Have You Gotten Your Covid Vaccine? Thread.

[Jaskalas]

6-7% is indeed a fraction: about 1 in 16. You may recall that approx. 2 years ago, the fear over long Covid was even greater. Some estimates of incidence were in the 20%ish range IIRC.

Where are you getting these ideas from?
They are far smaller than anything I have read about.
Long COVID is, by all accounts, a continuing medical crisis afflicting no less than one third of us.

Jan. 27, 2023
Long COVID Affecting More Than One-Third of College Students, Faculty

August 28, 2023

Number of People With Long COVID Could Be Vastly Underestimated​

It's been estimated that up to one third of people who survive acute SARS-CoV-2 infection will suffer a post-viral syndrome with lingering neurologic and other symptoms — now known as long COVID or neurological postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Neuro-PASC).​

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However, new research suggests that may be an underestimate and that far more people may be suffering from long COVID without ever having tested positive for the virus. ​

 

[manly]

Where are you getting these ideas from?
They are far smaller than anything I have read about.
Long COVID is, by all accounts, a continuing medical crisis afflicting no less than one third of us.

Jan. 27, 2023
Long COVID Affecting More Than One-Third of College Students, Faculty

August 28, 2023

Number of People With Long COVID Could Be Vastly Underestimated​

It's been estimated that up to one third of people who survive acute SARS-CoV-2 infection will suffer a post-viral syndrome with lingering neurologic and other symptoms — now known as long COVID or neurological postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Neuro-PASC).​

​

However, new research suggests that may be an underestimate and that far more people may be suffering from long COVID without ever having tested positive for the virus. ​

@Indus reported that figure and it roughly jibes with my recollection. Setting the floor at 1/3 seems wildly pessimistic, or uses an overly broad definition of long COVID.

I don't recall the article I read, but it was within the past year-ish where the general consensus is that long COVID isn't quite as prevalent as once feared. The following Slate article covers a recent large study, and also references some official data in the UK: about 3%.

Did You See That Scary New Study on Long COVID? It’s Actually Kind of Reassuring.

Let’s look at the numbers.

slate.com

Or how about the CDC?

Percentage of US adults with long COVID falls to 6%: CDC

A CDC report published Thursday found the percentage of adults reporting current long COVID fell from 7.5% in June 2022 to 6% in June 2023.

abcnews.go.com

Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor.

 

[bononos]

The side effects profiles are pretty similar between the two, but we also can't really directly compare them because they haven't been studied head to head. Also, how side effects are collected on a trial could differ, making such comparisons even more difficult.

The best thing to do is to get whatever new vaccine you can get as soon as you are eligible.

I forgot that the boosters are now the bivalent type instead of the old one based on the alpha strain and moderna/pfizer boosters are now more similar in terms of dosage.
The original vaccines/booster dosage for moderna/pfizer was 100mcg/30mcg, and this was reflected in the feedback where side effects/severity was higher for moderna. Many more people reported feeling rundown after taking the moderna vaccines/booster. Now the dosages for moderna/pfizer are 50mcg/30mcg.

 

[Brainonska511]

I forgot that the boosters are now the bivalent type instead of the old one based on the alpha strain and moderna/pfizer boosters are now more similar in terms of dosage.

The latest shots that were approved are monovalent once more, and the bivalent shots have had their EUA withdrawn.

 

[Ajay]

Did sportage's whack job MAGA relatives kidnap him and close his account? My bad if I missed the discussion and or drama. On topic: yes, of course I am vaccinated.

Noticed that to.

 

[Muse]

Just scheduled my flu shot, they don't have the updated Covid one there yet, so I'll have to check back later.

I figure my measure to prevent covid infection affords a lot of protection against getting the flu. So, I'll just get both shots at the same time... saving me a trip (3 miles each way on my bicycle).

 

[Jaskalas]

@Indus reported that figure and it roughly jibes with my recollection. Setting the floor at 1/3 seems wildly pessimistic, or uses an overly broad definition of long COVID.

Maybe the difference in definition is between those who currently have and are suffering long COVID, as opposed to those who ever did. They may be using overly broad definitions that include simple or little symptoms that people can and do eventually recover from. So maybe the number of people with serious Long COVID complications are much smaller. If so, many of these cases are resolving over some period of time.

I thank you for the clarification.

 

[K1052]

Got my shot and everything seems fine so....I AM LOCUTUS OF BORG. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. YOUR LIFE AS IT HAS BEEN IS OVER.

 

[Viper1j]

Just did the trifecta.

Covid, flu and RSV. Feeling just fine.

 

[nakedfrog]

I figure my measure to prevent covid infection afford a lot of protection against getting the flu. So, I'll just get both shots at the same time... saving me a trip.

The location is incredibly convenient to me, so I figure I'll just go twice. My partner's toddler is getting vaccines that same day, so I'm also doing it that day in solidarity so she doesn't feel so bad about having to get shots

 

[skyking]

That's being a hero! I mean you could fake it and all but this is the real deal.

 

[skyking]

Got my shot and everything seems fine so....I AM LOCUTUS OF BORG. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE. YOUR LIFE AS IT HAS BEEN IS OVER.

If you have a 4G phone you need to upgrade it ASAP. The consequences could be dire!

 

[Pens1566]

If you have a 4G phone you need to upgrade it ASAP. The consequences could be dire!

Won't matter when the EBS signal goes out ...

 

[Indus]

Just did the trifecta.

Covid, flu and RSV. Feeling just fine.

All 3 on one day?

 

[manly]

Did sportage's whack job MAGA relatives kidnap him and close his account? My bad if I missed the discussion and or drama. On topic: yes, of course I am vaccinated.

He posted a short good bye in the Lifers sub forum a while back.

But still posted a bit after that. So who knows.

Edit:
I confused sportage with shorty.

 

[Muse]

All 3 on one day?

Huh? My doc says Kaiser Permanente will not be offering the RSV until earliest late November. IIRC made it seem like it wasn't available until then. Something seems fishy.

 

[Muse]

He posted a short good bye in the Lifers sub forum a while back.

But still posted a bit after that. So who knows.

Huh? He seems like a lifer. I mean with a family like that he needs us.

 

[esquared]

Huh? My doc says Kaiser Permanente will not be offering the RSV until earliest late November. IIRC made it seem like it wasn't available until then. Something seems fishy.

Viper is an east coaster. No Kaiser there.
RSV vaccines are available elsewhere, just not at Kaiser.

 

[Muse]

Viper is an east coaster. No Kaiser there.
RSV vaccines are available elsewhere, just not at Kaiser.

May have to do with the colder weather back east compared to here, particularly until late Nov.

 

[hal2kilo]

Huh? My doc says Kaiser Permanente will not be offering the RSV until earliest late November. IIRC made it seem like it wasn't available until then. Something seems fishy.

Been holding off on scheduling annual at Kaiser thinking that I could get the COVID and RSV at the same time. I assume that RSV is indicated due to my age. Good to know.

 

[Viper1j]

All 3 on one day?

All at the same time. She even drew a target on me. One shot per quadrant. (It used to be a cross.

 

[Indus]

All at the same time. She even drew a target on me. One shot per quadrant. (It used to be a cross.
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Thank you sir. I'll do the same thing.

 

[Viper1j]

Thank you sir. I'll do the same thing.

24 hours in. All I've noticed, is some swelling and soreness at the injection site(s)

A Salonpas lidocaine patch solved that.

 

[snoopy7548]

Got my flu and COVID (Pfizer; I've been all Moderna up until now) shots yesterday. No side effects other than a sore arm.

The Walgreens I went to was pretty unorganized. I had gone to CVS for previous COVID shots and I was always in and out in less than 10 minutes. I had to wait about 40 minutes yesterday, and I even had an appointment.

 

[Puffnstuff]

Went to my local CVS today and it was a disaster as people were already lined up complaining about the bad service they were receiving. They refused to sign me in even though I had my appointment confirmation printed out in hand. I complained to the store manager who did nothing then I gave them a 1 star rating on google.

I'm going to call the VA on Monday and make an appointment.