My HMO set me up with the RSV, got the shot there. Lady who administered said she figured I'm protected for life after that one shot. I have always tolerated vaccinations very well. Got a pneumonia vaccination a couple weeks ago. A bit of soreness in the arm for a day, then nothing.
The strongest Covid immunity lasts 3 to 4 months. So, you should be set until late Sept to late October with some but diminishing immunity through the holidays. If I were you, I would wait until the winter Covid surge starts to be happening. Maybe mid-December if you wanted protection for the holidays.
I have to re-do my pneumonia and shingles vaccines. (had zostavax and prevnar 13 in 2018) Both vaccines aren't considered "good" and getting the "new" versions is recommended.
This time the summer Covid wave coincided with the back-to-school season. The last few summer Covid waves were either smaller (2023) or already declining (2022) by the time school started. But not this time, we are in a medium to large wave that is increasing. Here I've drawn approximate back-to-school points on the Covid wastewater data:
I don't expect I'll have any problem with those two shots. I'm putting it off until a few weeks before a trip to a big family affair in mid-January. Maybe I'll pick up the flu shot in a couple of weeks when I go to my HMO but wait on the covid booster.
I seem to be having the side effects ~12 to ~20 hours after getting the vaccine. So, with the last two Covid boosters, I got them about 8 AM. I start to feel bad after dinner, sleep through it, and wake up the next day just fine. Same with my wife.
Yeah last one I had didn’t kick my ass as much as the others. I think as we get exposed to it our bodies know how to handle it better thus it’s less of an alarm bell.
If you can, have that conversation with your doctor. Is the reaction you had after your last flu shot likely to mean you are allergic now? There may be alternative means of getting vaccinated. There's a new flu vaccine coming soon which you will be able to get at pharmacy, maybe without Rx, I can't remember, and you administer it yourself. That might be safe for you. Talk to doc.
Impressive, maybe I’ll get there one day but unlikely. My last experience Covid told me to fuck off for like 2 weeks
Got my flu shot this week. I always get it, every year, for the last 2+ decades. Never once had any symptoms of the flu shot. But, it does affect different people differently.
I'd be insulted by anything other than a cowboy band aid.Got the flu shot and the covid booster today. I wasn't sure about getting either, but my employer brings them in to do in a conference room, and I'm all about free stuff from work, so I got both. Unfortunately they were out of Spongebob band aids, I tore the Frozen one right off my arms ASAP afterwards
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