Yes, there is no pediatric version yet. 
nevermind, off topic
No, I believe that I would have had a more serious case without being vaccinated. But I don’t need to convince you of that. It’s my opinion that counts when I made that decision. But since this is not a debate site, I will leave the conversation there.
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Saying “I believe that” is accurate and an opinion. It’s NOT “evidence”. Glad you did not have a severe case.
I feel the same way — no shingles for me! I did read somewhere that the younger you are when you get it (like right at age 50), it is more likely your immune system will trigger a more robust response. In other words, the vaccine side effects will be stronger.
That was certain true for me. I got it right after my 50th birthday and I have never had a reaction to a vaccine the way I did with shingles. I spent a day in bed with fever and chills.
Still totally worth it, though, in my opinion. Maybe don’t make plans for the day after you get the first shingles shot, though.
Oh, good. Haven’t been able to find anything other than the combined flu/RSV/Covid tests. Want to replace what we used when I got Covid in Europe (where we couldn’t find them, either).
Long term bad effects of COVID-19 infection are fairly common, however.
Known long term COVID-19 vaccine effects include lower risk of infection, lower risk of a worse case if infected, and lower risk of long term bad effects of infected.
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How long in between your doses? My first was a sore arm and mild malaise. My second (2 mos later), knocked me off my feet. I had fever, nausea, headache, body aches, fatigue and chills. I couldn’t (mentally) focus on TV or reading. I felt lightheaded if I was standing for too long. My spouse waited longer in between doses and wasn’t hit as hard.
For COVID, I usually get a fever and feel fatigued. It lasts just about 24 hours and goes away as fast as it came. For me, it was worse with Pfizer (my initial 3 vaccines) than the Moderna (boosters).
Source?
And if those long-term benefits are true, why are we getting a vax/booster every year? Or why are docs recommending a booster even to folks who recently had covid? (Or, perhaps we have a different definition of long- vs. short-term…). Yes, there is a new variant, but the science seems to indicate a big drop off in protection after six months regardless of the variant.
But moreover, that still doesn’t address any possible long-term negative effects, which are unknown.
Yes. COVID-19 vaccines are working well to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death. However, public health experts are seeing[ reduced protection over time](https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2021-11-19/06-COVID-Oliver-508.pdf) against mild and moderate disease, especially among certain populations, which is why vaccination recommendations are updated.
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I was told by my Dr. That the recommendation for second dose is 3 months which is what I did. First dose no issues. 2nd dose very mild fatigue. So mild that I didn’t even attribute it to the vaccine until a few days later.
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Also Moderna previously.
My daughter is having a hard time finding a CVS that has the Covid vaccine now.
Something possible, which is unknown,… covers pretty much anything, regardless if even plausible, leaving one paralyzed to act on anything at all?
I tend to base my decisions on what is known, or at least probable — fully aware and accepting that our understanding might be incomplete and may require future adapting.
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And cvs sent me 3 texts today asking me to schedule one. Looked online and there are tons for tomorrow at several locations near me. Not surprising since we have had low vax rates since the beginning.
Still trying to hold off until mid October though.
I don’t remember. Just whatever was recommended. It was last year or year before. I don’t get a fever or feel fatigued with COVID or flu shots usually. Just have a sore arm at the injection site for about 12 hrs.
Our CVS’s don’t have it, but Walgreens in our area does.
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Igg4 levels are elevated for an extended period of time post mRNA vaccines. This has never been seen in previous vaccines (at least not the ones that made it to market) So, basically 3.5 years is not enough time to know the effects. Seems that in some people the spike protein from the mRNA vaccines hangs out in the lymph system for much longer than had been expected.
‘However, emerging evidence suggests that the reported increase in IgG4 levels detected after repeated vaccination with the mRNA vaccines may not be a protective mechanism; rather, it constitutes an immune tolerance mechanism to the spike protein that could promote unopposed SARS-CoV2 infection and replication by suppressing natural antiviral responses. Increased IgG4 synthesis due to repeated mRNA vaccination with high antigen concentrations may also cause autoimmune diseases, and promote cancer growth and autoimmune myocarditis in susceptible individuals.’
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Her insurance doesn’t work for Walgreens; she tried. Had an appointment there yesterday, showed up and was turned away.
But now she has an appointment for next Friday afternoon at CVS; hopefully there will still be vaccine when she shows up.
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Did you mean the FLu and covid shots? Yes, those are free at Safeway, but the DPT and Pneumonia were not. I got them at the doctor’s office no charge with insurance.
This year I have medicare and those should be covered (don’t need them now!) and even shingles, but don’t need that either.
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I tried to schedule vaccination appointments for anytime next week at CVS yesterday but none had any appointments available. I learned later that the pharmacists have walked out of 12 local CVS pharmacies protesting working conditions.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
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