Vaccinated

[stillmovingforward]

Yay! That's for letting me know!

[TheOtherMe]

I will be getting one soon.

[finnime]

I'll have to get DH to the pharmacy for this booster. TY.

[jerseygirl]

So that would be #6 for us
Not sure about another

[Deleted]

I'm going to reach out to our local pharmacies and see if they will give us another one before summer travel.  I'm not optimistic; last month it was a hard no.  Perhaps this ruling will change things, although initial availability will be limited and the cost will be $$ 

[TheOtherMe]

I received an email today from Medicare that says Covid vaccines are covered.  If I wanted to get a vaccine tomorrow, I could.  That's how many openings there are here.

[NastyWoman]

I will see when I get my next booster. Probably sometime in October/December before my next teip to Europe. I wonder whether they will be able to combine that shot with the flu shot. If not, oh well. It is not going to be a problem for me. Besides I will ned a tetanus booster by year end so there is going to be plenty of poking with needles anyway. 

[Tennesseer]

Florida surgeon general altered key findings in study on Covid-19 vaccine safety

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo personally altered a state-driven study about Covid-19 vaccines last year to suggest that some doses pose a significantly higher health risk for young men than had been established by the broader medical community, according to a newly obtained document.

Ladapo's changes, released as part of a public records request, presented the risks of cardiac death to be more severe than previous versions of the study. He later used the final document in October to bolster disputed claims that Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were dangerous to young men.

The surgeon general, a well-known Covid-19 vaccine skeptic, faced a backlash from the medical community after he made the assertions, which go against guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and American Academy of Pediatrics. But Ladapo’s statements aligned well with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ stance against mandatory Covid-19 vaccination.

Rest of article here: Florida surgeon general altered key findings in study on Covid-19 vaccine safety

[finnime]

Re: The FL surgeon general. Is there no bottom?

Thanks, Tennesseer, for posting. Why the eff are people so angry at the existence of Covid?

[jerseygirl]

Apr 25, 2023 12:10:04 GMT -5 finnime said:

Re: The FL surgeon general. Is there no bottom?

Thanks, Tennesseer, for posting. Why the eff are people so angry at the existence of Covid?

Oh I am VERY angry at the existence of Covid. Seems more and more likely it was a lab leak and very possibly genetic engineering
Our daughter has very bad long Covid. She had a mild case of Covid last December about 3 days, vaccinated and boosted - she’s an ER nurse. She was extremely fit and healthy, running, on ski patrol winning mountain bike racers etc. Now as her son said she used to actually run up a mountain she now has difficulty managing a flight of stairs.
She has tachycardia with a walk over 5 minutes, debilitating migraines that prescription meds don’t touch, and basically is now an invalid.
She is a patient at a long Covid clinic at Columbia Presbyterian in NY. Seems many of the people affecting by long Covid are previously healthy young women . Clinic is exploring many different meds and DD now has some days when she’s not miserable but still a long way from her previously fit self

I want to look at what the Florida surgeon general did . There are cases of heart problems in healthy young males associated with the mRNA vaccines but seems the FSG may have taken cases out of context of the population and presented an inaccurate picture. But I do want to actually see what FSG did

[pulmonarymd]

COVID causes heart issues, more severe than anything the vaccine did. What he and his like are doing is dangerous and will get people killed.

Nature is far better at bioterrorism than we are. Why is it that we have to think this is a lab leak or bioengineered, when we have seen:

HIV
West Nile Virus
SARS
MERS
Babesiosis
Anaplasma
Ebola
Zika

to name a few. None of which is engineered. And how can we forget the 1918 influenza pandemic

[busymom]

Apr 25, 2023 13:59:08 GMT -5 jerseygirl said:

Apr 25, 2023 12:10:04 GMT -5 finnime said:

Re: The FL surgeon general. Is there no bottom?

Thanks, Tennesseer , for posting. Why the eff are people so angry at the existence of Covid?

Oh I am VERY angry at the existence of Covid. Seems more and more likely it was a lab leak and very possibly genetic engineering
Our daughter has very bad long Covid. She had a mild case of Covid last December about 3 days, vaccinated and boosted - she’s an ER nurse. She was extremely fit and healthy, running, on ski patrol winning mountain bike racers etc. Now as her son said she used to actually run up a mountain she now has difficulty managing a flight of stairs.
She has tachycardia with a walk over 5 minutes, debilitating migraines that prescription meds don’t touch, and basically is now an invalid.
She is a patient at a long Covid clinic at Columbia Presbyterian in NY. Seems many of the people affecting by long Covid are previously healthy young women . Clinic is exploring many different meds and DD now has some days when she’s not miserable but still a long way from her previously fit self

I want to look at what the Florida surgeon general did . There are cases of heart problems in healthy young males associated with the mRNA vaccines but seems the FSG may have taken cases out of context of the population and presented an inaccurate picture. But I do want to actually see what FSG did

    I am very sorry for what your daughter, and your family is dealing with.  If I may ask, do you know which version of the vaccine she was given?

    I am only aware of one woman in our community who died of the vaccination itself (or so the family was told).  It was a younger woman, in her 30's or 40's who had a pacemaker.

    I am angry about Covid, because it took a number of men on DH's side of the family.  Some were vaccinated, some were not.   All are just as dead, and greatly missed.  

[jerseygirl]

Apr 25, 2023 16:19:02 GMT -5 busymom said:

Apr 25, 2023 13:59:08 GMT -5 jerseygirl said:

Oh I am VERY angry at the existence of Covid. Seems more and more likely it was a lab leak and very possibly genetic engineering
Our daughter has very bad long Covid. She had a mild case of Covid last December about 3 days, vaccinated and boosted - she’s an ER nurse. She was extremely fit and healthy, running, on ski patrol winning mountain bike racers etc. Now as her son said she used to actually run up a mountain she now has difficulty managing a flight of stairs.
She has tachycardia with a walk over 5 minutes, debilitating migraines that prescription meds don’t touch, and basically is now an invalid.
She is a patient at a long Covid clinic at Columbia Presbyterian in NY. Seems many of the people affecting by long Covid are previously healthy young women . Clinic is exploring many different meds and DD now has some days when she’s not miserable but still a long way from her previously fit self

I want to look at what the Florida surgeon general did . There are cases of heart problems in healthy young males associated with the mRNA vaccines but seems the FSG may have taken cases out of context of the population and presented an inaccurate picture. But I do want to actually see what FSG did

    I am very sorry for what your daughter, and your family is dealing with.  If I may ask, do you know which version of the vaccine she was given?

    I am only aware of one woman in our community who died of the vaccination itself (or so the family was told).  It was a younger woman, in her 30's or 40's who had a pacemaker.

    I am angry about Covid, because it took a number of men on DH's side of the family.  Some were vaccinated, some were not.   All are just as dead, and greatly missed.  

busymom DD problems are from Covid not vaccination

[TheOtherMe]

I lost family and friends to Covid.  

I am not seeing doctors again unless it's an emergency due to no masking in medical settings.

#CovidIsNotOver

[busymom]

Apr 25, 2023 16:33:49 GMT -5 jerseygirl said:

Apr 25, 2023 16:19:02 GMT -5 busymom said:

    I am very sorry for what your daughter, and your family is dealing with.  If I may ask, do you know which version of the vaccine she was given?

    I am only aware of one woman in our community who died of the vaccination itself (or so the family was told).  It was a younger woman, in her 30's or 40's who had a pacemaker.

    I am angry about Covid, because it took a number of men on DH's side of the family.  Some were vaccinated, some were not.   All are just as dead, and greatly missed.  

busymom DD problems are from Covid not vaccination

     Got it.  It's been a full last couple of days here, & I must've misinterpreted the post.  Either way, it's a shame when families suffer health problems.  

[finnime]

I am angry at the death, debility and destruction wrought by Covid. I am also angry at the danger presented by those, like the FL surgeon general, who prefer to respond to it as a political matter and not a medical problem posing a general threat. And those people--don't know any personally--who choose to act as though there is nothing there but a giant twisted plot.

[Opti]

Apr 25, 2023 16:04:44 GMT -5 pulmonarymd said:

COVID causes heart issues, more severe than anything the vaccine did. What he and his like are doing is dangerous and will get people killed.

Nature is far better at bioterrorism than we are. Why is it that we have to think this is a lab leak or bioengineered, when we have seen:

HIV
West Nile Virus
SARS
MERS
Babesiosis
Anaplasma
Ebola
Zika

to name a few. None of which is engineered. And how can we forget the 1918 influenza pandemic

And if it was a lab release accident, we are far from the original strain of Covid in the US.

FWIW, Covid was known for heart issues early on. Kidney issues, lung issues, the list was very lengthy and scary.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Apr 25, 2023 20:32:43 GMT -5 finnime said:

I am angry at the death, debility and destruction wrought by Covid. I am also angry at the danger presented by those, like the FL surgeon general, who prefer to respond to it as a political matter and not a medical problem posing a general threat. And those people--don't know any personally--who choose to act as though there is nothing there but a giant twisted plot.

This is on scale with what Wakefield did, and he had his license yanked.  I hope something comparable happens.  

Along the same lines, did anyone see the news report that Rebeka Jones’ son was picked up by CPS for posting a meme of lazy school security guards?  Hate the source here.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11947801/Son-Florida-health-worker-challenged-DeSantis-COVID-stats-ARRESTED-school-shooting-plot.html

[busymom]

Apr 26, 2023 1:40:44 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

Apr 25, 2023 20:32:43 GMT -5 finnime said:

I am angry at the death, debility and destruction wrought by Covid. I am also angry at the danger presented by those, like the FL surgeon general, who prefer to respond to it as a political matter and not a medical problem posing a general threat. And those people--don't know any personally--who choose to act as though there is nothing there but a giant twisted plot.

This is on scale with what Wakefield did, and he had his license yanked.  I hope something comparable happens.  

Along the same lines, did anyone see the news report that Rebeka Jones’ son was picked up by CPS for posting a meme of lazy school security guards?  Hate the source here.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11947801/Son-Florida-health-worker-challenged-DeSantis-COVID-stats-ARRESTED-school-shooting-plot.html

      As a former Florida resident, I'm sure it was retaliation, & most likely the orders came from the office of the governor.  He doesn't just get mad, he gets even.  Or at least tries to.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I'm angry about COVID because I was essential worker.  The biggest mind fuck on the planet was getting a letter from the federal government that I was instructed to give the National Guard so I could continue to go to work even if the apocalypse happened.  The only reason I got that letter is our company had lawyers working double time to convince the government we were vital to agriculture.

It is quite the experience to be basically be told your life doesn't matter because of your job.  You are to be sacrificed for the good of the economy.

Then got treated like shit, expected to pick up the slack from the office people who were allowed to work from home because "safety".   Got COVID, told I was lying and I better dare not get tested, was expected to perform like the world wasn't burning down and got multiple emails about the "poor" attitudes of those of us still on site.

And at the end of it all got told by the CEO himself that we should consider it all a blessing because we helped make record profits.   Which they didn't share with us.  Yes I am SO HAPPY I bought you another freaking vacation home. 

And for WHAT?!  The whole thing got so damn polarized that all of it was for NOTHING because people didn't cooperate!  Here damn near every business is somehow supply chain related and they weren't exactly rigorous in what they defined as "essential" so most of us had to go in and  be exposed every single day.  The only people who were shut down were the people who could least afford to be out of their jobs.  

Our HR person openly bragged about making Wal-mart employees cry when they tried to enforce the mask mandate.

I'm mad at COVID because it really ripped the curtain off and gave me no hope for humanity.   You ever had the head of your company cuss you out because you wanted to get tested?  I have.  

I don't blame people for not wanting to go back to those types of jobs.  I do not blame doctors and nurses for quitting in droves they had it 10x worse than I did.  You cannot pay lip service to "heroes" then treat them like garbage to the point of some people actually getting shot or stabbed over COVID then expect them turn around and do their jobs like nothing happened.  Fuck you people.

ETA:  Oh and I forgot to show "appreciation" we got the cheapest ass lunch on hte planet.  I am talking Sam's Club hamburgers in a crock pot and a freezer burned (sugar free, fat free) fudgescile and a fucking wildlife demonstration.  The one that the following day was at my kid's daycare.  WTF?  How about a Goddamn bonus or even better hazard pay?

[Pink Cashmere]

Apr 26, 2023 13:10:32 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

I'm angry about COVID because I was essential worker.  The biggest mind fuck on the planet was getting a letter from the federal government that I was instructed to give the National Guard so I could continue to go to work even if the apocalypse happened.  The only reason I got that letter is our company had lawyers working double time to convince the government we were vital to agriculture.

It is quite the experience to be basically be told your life doesn't matter because of your job.  You are to be sacrificed for the good of the economy.

Then got treated like shit, expected to pick up the slack from the office people who were allowed to work from home because "safety".   Got COVID, told I was lying and I better dare not get tested, was expected to perform like the world wasn't burning down and got multiple emails about the "poor" attitudes of those of us still on site.

And at the end of it all got told by the CEO himself that we should consider it all a blessing because we helped make record profits.   Which they didn't share with us.  Yes I am SO HAPPY I bought you another freaking vacation home. 

And for WHAT?!  The whole thing got so damn polarized that all of it was for NOTHING because people didn't cooperate!  Here damn near every business is somehow supply chain related and they weren't exactly rigorous in what they defined as "essential" so most of us had to go in and  be exposed every single day.  The only people who were shut down were the people who could least afford to be out of their jobs.  

Our HR person openly bragged about making Wal-mart employees cry when they tried to enforce the mask mandate.

I'm mad at COVID because it really ripped the curtain off and gave me no hope for humanity.   You ever had the head of your company cuss you out because you wanted to get tested?  I have.  

I don't blame people for not wanting to go back to those types of jobs.  I do not blame doctors and nurses for quitting in droves they had it 10x worse than I did.  You cannot pay lip service to "heroes" then treat them like garbage to the point of some people actually getting shot or stabbed over COVID then expect them turn around and do their jobs like nothing happened.  Fuck you people.

ETA:  Oh and I forgot to show "appreciation" we got the cheapest ass lunch on hte planet.  I am talking Sam's Club hamburgers in a crock pot and a freezer burned (sugar free, fat free) fudgescile and a fucking wildlife demonstration.  The one that the following day was at my kid's daycare.  WTF?  How about a Goddamn bonus or even better hazard pay?

I completely understand your ire as an “essential” employee. I was “essential” too, but as much as I didn’t like it, it did make sense because of the service we provide, which became even more vital during COVID. That was when I learned that federal law says if there is a catastrophe that hinders us from doing our jobs effectively, the military will step in to help us.

Even though I understood all of that, I was still terrified of going to work. We had many COVID outbreaks among people that worked together, and more than a few of my coworkers died from it. I can think of at least 4 more that were terribly sick and in the hospital for at least a month, and didn’t recover for several more months. It was a very scary time for me.

When the local Jeep club I’m in banded together to give hospital employees free rides to and from work for several days, when we had all that snow in February of 2021, as a way of showing appreciation for all medical professions had been through with COVID, I worked behind the scenes organizing rides, and it made me feel so good to be a part of that. I loved that people of all colors and background worked to get people to work to keep our hospitals functioning, and they didn’t care what the passengers looked like or believed religiously or politically, or even about going in the various ‘hoods to give them a ride. In between rides, they were pulling people out that got stuck in the snow, including an ambulance, or gathering together on the ground on hospital parking lots to help fix another driver’s Jeep that was having mechanical issues. Then the area started losing water pressure, and a convoy of Jeeps and pickup trucks took all the water they could find and buy, and what a local business donated, to the hospitals downtown that were in dire need. It was all one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever been a part of, and I desperately needed to be reminded at the time, that there are still a lot of good people in the world.

The employees asked enough that one of the club officers started a go fund me to help with repairs for people whose Jeeps got damaged during their efforts. The passengers contributed thousands of dollars, because the Jeepers refused to take their money on the rides. A few weeks later, one local hospital had Jeep day, where they invited the Jeepers to the hospital so they could show them how much they were appreciated, and feed them. A sponsor of the club made decals for everyone who participated. I am proud of my decal, even though it’s not on my Jeep yet lol.

Anyway, all that to say that there were people that appreciated the “essential” workers that held everything together during that time, regardless of whether our employers showed or voiced any sincere appreciation. I don’t recall anyone expressing appreciation to me either, but I understand why my job was important during all that. Idk exactly why or how your job was considered essential, but you seem to feel like it really wasn’t, and I’m sorry that your employer played with you like that and treated you badly when you actually had COVID.

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I can't say what the company did it'd be too easy to find.

But I can say HR was a gossip who regularly told us about how hard corporate lawyers had to argue before we got essential status.

That leads me in part to believe they really aren't and we're taking advantage of the agriculture aspect like many companies did.

And there is the fact there are plenty of alternatives on the market. Nothing would change if that company got thanos blipped. Unlike if the post office or hospitals or police/firemen etc disappeared.

I am grateful I did not lose my job. But that doesn't excuse the company abusing us, the way the refused to make accommodations(my company was big on downplaying COVID) and when COVID did finally hit my department they denied it and tried to make us all keep working and not allow us time off to get tested.

I know I'm not the only one in that boat in either state. Nothing quite like knowing your company and the entire states of Nebraska and Iowa don't care if you die so long as record profits and political points are to be had.

I can thank the fates I at least did not work in a meat packing plant and DH stopped working in one years ago. I doubt we'll ever get the full story but just what got out about how those people were treated is horrifying.

So yeah the states can suck it with their lip service to essential workers.

[Pink Cashmere]

Apr 26, 2023 17:08:58 GMT -5 NomoreDramaQ1015 said:

I can't say what the company did it'd be too easy to find.

But I can say HR was a gossip who regularly told us about how hard corporate lawyers had to argue before we got essential status.

That leads me in part to believe they really aren't and we're taking advantage of the agriculture aspect like many companies did.

And there is the fact there are plenty of alternatives on the market. Nothing would change if that company got thanos blipped. Unlike if the post office or hospitals or police/firemen etc disappeared.

I am grateful I did not lose my job. But that doesn't excuse the company abusing us, the way the refused to make accommodations(my company was big on downplaying COVID) and when COVID did finally hit my department they denied it and tried to make us all keep working and not allow us time off to get tested.

I know I'm not the only one in that boat in either state. Nothing quite like knowing your company and the entire states of Nebraska and Iowa don't care if you die so long as record profits and political points are to be had.

I can thank the fates I at least did not work in a meat packing plant and DH stopped working in one years ago. I doubt we'll ever get the full story but just what got out about how those people were treated is horrifying.

So yeah the states can suck it with their lip service to essential workers.

COVID was a good example of the benefits of being a union employee. When it became clear we were experiencing a pandemic, our unions immediately started negotiating with my employer concerning protecting us. Before that, I had somewhat of a meltdown at work, very upset that there was no soap in any of the dispensers in a bathroom, which is nasty period, but especially troublesome while experts were trying to figure out what the heck was going on, and telling us how important it was to keep our hands clean.

So the unions (well mine did, probably the others too), got my employer to agree to keep hand soap available, install touch less hand sanitizer throughout the buildings and keep them stocked, provide spray cleaners and paper towels for us to clean surfaces in our work areas, and provide masks and make it mandatory that EVERYONE wore them inside the building. Some people refused to comply, and were subject to disciplinary action.

When somebody we worked closely with or in our household tested positive for COVID, we had to quarantine and get tested, with pay for the time off work. The regional nurse had to clear us to go back to work, after we submitted a negative COVID test. Back then it took some days to get an appointment to get tested, and a few more days to get the results. I had to quarantine twice. The first time was because of a coworker. The local President of my union was in contact with me to make sure everything was handled correctly and that I still got paid my normal salary. We were told in writing that if we felt ill, to not come to work, even if we felt like we could work through whatever symptoms we were experiencing. When the schools closed, employees with young children were given something like 3 months of paid leave to stay home and tend to their children, but IIRC, that didn’t apply to employees that worked overnight, I’m not sure how they were supposed to work 8 hours, then spend 8 hours homeschooling their children, tend to their household tasks and feed their children, and still get enough rest to be able to function.

I honestly believe that NONE of that would’ve been put in place without our unions standing up for us. Everybody but us worker bees were working safely at home. I am grateful that our unions got my employer to put things in place to try to help us worker bees that HAD to go to work, but even with all of that, I was still pretty much terrified. For myself, and because I still had to be around my Mom who was at high risk because of her health issues, and I had a new Grandbaby born in June of 2020. When it got close to DD’s due date, she started pleading with me to go to the hospital with her when she went into labor and stay with her, even though I kept assuring her I would. For whatever reason, she was terrified of being in a hospital because of COVID, thinking she or her baby might die while she was there. Whoever was with her when she went to the hospital in labor, was the only person that could visit her while she was there, and she wanted that person to be me.

I did go with her to the hospital and stay with her, DS was in town when she went into labor and he took her to the hospital and when I got the call I got out of bed and met them there in the parking lot. After they came home from the hospital, I mostly stayed away from her and my Grandbabies because I was so afraid of unknowingly giving them COVID since I was working and so many of my coworkers were getting it. When I had to take my Mom to the doctor, we both wore masks and I kept the windows down and the sunroof open, hoping fresh air might help diffuse the concentration of my germs if I unknowingly had COVID.

I still haven’t had COVID that I know of, but the pandemic did a number on me mentally.

[TheOtherMe]

DN1 and NIL required a negative Covid test to visit their Covid baby.  

Being born in March 2020, put him behind on his development.  At least they listened to my sister that he was not developing like he should be and got him physical and speech therapy in Toronto.  He developed so much faster when he went to day care.

Now they wish he would be quiet.  

[NomoreDramaQ1015]

I've had it twice that I'm aware of. We didn't realize Abby had it the second time until DH got sick exactly 10 days later.

I got alpha or whatever the first strain was and when they basically told you kiss your butt goodbye.

I got it because my work considered it a hoax and didn't really Crack down on proper mask wearing so Peacock would always be messing with it.

Then she decided for herself it wasn't that serious and came to work despite TWO people in her house being sick. We didn't know that till later.

IMO she should have been fires but instead the rest of us were cussed out and called insubordinate for pushing back and demanding we be sent home.

I can't forgive her. Especially after she came back bragging her case wasn't that serious which proved her point.

Meanwhile I had Gwen asking me if we were going to die because she was scared. I didn't sleep because I kept checking her breathing after that.

Bitch is fucking lucky I didn't punch her. Instead it sped up my timeliness for leaving and yes that all went in my exit interview. Not that it solved anything but it felt good to loose my venom then walk out.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Apr 26, 2023 12:55:57 GMT -5 busymom said:

Apr 26, 2023 1:40:44 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

This is on scale with what Wakefield did, and he had his license yanked.  I hope something comparable happens.  

Along the same lines, did anyone see the news report that Rebeka Jones’ son was picked up by CPS for posting a meme of lazy school security guards?  Hate the source here.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11947801/Son-Florida-health-worker-challenged-DeSantis-COVID-stats-ARRESTED-school-shooting-plot.html

      As a former Florida resident, I'm sure it was retaliation, & most likely the orders came from the office of the governor.  He doesn't just get mad, he gets even.  Or at least tries to.

Absolutely.  The article I read was that she sent the rest of her family out of FL and is sueing him.  So is Disney.  

[minnesotapaintlady]

Took Carrot to OT last night and Mayo Clinic has dropped their masking policy now.  That was the last place I knew of around here that required it. 

[formerroomate99]

Apr 18, 2023 17:37:56 GMT -5 soupandstew said:

I'm going to reach out to our local pharmacies and see if they will give us another one before summer travel.  I'm not optimistic; last month it was a hard no.  Perhaps this ruling will change things, although initial availability will be limited and the cost will be $$ 

Wait, you’re having trouble getting a booster? That’s crazy. Aren’t vaccination supposed to be covered by insurance? I haven’t tried to get vaccinated more often than once every 6 to 9 months, but I’ve never run into problems.

[formerroomate99]

Jan 14, 2023 14:10:31 GMT -5 Tiny said:

In other news... I'm hearing that people are blaming current Covid19 deaths on having been vaccinated.


I've started blaming excess deaths or people who "suddenly die" or people who die from Covid19 on the most likely cause - they drank milk (or worse!!! ate white bread) as children... that shit WILL kill you.

I’ve heard that one of the national funeral home chains has said that they’re getting about 20% more deaths than they expected, and only a handful of them are Covid. Nobody really knows why. If I had to guess, I would say, though psychological trauma, weight gain, isolation, substance abuse, missed preventative care, etc. are all factors.

[Deleted]

May 8, 2023 17:25:42 GMT -5 formerroomate99 said:

Apr 18, 2023 17:37:56 GMT -5 soupandstew said:

I'm going to reach out to our local pharmacies and see if they will give us another one before summer travel.  I'm not optimistic; last month it was a hard no.  Perhaps this ruling will change things, although initial availability will be limited and the cost will be $$ 

Wait, you’re having trouble getting a booster? That’s crazy. Aren’t vaccination supposed to be covered by insurance? I haven’t tried to get vaccinated more often than once every 6 to 9 months, but I’ve never run into problems.

One pharmacy said they have nothing updated from last year's version, and the other said we weren't eligible for a second shot of last year's version.  Evidently the alleged new-and-improved stuff hasn't hit our local market yet