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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.

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    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.
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    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.

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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by happystuff View Post
    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.

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    I will follow the advice of the medical director of my infectious disease control team in this matter, and not Yppej’s brother.

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rogar View Post
    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.

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    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..
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    Yppej, who exactly is putting political pressure on fauci and the cdc to push for booster shots?

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