Covid booster report from Yale New Haven Hospital ER

[Tomconroy]

Link to tweet

Dr. Forman, among his other duties is head of radiology at the Yale New Haven ER which has been packed lately.

As he always says: Get boosted!

[Hugin]

1. Nice to hear about the Boooosters! Yay!

I should probably pencil in another one around april. (if not sooner)

[brewens]

2. Count me in, even if I have to melt it in a spoon and fire it up myself. :) n/t

[Hugin]

3. Maybe someone will brew up some snort soon. n/t

[DENVERPOPS]

11. Frankly, I am quite surprised

The OD deaths haven't increased.......

With all the shit everyone is having to bear, some are trying "to get a little help from their friends" like the Beatles talked about in their song........

[Freddie]

4. Are they officially recommending a 2nd booster yet?

I don’t think you can get one unless it’s official.

[Rebl2]

5. Exactly

I don’t think you can get a second booster if the CDC hasn’t approved it. Don’t think a pharmacy will give one to you. Doesn’t hurt to try though I suppose.

[Hugin]

7. The FDA approves boosters.

Not the CDC.

[Hugin]

6. Did you miss where I said "pencil in"?

That means I'm making a tentative plan for a booster in april.

Based on previous experience and also news coming out of other countries, it seems that the antibody decline is about 6 months. Those other countries are planning on a second booster and a safe guess is that here in the "it is not a crisis, until it is a crisis" US there will be another booster which includes Omicron sometime this spring.

[Freddie]

9. I plan on getting a 2nd booster the minute I can

[appalachiablue]

8. More People Are Getting *Unapproved 4th Doses of the Covid-19 Vaccine: NYT, Jan. 3, 2022

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016309980

[getagrip_already]

10. There was an article recently that said...

moderna was filing for permission to give boosters every six months. Filing is a very early step in the process, but hopefully not the last.

[Tomconroy]

13. A fourth booster has been recommended by the CDC but only

For the truly immunocompromised


https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/09/health/immunocompromised-fourth-dose-booster.amp.html

[LisaL]

12. My relative who recently died from covid was vaxxed and boosted.

But yea, relative was immuno compromised. Which doesn't make it any easier. Immuno compromised people are still at great risk even if vaxxed and boosted. After being infected, relative went downhill fast. Ended up on ventilator and then dead.

[Nanjeanne]

14. My husband is immunocompromised and frankly we feel completely left out of the many discussions

and plans re COVID. It's as if immunocompromised people are now being considered collateral damage - oh well ONLY immunocompromised people are dying so let's Party!