I will not be getting a booster. I got Covid two months after being fully vaccinated. I received the Pfizer vaccine. The person I got Covid from (a coworker) was also vaccinated, moderna, and he was 4.5 months past receiving his vaccine. He ended up hospitalized because of it. My main focal point has been the studies on natural immunity after having Covid and the results of those studies thus far. The only thing I’ll add is that having Covid was downright awful. It was a full three weeks of being incredibly ill, and for the most part, I would be considered a healthy 27 year old otherwise. 10/10 would not recommend lol
We’re only up to about 40% fully vaccinated here in rural Missouri, so I do want a booster. We were the poster child for Delta variety and I doubt it will stop there. It feels riskier than if most ppl were also vaccinated
However, right now, boosters in my county are only given to the immune compromised. Hypothetically, I could get onr now, as my local pharmacy doesn’t check whether you’re actually eligible. I haven’t done so. But when boosters are open to the 65+ crowd, eh, I’ll see. I’m 61, but last spring you could get on a waiting list to use vaccines that were about to expire.
Yes - already got one! (I’m immune compromised). There seems to be enough evidence that vaccination can help prevent serious illness and that’s more critical than we know yet. Long term complications of a serious viral infection that has neurological impact - it’s a big unknown and not a risk people should take. I was very ill from mononucleosis at age 14 (Epstein Barr virus) and there’s a strong correlation with my Multiple Sclerosis later in life. Not everyone that has mono develops MS, but everyone that has MS has had mono or other serious illness from Epstein Barr. We know that degree of illness matters, it’s worth mitigating if you can.
I'll get a booster as soon as I can just as I'll get my annual flu shot soon. Like you, I hate being sick. For now, I work from home, but I enjoy socializing. Two vaccinated friends have had breakthrough infections, one (from someone at his grandkids' day care) serious enough it almost required hospitalization. I hate having to go through another winter of not-quite-normal, but I'd rather do so healthy, too.
I will not be getting a booster. I got Covid two months after being fully vaccinated. I received the Pfizer vaccine. The person I got Covid from (a coworker) was also vaccinated, moderna, and he was 4.5 months past receiving his vaccine. He ended up hospitalized because of it. My main focal point has been the studies on natural immunity after having Covid and the results of those studies thus far. The only thing I’ll add is that having Covid was downright awful. It was a full three weeks of being incredibly ill, and for the most part, I would be considered a healthy 27 year old otherwise. 10/10 would not recommend lol
We’re only up to about 40% fully vaccinated here in rural Missouri, so I do want a booster. We were the poster child for Delta variety and I doubt it will stop there. It feels riskier than if most ppl were also vaccinated
However, right now, boosters in my county are only given to the immune compromised. Hypothetically, I could get onr now, as my local pharmacy doesn’t check whether you’re actually eligible. I haven’t done so. But when boosters are open to the 65+ crowd, eh, I’ll see. I’m 61, but last spring you could get on a waiting list to use vaccines that were about to expire.
Yes - already got one! (I’m immune compromised). There seems to be enough evidence that vaccination can help prevent serious illness and that’s more critical than we know yet. Long term complications of a serious viral infection that has neurological impact - it’s a big unknown and not a risk people should take. I was very ill from mononucleosis at age 14 (Epstein Barr virus) and there’s a strong correlation with my Multiple Sclerosis later in life. Not everyone that has mono develops MS, but everyone that has MS has had mono or other serious illness from Epstein Barr. We know that degree of illness matters, it’s worth mitigating if you can.
The data from Israel is not encouraging
https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/are-covid-boosters-accentuating-covid
I'll get a booster as soon as I can just as I'll get my annual flu shot soon. Like you, I hate being sick. For now, I work from home, but I enjoy socializing. Two vaccinated friends have had breakthrough infections, one (from someone at his grandkids' day care) serious enough it almost required hospitalization. I hate having to go through another winter of not-quite-normal, but I'd rather do so healthy, too.