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[anciana]

CDC Expands COVID-19 Booster Recommendations to 16-and-17-year-olds

I think this is it, now on to the states to open it up and allow scheduling.

How long do you think till they approve it for younger teenagers, I have a kiddo in that age group that's 6 months past the 2nd shot as well?

[raeoflyte]

Dec 9, 2021 17:35:37 GMT -5 anciana said:

CDC Expands COVID-19 Booster Recommendations to 16-and-17-year-olds

I think this is it, now on to the states to open it up and allow scheduling.

How long do you think till they approve it for younger teenagers, I have a kiddo in that age group that's 6 months past the 2nd shot as well?

I'm hoping it comes soon. Ds will be 6 months out 1/1.

[teen persuasion]

Tried to online register DS5 for the clinic conveniently scheduled at his school on Tuesday. Got all the way thru and at the last step it says he's not eligible because he's <18. Guess they haven't updated the decision SW on the county's website, yet.

We are going to just show up and see if they will do his booster. Registration is just recommended for boosters.

[finnime]

Got boosted. So far, just a slight headache. Glad to have it done. My Monday appointment had been cancelled due to shortage of vaccine at this county clinic.

[ners]

Got my booster yesterday evening.  So far, no side effects.  Hope I am not jinxing myself.

[chiver78]

got boosted this am, at one of the mass vax sites. I piled the pups in the car and we took a scenic 45min back roads drive up to the place. it was actually a drive-thru place, and the guys giving the shots/filling out the cards were so happy to see the pups. they even had cookies lol... I was in and out in literally 10min. by far the easiest of the three places I have gone. here's hoping this doesn't knock me on my ass tomorrow.

[saveinla]

Dec 11, 2021 13:03:03 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

got boosted this am, at one of the mass vax sites. I piled the pups in the car and we took a scenic 45min back roads drive up to the place. it was actually a drive-thru place, and the guys giving the shots/filling out the cards were so happy to see the pups. they even had cookies lol... I was in and out in literally 10min. by far the easiest of the three places I have gone. here's hoping this doesn't knock me on my ass tomorrow.

If you got Moderna, then I am happy to say I did not have any side effects - not even the sore arm from the previous 2 shots.

[chiver78]

Dec 11, 2021 14:07:24 GMT -5 saveinla said:

Dec 11, 2021 13:03:03 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

got boosted this am, at one of the mass vax sites. I piled the pups in the car and we took a scenic 45min back roads drive up to the place. it was actually a drive-thru place, and the guys giving the shots/filling out the cards were so happy to see the pups. they even had cookies lol... I was in and out in literally 10min. by far the easiest of the three places I have gone. here's hoping this doesn't knock me on my ass tomorrow.

If you got Moderna, then I am happy to say I did not have any side effects - not even the sore arm from the previous 2 shots.

yup, Moderna all the way. my parents and sister were as well. all of us were fine after the first two, save for dead arm and sleeping more than normal that night. mom and sis were fine after the booster, but dad was down for the count for a day. so who knows what to expect. glad yours went well!

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

We go on the hunt for the booster when we get home.  We were not eligible before we left.  

[Lizard Queen]

After I got my 2nd Pfizer, I thought I had gone into menopause. Suddenly, I had no periods, and I had a couple months of hot flashes, and then I thought I was DONE. Got a Moderns booster, and now my periods are back. Maybe complete coincidence, but a long time ago, I was put on Prozac, which completely stopped my periods. (Doctors told me that was not possible, but I kept taking it--nothing, stopped for a day, and boom--period.) I also read somewhere that Prozac help inhibit getting COVID.

So, anyway, I guess I went through those hot flashes for nothing?? Dammit!

[daisylu]

Got the Moderna booster Friday afternoon. Arm is still sore. Woke up achy on Sunday and DH noticed the injection site was splotchy, this morning there is a 3x5 red square around it. I marked it to see if it grows. For once I am glad it is cold enough for long sleeves.

[Cheesy FL-Vol]

I got boosted (Moderna) Fri 10th around noon. Felt like crap all day Saturday. Same side effects as the original shot regimen (Moderna), fever, chills and my arm feeling like it was walloped. I felt fine by yesterday morning though.

Wen t to Walgreens first which is where I got my first shots. They were only doing Pfizer boosters at that store, so I went to the health dept. There was no wait at all for the booster.

[TheOtherMe]

DN1 said yesterday their age group (under 40) can get boosters in Toronto started January 4.  They were hoping to get boosted before Christmas so they could come here.  It's less doubtful they will come now that they can't get a booster until then.  They were on the fence before and this might have stopped that idea.

[lurkyloo]

Got boosted last night at 10 pm bc that was what was available on Sunday.  Figured that was important since I telework on Mondays.  Maybe a little extra tired and arm a bit sore.

Our state health department got hacked and they haven’t posted new case rates in over a week, so I have no idea what the current picture is like.  I do know our neighbor down the street apparently tested positive.  They are vaxxed and careful and I have no warm fuzzies about anything covid related right now.

[movingforward]

Dec 12, 2021 18:16:21 GMT -5 Lizard Queen said:

After I got my 2nd Pfizer, I thought I had gone into menopause. Suddenly, I had no periods, and I had a couple months of hot flashes, and then I thought I was DONE. Got a Moderns booster, and now my periods are back. Maybe complete coincidence, but a long time ago, I was put on Prozac, which completely stopped my periods. (Doctors told me that was not possible, but I kept taking it--nothing, stopped for a day, and boom--period.) I also read somewhere that Prozac help inhibit getting COVID.

So, anyway, I guess I went through those hot flashes for nothing?? Dammit!

I have been going through that for about 3 years. No periods for 2-3 months and hot flashes, then normal periods and no hot flashes for 2-3 months. My OBGYN said it is completely normal and menopause typically last 2-4 years. Currently, working on no period for 4 months (which is the longest for me so far). Keeping my fingers crossed this is the end. Still a few hot flashes here and there...not saying you are wrong just that the transition can sometimes take a while and you usually go through several cycles of on and off periods/hot flashes. I'm ready to be done!

[Deleted]

I just got a Christmas card with the 7 stages of Covid.  Best card this year for sure!

Denial
Acceptance
1st Dose
2nd Dose
Booster
Herd Immunity
BuckNaked-We Are Fee

7th stage will have to be followed by a corneal replacement if I see some folks naked!

[Lizard Queen]

Dec 13, 2021 16:50:01 GMT -5 movingforward said:

Dec 12, 2021 18:16:21 GMT -5 Lizard Queen said:

After I got my 2nd Pfizer, I thought I had gone into menopause. Suddenly, I had no periods, and I had a couple months of hot flashes, and then I thought I was DONE. Got a Moderns booster, and now my periods are back. Maybe complete coincidence, but a long time ago, I was put on Prozac, which completely stopped my periods. (Doctors told me that was not possible, but I kept taking it--nothing, stopped for a day, and boom--period.) I also read somewhere that Prozac help inhibit getting COVID.

So, anyway, I guess I went through those hot flashes for nothing?? Dammit!

I have been going through that for about 3 years. No periods for 2-3 months and hot flashes, then normal periods and no hot flashes for 2-3 months. My OBGYN said it is completely normal and menopause typically last 2-4 years. Currently, working on no period for 4 months (which is the longest for me so far). Keeping my fingers crossed this is the end. Still a few hot flashes here and there...not saying you are wrong just that the transition can sometimes take a while and you usually go through several cycles of on and off periods/hot flashes. I'm ready to be done!

Yeah, I really have no idea. It stopped for 6 months straight right off the bat, so I really thought I was DONE. Now I'm back to normal/heavy for 2 months straight.

[pulmonarymd]

Enough with this talk. I would rather talk about sputum

[empress of self-improvement]

Boosted yesterday. Arm was sore and I felt fine until late morning. My head feels like crap and I want to rip my right arm off. Good thing I'm a lefty. Kept falling asleep at my desk this afternoon but not sure if that was vax related or my usual afternoon slump.

[tractor]

Dec 13, 2021 17:21:04 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

Enough with this talk. I would rather talk about sputum

Doesn't bother me, I'm married to someone dealing with the same thing, maybe we need a men's support group 😀

[raeoflyte]

Got my booster. We're as protected as we can be now.

The pharmacist said a lot of the cancelations we're seeing for boosters have been lack of staff. He said Walgreens paid all of their employees a $1000 bonus but it just isn't enough to keep people.

[teen persuasion]

DS5 got his booster, and a $25 Amazon gift card!

One of the teachers (P) at the HS told me she was *just* back after having Covid; she assumes she got it from a student. Her young daughter had a cough, so Dr decided to test daughter; when P mentioned she wasn't feeling well herself, Dr decided to test her, too. Daughter did not test positive, but P did.

Another family with twins had it, too. Mom and one child had Covid, other twin did not.


It's really going around here, now. And yet the deniers refuse to mask up now - the governor reinstated the mask mandate statewide as numbers grow. Some local town/county politicians are coming out in opposition to the mandate, and are vocal about refusing to enforce it. Not helping matters, guys!

[seriousthistime]

I'm double vaxxed and boosted, and I wear a mask when in public, indoors.  I'm in a high rise building for the next month and it's surprising to see the number of people who don't mask up in corridors, lobbies, elevators, grocery stores, bakeries, the trolley, etc. 

Going from the land of Newsom to the land of DeSantis is eye-opening. 

[Deleted]

I'm scheduled for a flu shot later this morning.  The CVS web site helpfully pointed out that COVID-19 and the flu are different viruses.   I'm usually a minimalist when it comes to vaccines and don't bother with them, but when the potential disease is a lot scarier than the vaccine, I go for it.  In this case, I figure it would be bad to land in the hospital with a bad case of the flu right now.

My tally for this year:  3 Moderna COVID-19 immunizations, 2 Shingles vaccine doses, and now the flu shot. 


 

[wvugurl26]

I've been to Florida twice in the past five weeks or so. No one masks unless it's required like at Disney or at the airport.

[TheOtherMe]

By year's end, I will have had the same number of shots as athena.  I get my 2nd shingles vaccine later this month.

I have had shingles and I never want those again.

[thyme4change]

Dec 14, 2021 19:02:06 GMT -5 raeoflyte said:

Got my booster. We're as protected as we can be now.

The pharmacist said a lot of the cancelations we're seeing for boosters have been lack of staff. He said Walgreens paid all of their employees a $1000 bonus but it just isn't enough to keep people.

That's what you get when you treat your employees like shit for a straight decade or two.

[pulmonarymd]

Dec 15, 2021 10:10:24 GMT -5 thyme4change said:

Dec 14, 2021 19:02:06 GMT -5 raeoflyte said:

Got my booster. We're as protected as we can be now.

The pharmacist said a lot of the cancelations we're seeing for boosters have been lack of staff. He said Walgreens paid all of their employees a $1000 bonus but it just isn't enough to keep people.

That's what you get when you treat your employees like shit for a straight decade or two.

It doesn't help when there is a pharmacy on every corner in some towns. Never understood how they all stayed in business. This may be the end of pharmacy expansion

[seriousthistime]

And I have seen the customers treat the pharmacy employees like shit too.  It's embarrassing to be a human and see how other humans act sometimes.  What is wrong with people?

[pulmonarymd]

After the past 5 years you have to ask that question? We were never as good as we thought/hoped. Trump just let the genie out of the bottle