I Called Walgreens to Ask About the Fall Covid Vaccine and When I Could get It

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Aprilbday12

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I called Walgreens today to ask when they would have the new Covid vaccine in for us senior citizens. The FDA approved a 5 shot or 3rd booster if it’s taken 4 months or more after the last booster. The pharmacist told me they have not been given any date yet.
For those of you like me who have received 2 shots plus 2 boosters, will you get a 5th shot? I plan to.
 

Aprilbday12 said:
For those of you like me who have received 2 shots plus 2 boosters, will you get a 5th shot? I plan to.
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Yes, but I might delay in hopes they come out with a version that is more specific for the current variants, and I'll probably wait until flu shot time. Though I did read that getting a booster will not make a person ineligible for also getting an updated vaccine if one becomes available.
 

Aprilbday12 said:
I called Walgreens today to ask when they would have the new Covid vaccine in for us senior citizens. The FDA approved a 5 shot or 3rd booster if it’s taken 4 months or more after the last booster. The pharmacist told me they have not been given any date yet.
For those of you like me who have received 2 shots plus 2 boosters, will you get a 5th shot? I plan to.
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After the way the 4th booster made me feel I won't get anymore this year unless they make us at work. And from this point on I will only get what is mandatory at work. I have a bad history of becoming allergic to certain drugs with overuse so I don't want to put myself into even higher risk.
 
WHY? The real killer strain is gone, the newer ones are a lot less dangerous. I am 72, as is my wife. We got the first shots and one booster. Last month we both got covid. We took the meds our doctor prescribed for five days. And were fine soon after that. We never really got sick, just a cough and tired, nothing more. The shots are still unknown as to how they may impact your health over the long run. So, no more shots for us....
 
Aprilbday12 said:
I called Walgreens today to ask when they would have the new Covid vaccine in for us senior citizens. The FDA approved a 5 shot or 3rd booster if it’s taken 4 months or more after the last booster. The pharmacist told me they have not been given any date yet.
For those of you like me who have received 2 shots plus 2 boosters, will you get a 5th shot? I plan to.
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Walmart here is already giving a fifth shot, if you are 4 months past the fourth. I know several who have done it.

I am undecided, if it looks like an update will be out soon I will wait, if not I'll get the 5th.
Aunt Bea said:
I will get the next Covid booster and the seasonal flu shot when they become available.

I need to find out if there should be a waiting period between the two shots or if they can be taken together.
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I got booster 1 and the flu shot at the same time last year. They told me that it was ok to do them together, but if you did only one you should wait a month for the second. Don't know if the story will be the same this year, we'll see.
Timewise 60+ said:
The shots are still unknown as to how they may impact your health over the long run.
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That is of course true, but now we have a couple of years of data and hundreds of millions of people who have gotten the vaccines. I have seen no statistical or epidemiological evidence of long term impact yet.
 
After first 2 regular Moderna and first Moderna booster I only had mild fatigue and muscle aches for a couple of days. After my 2nd Moderna booster, arthritis flared up in every single joint and took a few weeks to get back to “usual” pain level. Very sore.
To my knowledge I haven’t had covid using the normal precautions. I don’t plan on getting any more shots until I get my regular fall flu shot late Sept or early Oct.
 
Timewise 60+ said:
WHY? The real killer strain is gone, the newer ones are a lot less dangerous. I am 72, as is my wife. We got the first shots and one booster. Last month we both got covid. We took the meds our doctor prescribed for five days. And were fine soon after that. We never really got sick, just a cough and tired, nothing more. The shots are still unknown as to how they may impact your health over the long run. So, no more shots for us....
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So happy that you recovered so well. May I please ask what medication the doctor used?
 
I had the two Moderna shots - and then got Covid in May from an extended family reunion. I'm waiting for the new vaccine due in the fall that is more attuned to the latest variant - and I'll get a flu shot and a pneumonia shot, too. The Covid kicked my butt and it has taken months to recover and I'm still terribly weak and easily fatigued. I don't want it again!
 
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