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Spuds · 12-06-2021, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by alphasaur

"Hospitalization due to COVID-19
– No hospitalizations due to COVID-19 occurred in the booster (3-dose)
or placebo (2-dose) groups
▪ Death due to COVID-19
– No deaths due to COVID-19 occurred in the booster (3-dose)
or placebo (2-dose) groups"

I mean that's right from the presentation you linked. The evidence just isn't there yet to convince me. Hospitalization rate doesn't appear to change and the only real data appears to support older people (65+) getting boosters.

It wasn't intended to convince you of anything. Just providing the information. It shows the VE reduction over time by age group. The CDC doesn't recommend one way or another that younger healthy adults get a booster. It provides data for you to weigh the risks and decide for yourself.

As for why someone might choose get a booster shot:
Even if people aren't hospitalized, catching it takes them out of commission for a week and I hear it's very unpleasant based on firsthand accounts. Also, I don't think we know yet how the original doses vs boosters handle omicron, but past experience would indicate that getting a booster gives that person greater protection.

Uploading the referenced PDF as an attachment.

Spuds · 12-06-2021, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I got my booster as soon as it was available (Pfizer). I had zero side effects, not even a sore arm. I've pretty much already decided I'll take every booster offered because I've had previous respiratory illnesses and the thought of ending up with a strong case of COVID-19 scares me more than any argument against it.

That was my parents experience as well, no side effects. Their response to the original doses were pretty mild though, while I was very sick for a few days. My brother and his girlfriend had a quite severe response the first go around and they are getting their boosters sometime soon I think. Going to let them go first to see what I'm in for lol.

Lantanafrs2 · 12-06-2021, 12:05 PM

My reactions to the first 2 shots were so mild that they may have been psychosomatic. I did have some soreness in the shoulder blade area though as did a friend of mine. A couple of know it alls told me it wasn't possible however.

spike021 · 12-06-2021, 12:31 PM

Yeah I'm not too worried about any effects. The first dose for me was the worst, but only as arm soreness the likes of which I haven't really had with flu shots. It lasted like 3-4 days. Second dose was ezpz as far as I can remember. Maybe a little more tiredness than usual (could've also been work stress).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I got my booster as soon as it was available (Pfizer). I had zero side effects, not even a sore arm. I've pretty much already decided I'll take every booster offered because I've had previous respiratory illnesses and the thought of ending up with a strong case of COVID-19 scares me more than any argument against it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spuds

That was my parents experience as well, no side effects. Their response to the original doses were pretty mild though, while I was very sick for a few days. My brother and his girlfriend had a quite severe response the first go around and they are getting their boosters sometime soon I think. Going to let them go first to see what I'm in for lol.

humfrz · 12-06-2021, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spike021

I'm signed up for my booster on 12/16. I've been 50/50 on whether I should get it as well. I guess while the positive may be much less substantive than the first two rounds, I also don't really see a downside other than additional sludge running through my system.

Oh, what's one more piece of "sludge" -

spcmafia · 12-08-2021, 07:35 AM

I got booster shot on Monday, I went with J&J after receiving my first two doses back in March from Pfizer. I was out of commission yesterday. I could feel it late at night on Monday; slight headache, shivers, mild fever. The next day it was body aches, headaches, and felt tired. Feel a lot better today except for a slight back-ache, but that is just me 24/7. I think I've gotten more, if not the same, side effects whenever I decided to skip a flu shot and get it the next year. The only bad thing about this is that our company does not offer an option to cover lost hours because of side effects of the booster/vax. Other than that, all good now.

humfrz · 12-08-2021, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spcmafia

I got booster shot on Monday, I went with J&J after receiving my first two doses back in March from Pfizer. I was out of commission yesterday. I could feel it late at night on Monday; slight headache, shivers, mild fever. The next day it was body aches, headaches, and felt tired. Feel a lot better today except for a slight back-ache, but that is just me 24/7. I think I've gotten more, if not the same, side effects whenever I decided to skip a flu shot and get it the next year. The only bad thing about this is that our company does not offer an option to cover lost hours because of side effects of the booster/vax. Other than that, all good now.

Good on you for getting your booster -

Yep, now you know it's working.

Hell, I feel that way every day -

Lantanafrs2 · 12-08-2021, 01:23 PM

I went for my booster at Walgreens after scheduling on line and they wouldn't do it because I was 3 days short of 6 months.

Spuds · 12-08-2021, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lantanafrs2

I went for my booster at Walgreens after scheduling on line and they wouldn't do it because I was 3 days short of 6 months.

That sounds kind of dumb, but I'm sure there a perfectly unreasonable bureaucratic explanation.

Capt Spaulding · 12-08-2021, 02:41 PM

Bureaucracy is a multi-edged weapon. It can get repetitive, mundane things done relatively effectively. But if a situation comes up outside the exact definition of the scope of the rules it can make a resolution impossible.

Lantanafrs2 · 12-08-2021, 03:25 PM

How in the fuck...

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/24543...Yxn0M&hl=en_US

Spuds · 12-08-2021, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lantanafrs2

How in the fuck...

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/24543...Yxn0M&hl=en_US

That certainly is interesting. Looking forward to the follow-up analysis.

humfrz · 12-08-2021, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lantanafrs2

I went for my booster at Walgreens after scheduling on line and they wouldn't do it because I was 3 days short of 6 months.

Maybe they just don't like you? -

Lantanafrs2 · 12-08-2021, 06:17 PM

Needs to be 181 days from 2nd shot

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Lantanafrs2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Drives: 2013 frs red Location: South Florida Posts: 3,580 Thanks: 2,592 Thanked 3,142 Times in 1,691 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s)	My reactions to the first 2 shots were so mild that they may have been psychosomatic. I did have some soreness in the shoulder blade area though as did a friend of mine. A couple of know it alls told me it wasn't possible however.

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Lantanafrs2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Drives: 2013 frs red Location: South Florida Posts: 3,580 Thanks: 2,592 Thanked 3,142 Times in 1,691 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s)	I went for my booster at Walgreens after scheduling on line and they wouldn't do it because I was 3 days short of 6 months.

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Lantanafrs2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Drives: 2013 frs red Location: South Florida Posts: 3,580 Thanks: 2,592 Thanked 3,142 Times in 1,691 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s)	Needs to be 181 days from 2nd shot

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