New Covid Shots Were Approved. But Who Will Get Them?
New Covid Shots Were Approved. But Who Will Get Them?
Many older Americans, including those in nursing homes, aren’t getting booster shots.
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I just get them every year like my flu shot.
We really ought to be doing twice a year with the current vaccines; you can if you're over 65.
There's this bizarre fixation on trying to force Covid response to fit into the flu pattern. Sure, we may end up there eventually, but the two waves a year pattern is here now.
A lot of people consider themselves lucky to see a medical professional once a year, so it'd be convenient to be able to get all the requisite vaccines on that schedule.
That would be great if the Covid vaccinations remained effective for a year. But they don't. Both Covid and flu shots are effective for about 4-6 months. We get away with doing flu once a year because there's a pretty solid "flu season" through the winter. Covid has settled into winter and summer waves, but the summer just gets ignored because reasons.
Really you can if you pick a different pharmacy to get it at. Then again not sure if you’re in a state that has mandated record keeping. Then I guess you can’t but in GA I just go to CVS for my first one and the Kroger for my mid year one.