How many "shots" are enough?

I got my 5th Covid vaccine (the new Bivalent) on Saturday. It was quick and easy.
I have never had Covid, but lost 3 very close friends to it, one acquaintance, and another friend has what is called "long Covid." She has brain fog most of the time, and it takes her a long time to converse. At least 10 more friends and family members have had Covid. Most were vaccinated.

I have previously received both pneumonia vaccines, annual flu shot. For some reason I did not get the shingles vaccine and got shingles. More than once.
I'll get this year's flu vaccine in a few weeks. I like to get it near the end of October.

If I get sick and die, it will not be because I didn't try to live.
 
SeniorBen said:
No, I understand their business model. I don't understand how a "non-profit" can be earning record profits. It's an oxymoron of sorts.
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Do a quick search on “Kaiser Expansion” and you will see where and how the profit is being spent - hundreds of millions.
 

Pepper said:
The whooping cough shot is important for anyone who will be around infants. I haven't heard of any use for adults beyond that.
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I've seen ads recommending for adults in a general way. Because we have a lot of people that didn't get routine childhood ones we're seeing resurgence of various things. While at least 1 study suggests immunity, whether natural from having pertussis(whooping cough) or from childhood shot lasts much longer than some things-- several decades, i plan on asking my doc about it at next annual checkup.

Because at this point both sneezing and coughing can aggravate bodily aches/pains, plus could cause subconjunctival hemorrhaging in eyes (i've had this recently). While it is usually not serious (if no pain or impairment of vision) and clears up in a week or two, it looks awful, and is worrisome for me because i have corneal implants. Will talk with my corneal specialist on 10/4 about that.

And will probably get tetanus booster this year. They last 8-10 years so I'm due soon and it makes sense for me.
 
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No amount of shots will be enough for the likes of Pfizer and the need for bigger bonuses for the ones at the top. We need to keep that in mind when we see their own tv ads for shots. Rather, seek solid medical justification.
 
shoprat said:
I wonder how many of those 6.5 million people died with it and how many died from it.
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Cause of death is determined by an entry on the Death Certificate -- an entry that is required to identify the actual cause of death, not just a condition that existed at the time of death ...

"How are deaths included in COVID-19 statistics?
Every person who dies with a confirmed or suspected COVID-19 case does not always have COVID-19 listed as a cause of death on their death certificate. The CDC issued guidelines in April 2020 about how to address COVID-19 in death certificates; as with all medical conditions and injuries, medical examiners, etc., should not cite coronavirus as a cause of death unless it was part of a chain of conditions that led to death.
For example, if an individual dies in a car crash and is confirmed to have COVID-19 at the time, their death certificate would not include https://usafacts.org/articles/how-does-the-government-count-covid-19-deaths/the virus as a cause of death unless the medical examiner determined it as the underlying cause of the crash." Etc ...
https://usafacts.org/articles/how-does-the-government-count-covid-19-deaths/
 
Alligatorob said:
I would hope no one would takes from any drug company on this. Not without doing their own research.

Kind of like asking a car salesman if you need a new car...
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Unfortunately, even doctors can on occasion be on the take and have a bias, although I would think it is not that common. Look up the whole Bextra (by Pfizer) scandal. I know one of my urologists profited with gifts and trips from the maker of surgery equipment he used - and he was pushing surgery on me pretty hard too!
 
Michael Z said:
Look up the whole Bextra (by Pfizer) scandal
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I think this scandal was pretty instrumental in a pharmaceutical company offering "incentives" (I'm being diplomatic here) etc, to health care providers being a criminal act. It is also illegal for the health care provider to request and/or accept anything with a value greater than $20 (I think $20 is correct, might be $50)

Pharmaceutical companies can no long provide lunch, for lunch & learn events for staff. here is a website where you can look up what your physican received, if anything.

How Much Money Has Your Doctor Received From Drug Companies? — ProPublica
 
Michael Z said:
Unfortunately, even doctors can on occasion be on the take and have a bias, although I would think it is not that common. Look up the whole Bextra (by Pfizer) scandal. I know one of my urologists profited with gifts and trips from the maker of surgery equipment he used - and he was pushing surgery on me pretty hard too!
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"On occasion?" :ROFLMAO:
 
Kika said:
I think this scandal was pretty instrumental in a pharmaceutical company offering "incentives" (I'm being diplomatic here) etc, to health care providers being a criminal act. It is also illegal for the health care provider to request and/or accept anything with a value greater than $20 (I think $20 is correct, might be $50)

Pharmaceutical companies can no long provide lunch, for lunch & learn events for staff. here is a website where you can look up what your physican received, if anything.

How Much Money Has Your Doctor Received From Drug Companies? — ProPublica
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The pharmaceutical industry....the most hated industry on this SF, hands down!
 
Kika said:
I think this scandal was pretty instrumental in a pharmaceutical company offering "incentives" (I'm being diplomatic here) etc, to health care providers being a criminal act. It is also illegal for the health care provider to request and/or accept anything with a value greater than $20 (I think $20 is correct, might be $50)

Pharmaceutical companies can no long provide lunch, for lunch & learn events for staff. here is a website where you can look up what your physican received, if anything.

How Much Money Has Your Doctor Received From Drug Companies? — ProPublica
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The information in that site reminded me of a year-long dispute I had with the Dept. of Water & Power. They had been systematically ripping people off on electric bills. Mine went from $112.00 to $845.00 with no increased usage. Some customers' bills for electric went up to $4,000.00.
When I phoned DWP, I was told, "All you have to do is look at the graph on your bill that showed increased usage."
I said, "You really think your customers are that stupid? YOU generate that graph on your computer. YOU can make it say whatever you want by making the lines as long as you want to justify your ripoffs."

ProPublica can write whatever figures they want to show whatever they want people to believe.
I had a dentist who was also a personal friend. She told me the truth (before she retired & had nothing to fear) - about lots of things in medical practice.
 
Patek24 said:
he most hated industry on this SF, hands down!
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I totally agree with you. And it deserves the hatred.

win231 said:
ProPublica can write whatever figures they want to show whatever they want people to believe.
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I agree with that also. They do have some accurate info, I tracked something for several years on their website (something that I really had good information to track) and they were pretty much on point. Like everything else, info is skewed for the benefits of some. It's all about their own agenda.
 
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