Third Covid Shot
Sep 27, 2021 16:59:32 #
Tom DePuy wrote:
Why could they not find you in their computer system, if you got your first 2 shots at CVS it still should be in the system, I know ours in the system still.
I got the first two shots at a mass vaccination site in Albany - huge tents and national guard.
Sep 27, 2021 17:17:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I got the first two shots at a mass vaccination site in Albany - huge tents and national guard.
Sep 27, 2021 18:03:25 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I easily made an appointment at a CVS half an hour... (show quote)
Thanks for reminding me I need to do the same! My last Pfizer jab was 2/13/2021.
Sep 27, 2021 18:53:02 #
I have my vaccination card, but I was advised to take a photo of it, knowing me...a good idea.
Sep 27, 2021 20:38:41 #
fourlocks wrote:
Are you sure it was a booster? So far, the FDA has approved only the Pfizor vaccine as a (third shot) booster. I believe a booster is given at a different dosage level than a first-time vaccination so how do Safeway and CVS know how much to inject as a booster?
That’s what they called it.
Sep 27, 2021 23:28:23 #
Doc Mck
Loc: Terrell,Texas
Unless the recommendation changed today, the Moderna , and Johnson and Johnson have not yet approved boosters on these 2 vaccines. It is expected that they will be approved very soon.
Sep 28, 2021 01:20:38 #
Fredrick wrote:
That’s what they called it.
Maybe the term ‘booster’ is a source of confusion my doctors nurse said it was the same vaccine that was used for the first two shots. I’ve heard many say that it’s a special / different vaccine but it isn’t. Therefore is it possible to take it too soon and end up with a reduced immunity in another 6 months which will be when the next wave peaks just before spring?
Sep 28, 2021 06:58:45 #
We're qualified for the Pfizer booster.
My concern is how the vaccine is being stored in drug stores and places other than a hospital or clinic.
The Pfizer vaccine has to be kept at ultra low temperatures, much lower than the usual freezer I wonder about
its efficacy.
Going to the hospital as we did for the first jabs is a chore.
Would love a location more convenient, if my concerns are allayed.
My concern is how the vaccine is being stored in drug stores and places other than a hospital or clinic.
The Pfizer vaccine has to be kept at ultra low temperatures, much lower than the usual freezer I wonder about
its efficacy.
Going to the hospital as we did for the first jabs is a chore.
Would love a location more convenient, if my concerns are allayed.
Sep 28, 2021 08:25:57 #
What worries me a bit is how long people will keep this up - getting booster shots, I mean. That can slack off, but Covid is with us for the long haul.
Sep 28, 2021 08:48:29 #
I got my Pfizer booster yesterday at a Walgreens here in NYC. In and out in about 45 minutes because so many people were there for flu shots.
Sep 28, 2021 10:13:48 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
What worries me a bit is how long people will keep this up - getting booster shots, I mean. That can slack off, but Covid is with us for the long haul.
We've been getting booster shots for various diseases since we were kids. It's a part of normal life. I get them like clockwork, whenever my doc advises.
Vaccines are minor annoyances that prevent major annoyances. That's why most insurance plans cover them. They save lives and money.
I still remember my Mom telling me all about the childhood diseases that affected her family in the 1920s – 1930s. She herself was deaf in one ear due to Scarlet Fever. Her cousin died of polio. An uncle died of tetanus. There were others, but I don't remember them. I had chicken pox as a kid, so I got the Shingles vaccine as soon as I was eligible. The virus that causes it comes back, like a yo-yo. It's much worse for adults.
We no longer hear much about these horrors, which have largely been eradicated via vaccinating most of the population. So there are a couple of generations that don't really understand, "What is all that important about vaccines?".
Booster? Shmooster. Gimme dat jab...
Sep 28, 2021 10:19:48 #
burkphoto wrote:
...I got the Shingles vaccine as soon as I was eligible. The virus that causes it comes back, like a yo-yo. It's much worse for adults.
Yes, it is horrible. I got a shot in 2013, but now there is an enhanced shot - or shots - that we should get. I'll wait a couple of weeks to get mine.
Sep 28, 2021 11:47:38 #
clickety wrote:
Maybe the term ‘booster’ is a source of confusion my doctors nurse said it was the same vaccine that was used for the first two shots. I’ve heard many say that it’s a special / different vaccine but it isn’t. Therefore is it possible to take it too soon and end up with a reduced immunity in another 6 months which will be when the next wave peaks just before spring?
Thanks. We’ll, hopefully booster shots will be available in the spring, and I’ll be one of the first to get it!
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