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I’ve heard wait two months min and longer is better between boosters. Fauci said he’s waiting three months. I’m guessing at balance between waiting and booster before holidays.

I got booster 2 early July, So I’ll go for booster 3 early Oct—3 months out— when I get my flu shot.

The news is the vax makers are being pressured to be ready for late summer / early fall release. The decision to not make 2nd boosters broadly available is part of the goal to get revised boosters broadly out later this year.

4th shot done. Basically, spontaneously decided to get 2nd booster and did a walk-in at Target. They weren't booked and did it on the spot. With the prospect of Omicron (BA.1) boosters this Winter, I decided to stop waiting on this one.

Sorry to hear you’re sick! Hope it stays mild and you recover easily.

I’m still masking from entering airport to exiting airport, except for when I’m eating. There’s an informed case for being ok not wearing mask in flight. But I’m still leaning to wearing a mask in dense, inside situation, be it Disney rides or airplanes.

I've used 2/4 initial tests -- both negative but done out of caution. Might use the other two this weekend to confirm we're negative after 7 days of vacation (airplanes and theme parks and restaurants).

These two Covid-19 threads are unique within HTF. They are moderated uniquely within HTF. An underlying guideline, not noted recently is this: These threads are not welcome to anti-vax and disinformation posts. I noted this in an older comment in the partner thread, which I quote below...

Why not get Moderna booster?

I’m resuming business travel soon. If the national mask mandate for air travel is not renewed, I might get the 4th shot sooner than later. I‘m not sure, I’ll see how this next trip goes.

When I used a rapid (home) test recently, the instructions were explicit about checking after 20 minutes, and not using longer times because that can give wrong results. Waiting an hour or two is not more accurate than waiting 20 minutes. Read your instructions. Do what they say. :)

Side effects seem random. I’ve seen all mannner from friends, from minimal to tremendous. Some were smashed by booster. My booster was almost nothing.

Comparing this weekend to last weekend: The night after my Moderna booster (~15 hrs later), I was sore all over. The next day (24 hrs later) I was a bit worn down. But much milder than the exhaustion I felt after Pfizer shots 1 and (especially) 2. Nothing but a sore arm two days and following.

My Moderna booster (after Pfizer vax) reaction was mild to nothing. Other friends have had strong reactions, High fevers, aches, etc. I feel left out!

Boosted today. I’ve been pretty uninterested in the booster the past couple months. I found the public messaging confusing and not compelling. But my travel has increased, and I’m motivated by reducing risk of getting sick. And with Omicron, I’m glad to get ahead of that. I scheduled an...

Boosters for everyone!

I'm wrong about insurance. State system registered through CDC VAMS, and I entered my insurance info in there. I remember now doing it because I specifically wanted my vax info get linked into my medical records.

I didn’t go to a retail pharmacy; I don’t think we ever provided insurance information. Shots were administered by the local government.

Interesting. COVID shots were free for us. Like flu shots.

On the plus side, friends report long lines for kids 5-12 getting vaccinated.

I don’t think Virginia has rolled out boosters for general population yet, so still waiting on that for wife and me.

That’s bonkers!

FYI https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212752 For example, in Virginia, go here to get a QR code the iPhone will scan per above instructions. https://vaccinate.virginia.gov/

Since I had Pfizer, I will likely get Moderna for booster when the time comes. But I’m not officially eligible so I can’t get it yet — unless I am from an essential, high-risk worker standpoint. <uncertain shrug> But I’ve seen enough expert critique on the justification for boosters — some...

Flu and Shingles #1 vaccines today.

I’ve shifted my flu vaccination to October the past couple years since hearing the same.

Virginia Department of Health (which I think is one of the sources in the NYT summary) has some simple, clear graphs on area cases. The simple takeaway is being vaccinated makes you 10x less likely to get sick, be hospitalized, or die from COVID-19. This is good news. But it’s not as amazingly...

That’s a per day estimate. It’s about 1 in 14 chance annualized: (1-5000)^365. If my stats are right, which is not my mathematical strength. what’s that mean compared to any other risks in life? <shrug>

Eight months puts me in January next year. Which is fine, not having to think about this over the holidays. My biggest practical, real concern, is being forced to take 2 weeks PTO if I get sick. The actually getting sick, as far as I can tell, is still very low risk for vaccinated people. So...

Wow, big news! https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/16/us/politics/booster-shots.html