Of course I will get the booster if it becomes available. Otherwise the evil dictators will try to make me wear a mask when I go to the store to try on clothes. I read about that on the internet somewhere so I’m sure it must be true.
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Of course I will get the booster if it becomes available. Otherwise the evil dictators will try to make me wear a mask when I go to the store to try on clothes. I read about that on the internet somewhere so I’m sure it must be true.
I'm not sure boosters will be necessary, so we are getting way ahead of ourselves and the science IMO. I mean the latest studies seem to suggest immunity lasts a long time. The yearly boosters have been a line in the media, but it's always seemed way more uncertain to me if they will be needed. I don't know. So I'll wait and see is the answer which since we don't have boosters now anyway .... It's like would you take statins if you had a heart attack, don't know, I'm not there.
I wouldn't take statins under any condition, and I agree that I'd have to be convinced boosters were necessary before I signed on. Preliminary tests show that natural immunity to COVID persists in the bone marrow--not sure about medically-induced immunity. At any rate, I have very little exposure to pathogens and will for the foreseeable future.
Several good points made about potential boosters. While I initially said "yes" and probably still will, I agree with ANM and others about taking the "wait and see" approach. I think there is going to be a lot more information as time goes on.
If research shows immunity lasts, they won't be recommended. Hence, my yes. If boosters are offered, I will take it.Quote:
Originally Posted by happystuff
TDAP isn't recommended to sell the vaccine-it's recommended to prevent Tetanus.
I will follow the advice of the medical director of my infectious disease control team in this matter, and not Yppej’s brother.
I will follow the advice of respected research, which at this point has basically been the CDC or Fauci.
I wonder if the government will pick up the bill for any future boosters, or if it will be like the flu shot. I assume they've covered the costs so far, although they did ask for my insurance card at the pharmacy where I got my first shots.
The CDC and Fauci are both subject to political pressure. One reason I trust my brother, who has a science degree, is he isn't tiptoeing around Trump, or changing his story on masks depending on how badly the health care lobby wants them at the moment, etc. A couple weeks after Walensky was talking about a sense of impending doom she opened up the country and then a couple weeks after that went to a mass gathering where she threw out the first pitch in a packed stadium, all because the governor of Utah complained to Biden about masks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogar
bae and Rogar - I agree 100% with who to listen to. My sibling, who has a Doctorate science degree, recommends following the same reliable, educated resources and researches - i.e. CDC, infectious disease experts, Dr. Fauci, etc..
Yppej, who exactly is putting political pressure on fauci and the cdc to push for booster shots?