As someone who is immunocompromised and 72 years old, I would very much like to know

[Atticus]

how Texas Governor Abbot qualified for his 3rd covid vaccine shot, since I can't yet get one.

Is he even immunocompromised? Or is he just more important than ordinary folks?

Could someone who plays a journalist on TV maybe ask about this?

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Why not even one?

[Skittles]

2. Abbott is a world-class piece of utter hypocritical SHIT

like all repukes, he ONLY cares about himself.....that fucker has been getting tested daily on the taxpayer dime, while opting Texas out of expanding Medicaid.....whatever HE wants, HE gets, the rest of us be DAMNED

[Horse with no Name]

3. I got notification today that I can get mine

Really excited about that

[JohnSJ]

4. What do you mean you can't get one?

[Atticus]

7. My county health department told me it was nt yet available and they will announce when it is

on their website.

I called again Friday and will again tomorrow.

[JohnSJ]

10. I was confused, I thought you meant you couldn't even get a COVID vaccine. You are

referring to the booster

If you call your doctor I suspect he would give you one in the office, and if you tried through a Walgreens or CVS I would be surprised if they wouldn’t give you the booster

[Atticus]

11. I will check with our health dept first and then chase down a shot if available. nt

[catrose]

14. My son and husband, both immunocompromised, got their

Boosters at CVS on Sunday. They signed up online for an appt and were in and out in minutes. If there’s a CVS or Walgreens close by you might see what they can do for you.

But I’m still livid over Abbott’s platinum level treatment.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Greg is being given special treatment including third vaccine and unwarranted monoclonal antibodies

Greg should not have received a third does of a vaccine nor should he have been given monoclonal antibodies if he is not showing symptoms. Greg is special

Link to tweet

"Governor Abbott is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in good health, and currently experiencing no symptoms," Mark Miner, the governor's communications director, said in a statement. "Everyone that the Governor has been in close contact with today has been notified. Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott tested negative."....

Abbott has told people he received a third booster dose of a vaccine, two sources said. Abbott's office did not respond to a request for comment about a booster shot. Except for people with compromised immune systems, booster shots have not been authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, although the Biden administration is expected to announce a program to administer them soon.

In addition, it was not proper for Greg to get monoclonal antibodies when he had no symptoms.

Link to tweet

[KewlKat]

6. One Walgreens in Illinois is offering the third booster now, no appointment needed.

My Aunt who lives in IL, phoned me this morning to share some information she had on the booster shot in her area. We had discussed the possibility of a booster coming down the road earlier last week.

She told me she had phoned her local Walgreens today to inquire about an item she needed and while she was waiting on the phone, the hold message stated that you could get the third vaccine shot now and no appointment was necessary.

I told her that she needed to wait until the 8th month after her second shot, so do nothing right now. That would put them in late October.

So wonder what's up. My thoughts - Perhaps they have a bunch of vaccines about to expire so they're offering them to folks who've been phoning them about a booster?

Anyway, I thought it was weird since FDA hasn't come out with any policy on a shot number 3.

Anyone else heard of this in their area?

[LisaL]

13. FDA is allowing a third shot for immuno compromised.

NT

[Hekate]

8. First & foremost he an entitled GOPer. However, medically speaking, people who are paraplegics

…often develop various medical problems directly attributable to their condition. I think it’s the inability to, you know, move.

Having said that, Abbott is still a POS who doesn’t care if you die, as long as you me tion him in your will.

[Raftergirl]

12. This

It has to be because he is a paraplegic. Spinal cord injuries predisposes one to respiratory illnesses and can be life threatening.

TBS, he can eff off for all I care.

[agingdem]

9. I got my third vaccine on Sunday...

scheduled an appointment at local CVS..answered a myriad of questions mostly about insurance/Medicare and that was it...so easy