to throw away - known as "Cash in the Trash."
 
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