Yay! I have two sore arms!

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I just got back from Costco where I had my super duper Omricon booster along with a flu shot. I had to have one in each arm so ouch, lol. I'll settle for a day or two of discomfort. Gives me a reason to not take out the trash tomorrow.

[Laffy Kat]

1. Whoa. I don't think I'd get them both at once...

But power to ya!

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5. I've never had a reaction to a flu shot and hardly any to the Covid shot so I thought I'd risk it.

Probably famous last words.

[Laffy Kat]

15. Let us know how it goes. nt

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16. Will do.

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17. It's been 24 hours since the booster and flu shots...

The arm I had the flu shot feels almost normal -- it's slightly tender but hardly noticeable. The arm I got the booster in is pretty sore but nothing excruciating. I have a slight dull headache which I'm relieving with Tylenol Sinus. My energy level is lower but I don't feel sick at all.

So, I think I survived the vaccine double whammy.

[Laffy Kat]

20. Good for you!

You're a braver person than I.

[dem4decades]

2. I've had 2 pfizers and 2 boosters, and am 69. Can I get the new booster?

[hlthe2b]

3. Yes as long as it has been at least two months since your last booster. And you should.

[dem4decades]

6. Thanks, I will. Going on a trip in a couple of weeks. How long do they say you're protected?

I usually am up on this stuff but the newest info is tough to come by. I looked at my State's guidelines and couldn't get a definitive answer.

[hlthe2b]

9. Definitive answer not possible right now, but expected similar to previous Omicron boosters

(months against infection, longer against hospitalization and severe disease).

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

18. Pharmacist told me the vaccine wouldn't be fully effective until two weeks after the shot.

From what I've read, you're protected quite a while, but the protection slowly fades after a while. I figure we'll be getting one annually, unless some new variant forces a new formula.

[central scrutinizer]

4. NYT article recommended 4-6 months

After last booster or infection. Supposedly you want your previous protection to wane a little more before recharging it.

[dem4decades]

8. Thanks, that's always the dance. Wait to get you through winter or protection immediately

[hlthe2b]

10. CDC recommendations are at least two months.

Scroll down. The charts are there making this quite clear

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/clinical-considerations/interim-considerations-us.html

[hlthe2b]

11. Competing philosophies, but no data to support and that is why CDC recs AT LEAST 8 weeks.

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So, whether you want to wait longer or not is your choice. The only recommendation is for at least two months to have passed between natural infection or a previous booster. Given the highly infectious nature of all current Omicron variants, getting this bivalent booster as soon as eligible seems wise. There are variants circulating now for which major infectious potential is coming-- not from the spike protein, but from another area of the virus. if any of those prove to be the dominant variant(s) in months to come entirely new more directed vaccines are going to need to be developed. mRNA technology will allow for that, but all the more reason to get this maximized bivalent Omicron booster dose in the meantime for whatever cross-over protection that can provide.

With respect to timing, there is a school of thought (unproven) that suggests longer intervals may result in a more robust booster reaction, but for COVID specifically, that is unproven and may put some individuals at undue risk.

Similarly for influenza, because its provided immunity lasts only 4-5 months in most cases. Delaying vaccine until very late in the Fall or early winter is often suggested by SOME physicians, but data from CDC shows delaying beyond October (given peak is in Jan-Feb most years) can be ill-advised or at least not optimal. Data this year from the Southern Hemisphere is clearly showing evidence for an EARLY and more severe flu season this year. For that reason, CDC recommends getting influenza vax between NOW (Sept) and the end of October if possible. Obviously, the important thing is to get it--even if delayed.

[Skittles]

14. I've read it is two months

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/should-i-get-the-new-covid-19-booster-heres-what-you-need-to-know

Who is eligible for the COVID-19 bivalent booster?
The FDA authorization states that individuals are eligible for a bivalent booster if it has been at least two months since they completed primary vaccination or received the most recent booster dose with a monovalent COVID vaccine.Aug 31, 2022

[GreenWave]

7. I got the Omicron Pfizer 3 stage booster rocket last Thursday.

And after the first three Pfizers did relatively little harm, this one made up for it.

Friday I got chills, they're multiplying AND at the same time I heat up, I can't cool off. Natural situation going round and round.

It was pain pills as the Oh my God kept finding new areas to ache.

Saturday pain had lessened. I was still here come's the rain again. Pouring down me like a tragedy.
Food only i meal so far. Yuk! Water tasted like chalk.

Sunday: Finally switched to Kirkland's ionized alkaline water and morning had broken...like the first morning. Language still choppy but tears of relief flooded me.

Best wishes

[EYESORE 9001]

12. I got the omicron booster in one arm and the old-timer flu shot in the other arm last week

The arm that got the flu shot is still sore when pressure is applied. There’s also an ‘itchy’ sensation deep in the muscle.

[XanaDUer2]

13. Congrats!nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

19. I got the Omicron booster and the hi-dose "geezer" flu shot, both in the left arm.

I was a little sore the next day, but I figured that the trash wasn't going to take itself to the curb. Get moving.

Plus, working the arm muscles will help get the pain diminished quicker. Or so I've been told.

Anyway, I am, once again, INVINCIBLE!!!11!