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Post by birukitty on Nov 27, 2022 21:49:35 GMT
All 3 of us in this household (myself, DH and DS) got the newest Covid bivalent booster (which includes the new omicron) 3 weeks ago so we'd be ready for Thanksgiving with my elderly parents (they are both 82). None of us in this household have gotten Covid yet-knock wood-and yes I did knock on my desk I had my annual physical with my Integrative Medicine doctor last month and he recommended that I get the new Covid booster, a flu shot and a Shingles vaccine. Now that Thanksgiving is over I'm going to get my flu shot and a couple of weeks later get the shingles vaccine. I found a great, very small independently owned pharmacy that does all 3 shots. This same doctor told me that one of his patients went to CVS to get a flu shot and she was giving a Covid booster shot by mistake! Can you imagine? What a horrible mistake! I told him about how some of the Peas have had bad reactions to Covid boosters given at CVS-shots given too high up on the arm and problems resulting from that. He said he wasn't surprised to hear that at all-that there were some terrible stories coming out about CVS and how they give vaccines.
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Post by canadianlinda on Nov 27, 2022 22:04:26 GMT
We had our booster shots and flu shots a few weeks ago.
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Post by keithurbanlovinpea on Nov 27, 2022 22:07:16 GMT
I was going to get a booster before I returned to the office in July, then decided to wait for the bivalent in September. Then I had Covid in August and was going to wait the 3 months, but when I got my flu shot in late October, the pharmacist said that you no longer have to wait after infection. So I got my bivalent a couple of weeks ago. Felt like poo for about 24 hours, just like previously. But I agree with whoever said the shingles vacinne was worse. Glad I don't have to do that one again.
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Post by bc2ca on Nov 27, 2022 22:10:49 GMT
So, I am on the fence about getting the booster now. I've heard Covid cases are up, but so are flu and RSV cases. I did get my annual flu shot last month. I'm surprised you would be on the fence about one and not the other. Thanks for sharing your visual, finaledition. I'm glad you were all able to get together to celebrate your mom, but frustrated for you that it turned into a spreading event. DH and I had both the booster and flu shots last month. One of his employees had a 4 year old in the PICU for a week with RSV. Unbelievably scary for the family and thankfully she is now home recovering.
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Post by elaine on Nov 27, 2022 22:32:39 GMT
Our whole family has influenza A right now and we all have our flu shots. My younger son is really sick. I can’t imagine how bad it would have been if they weren’t vaccinated.
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Post by monklady123 on Nov 27, 2022 23:11:27 GMT
Yes, we have an increase here also (Northern Virginia), as well as the flu and other random viral things. The absence rate at my school is pretty high, students and teachers. As a sub I could work every day at just this one school. One teacher was out for six school days with covid. That was four days one week, then the weekend, and she was sure she'd be back Monday. Nope, and not Tuesday either. I took her class on that Monday and Tuesday, after the kids had had THREE different subs the previous week. omg. They were out of control and it took me half of Monday to remind them what my expectations were and that this was not a vacation. wow. Anyway, yeah, covid booster, plus flu shot, plus stay out of crowds. That's what I'm doing anyway. I rode the subway for the first time since before the pandemic and I wore a mask while I was on the train. Where are you seeing that NoVa is seeing increases? Looking at the numbers and the graph in the link, we seem to be holding. But maybe you’re seeing something else? www.novaregiondashboard.com/cases-dashboardFairfax County is at about 11 cases per day per 100,000 and has been holding at that for quite a while. (That huge spike in the graph was when Omicron hit.) Some other areas in the country are in the 30s, 40s, etc., and you can see increase clusters around colleges. This tracker is for all states and counties: covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view?list_select_state=Virginia&data-type=CommunityLevels&list_select_county=51059Stay safe, or as safe as you can be. I can’t imagine how rough this is for teachers. I'm seeing it at my school. I don't care what the official stats are, we are definitely having an increase of everything.
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Post by katlady on Nov 27, 2022 23:26:36 GMT
I'm surprised you would be on the fence about one and not the other. I guess because my doctor highly recommended one and said I could hold off on the other.
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Post by kate on Nov 27, 2022 23:30:51 GMT
We were sooooo glad of Thanksgiving break at my school. We had multiple Covid cases in a couple of classes, but mostly a terrible cold symptoms + fever combo that kept kids (and teachers!) out for several days. I'm on the tail end of a cold now - it started on a Friday, and I spent the following week at school with a mask on. One of my college kids brought a cold home for break, and now my youngest is sniffly an scratchy-voiced.
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Post by CardBoxer on Nov 27, 2022 23:47:17 GMT
I'm seeing it at my school. I don't care what the official stats are, we are definitely having an increase of everything. I thought it might be that after I posted. Makes total sense when people around you are getting sick. And schools are more at risk. You should have combat pay.
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Post by birdy on Nov 27, 2022 23:56:25 GMT
I used to think that RSV was generally just an infant disease. So scary that it is affecting adults.
DD had 2 types of pneumonia AND RSV at the same time when she was 4. She ran 105.5 fever. Dr. admitted her to the children's hospital. The ER couldn't get her fever down and were freaking out. Which then freaked me out!!
I'm a sub and even with all my boosters, I worry about catching it. I sub K-5 and a lot of these little ones are not vaccinated here.
DH, DD and I all have all shots and booster, plus flu shot (had to get 2x because we got a call from the pharmacy that the original flu shot was discovered to have gotten too cold in the fridge and might not be effective.
I worry about DS who is 22 and a firefighter/medic. He got the 2 covid and 1 booster because he lived at home at the time and I told him it wasn't optional (DD has immune issues) so he did. However, he moved out a few months ago and refuses to get the 2nd booster.
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Post by used2scrap on Nov 28, 2022 4:23:37 GMT
Got everyone in the house flu and Covid boosted in the last month; having had the ‘vid 3x now it’s clear lasting immunity isn’t a thing.
Hope everyone sick right now with the various things going around is recovering soon!
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Post by gar on Nov 28, 2022 9:06:44 GMT
We had our flu/covid jabs a couple of weeks ago. Both my arms still hurt - not the injection site but the muscle and it restricts my movements in one arm particularly 🫤 Coincidence probably, just seems odd.
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Post by Tearisci on Nov 28, 2022 15:04:32 GMT
Just got my booster and flu shot on Saturday. Only reaction is the same as it's been every time - a very sore arm for a few days.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 28, 2022 16:24:48 GMT
Done and done, way back in September right when the new version came out. DD and I both got the new version, DH was boosted but missed the new one by a couple weeks.
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Post by DEX on Nov 28, 2022 16:25:41 GMT
Yes, please get boosted and the flu vaccine! Thanksgiving was the first "normal" holiday we've experienced in years. It was a-mazing and left me with warm-fuzzies that I haven't felt in a long time. Remember last December when my son and his partner walked off the plane and had positive covid test results? No one wants to have a holiday like we did then. Trust me. Stay healthy ladies! Us SON Mom's always have a special bond. So glad you got to spend time with your son and his partner and experience a "normal" holiday.
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Post by tracylynn on Nov 28, 2022 17:59:12 GMT
I got Flu/Covid booster about 3 weeks ago. I thought I was going to escape Covid too, but one my first work trip out in August, not only did I come home with it, but gave it to my parents. I was not thrilled. I'm flying at Christmas and really want to be as boosted as possible.
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