How Protected Are You Against the Covid Variant JN.1?

[MrSquished]

I gargle with the vaccine every morning. I feel great.

 

[Zorba]

She'll be qualified for this year's booster if she wants a mid-year boost to immunity. Spring time would be halfway to the next booster.

Yeah, she's talked about it, but hasn't done it. She always feels bad from the shots, so it's a little harder to convince her than me.

 

[Zorba]

If those specific countries aren't masking, then I don't feel so bad about Muricans any more.

My wife was in South Korea last fall and said almost no one was wearing a mask. I was there in 2019 and it was probably 10%+ in masks. I was shocked it was that low for her. I even made her take masks because I thought it might still be mandatory some places.

 

[Zorba]

Number of shots depends on manufacturer?

1 Jan 21
2 Feb 21
3 Oct 21
4 May 22
5 Oct 22
6 Jun 23
7 Oct 23
All Moderna

Oh, I've never gotten the spring time ones.

 

[Muse]

She'll be qualified for this year's booster if she wants a mid-year boost to immunity. Spring time would be halfway to the next booster.

So, my last covid vaccination was #7, Oct. 5, 2023, all Moderna except the last (because my HMO didn't have Moderna yet, I got Pfizer). Can I get a shot in the spring?

 

[dullard]

So, my last covid vaccination was #7, Oct. 5, 2023, all Moderna except the last (because my HMO didn't have Moderna yet, I got Pfizer). Can I get a shot in the spring?

I think since you got last fall's booster that you don't qualify until next fall (unless you meet some other criteria).

 

[Muse]

I think since you got last fall's booster that you don't qualify until next fall (unless you meet some other criteria).

I'm hell of healthy but old as the hills. 😆😜 I want to be as protected as possible.

 

[Muse]

I don't go to the comments section "for smarts".

The comments on The New York Times articles, essays and opinion pieces are very often, if not usually, as a whole, much more helpful, illustrative, deep, nuanced and informed than the pieces they accompany.

 

[Muse]

I think since you got last fall's booster that you don't qualify until next fall (unless you meet some other criteria).

As they say, "the squeaky wheel gets the grease." I figure more than a few people have gotten boosters because they were insistent/persistent. These days, though, it might involve $$$. I haven't paid for one yet. However, I might be able to convince my PCP to authorize a shot... Something to keep in mind.

 

[pmv]

Is anyone here as protected as this guy?

‘Hypervaccinated’ man reportedly received 217 Covid jabs without side effects

German man said he had vaccines for ‘private reasons’, but reports say he was selling certificates to people who didn’t want jab

www.theguardian.com

 

[pmv]

...I'm disappointed that he didn't develop superpowers, though.

 

[bbhaag]

I'm so protected against Covid that I'm no longer scared of it....it's fucking scared of me now.

Like I saw it coming at me the other day because my eyes can see shit like this and Covid took one look at me and was like "Aww hell no. I ain't going near that." then it backed off and moved onto someone else.

 

[dullard]

I'm so protected against Covid that I'm no longer scared of it....

Is this you? https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68477735
217 Covid vaccines so far.

 

[Muse]

Interesting comment I just encountered in today's New York Times:

One of the symptoms of Long COVID is strange memory "flubs," lapses, and mixups, because Long COVID causes such long-lasting brain damage.

This happens even among people who do not realize they have Long COVID, and often didn't even realize they initially had COVID at all. So your flubs could be a reaction to the madness in our society, or they could be Long COVID (or both).

Since Long COVID affects 20% of all infections, and people are now getting reinfected and reinfected (like playing Russian Roulette over and over), we will be seeing a lot more of these neurological problems in the near future.

 

[thestrangebrew1]

I just had covid end of Jan and the metal side effect of paxlovid I swear came back yesterday. Everything tasted metallic, except it was also kinda sour. IDK, weird. Today my taste seems normal. Maybe I just ate something bad.

 

[cytg111]

Well, we ate lead, guess this generations brain damage will be covid.

 

[dullard]

I got the Pfizer 2024/2025 vaccine today. It targets KP.2, the newer and more prevalent variant of JN.1.

Going to Europe in two weeks, so I was quite happy to get this now to have the maximum protection on the trip. I am partially immunocompromised (drugs to stop immune response on skin). While Covid spreads mostly through the air, I'll take any protection that I can, since there is some transmission from skin contact (mostly if I then touch my mouth/nose/eyes).

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I’m planning on getting a COVID shot and flu shot in September or October, same as I do every year now.

I guess a new formulation just came out that works against new variants better.

 

[Motostu]

I just got over my first covid infection. Guess I'll be protected from it for a couple of months. Will get a booster sometime later this fall.

Not sure if it's due to not getting a booster last fall or if this strain just hits hard, but I just finally tested negative..12 days after showing the first symptoms.

 

[dullard]

I’m planning on getting a COVID shot and flu shot in September or October, same as I do every year now.

I guess a new formulation just came out that works against new variants better.

I'm waiting for October for the flu shot (the latest that I can get it from work) so it lasts through April. Normally the flu hits here later than in other locations, so I'll gladly take the flu shot as late as possible. And if it happens to approach the Great Plains states earlier, then I'll move it up to September. But that is just not common (it peaks Jan to Feb here).

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I plan on vaccinating again in the fall simply to protect my Parents and friends who are older.
To my understanding once vaccinated or have recovered more than three times you immune system has been trained to deal with the virus appropriately and that means you’ll get sick and you will recover at home. The longer time between exposure is the slower your body will figure it out.

 

[Muse]

I got the Pfizer 2024/2025 vaccine today. It targets KP.2, the newer and more prevalent variant of JN.1.

Going to Europe in two weeks, so I was quite happy to get this now to have the maximum protection on the trip. I am partially immunocompromised (drugs to stop immune response on skin). While Covid spreads mostly through the air, I'll take any protection that I can, since there is some transmission from skin contact (mostly if I then touch my mouth/nose/eyes).

I'd suggest wear a top level well-fitting N95 on the planes. My favorite is 3M 9210+, I have over 50 new ones! People in threads say they caught the covid on commercial aviation.

I usually get my covid shots (I've gotten every single one, all 8, available to me) ASAP. But I don't anticipate being in risky situations until December, so figure I'll wait and time this one. Same with flu. Got RSV last year. Is that yearly or I'm good? Meantime, in the gym and shopping I'm in my 3M N95.

 

[dullard]

I'd suggest wear a top level well-fitting N95 on the planes. My favorite is 3M 9210+, I have over 50 new ones! People in threads say they caught the covid on commercial aviation.

I usually get my covid shots (I've gotten every single one, all 8, available to me) ASAP. But I don't anticipate being in risky situations until December, so figure I'll wait and time this one. Same with flu. Got RSV last year. Is that yearly or I'm good? Meantime, in the gym and shopping I'm in my 3M N95.

Thanks. I do have good N95s, I have since almost the beginning. And I use them when both (A) wastewater levels are high and (B) I am in a crowded area.

I do have a pet peeve regarding transmissions in planes. There have been several studies about this. Basically, sitting near just a few people while being bathed in HEPA filtered / fresh outside air just doesn't transmit Covid that much. That is true despite the feeling that you are in a tin can. However, I would bet just about anything that being herded like cattle for extended periods at the check-in counters, TSA, gates, and jet bridges is where the actual transmission occurs. This is backed up by some other disease studies that the transmission is either to/from someone right next to you in the plane or to/from a random person far away in the plane (who you happen to be next to at the gate for maybe an hour).

 

[Muse]

I'd suggest wear a top level well-fitting N95 on the planes. My favorite is 3M 9210+, I have over 50 new ones! People in threads say they caught the covid on commercial aviation.

I usually get my covid shots (I've gotten every single one, all 8, available to me) ASAP. But I don't anticipate being in risky situations until December, so figure I'll wait and time this one. Same with flu. Got RSV last year. Is that yearly or I'm good? Meantime, in the gym and shopping I'm in my 3M N95.

RSV in Adults​

American Lung Association
https://www.lung.org

Aug 1, 2024 — I received an RSV vaccine last year (2023-24 season), do I need one this year? No. RSV vaccination is not an annual recommendation at this time.

 

[dullard]

RSV in Adults​

I've considered getting that but I haven't yet. I would have to argue that I'm partially immunocompromised to qualify. I would probably win that argument, but I just haven't bothered yet. I have to deal enough with the insurance company as-is to get pre-approved and to find pharmacies that they'll cover. Maybe in a few years.