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Zyxomma's avatar

Ta, Dok. I got my COVID booster (the 2024-25 model Moderna) a couple weeks ago. Of course, as an elder, I qualify, but what the actual fuck? Do they WANT another pandemic? Because that's how you get it.

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Fiddlesticks's avatar

I'm an adult American who doesn't want to get long covid. Does that make me high risk?

I just got my booster last month, before an international trip. Wasn't planning on another until Fall. :(

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enon's avatar

this is harsh, but afaic this could be a good thing in the long run... consider who is least likely to get the vaccines -- trumpland. the fewer of them floating around the better for the country. eff 'em.

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Mommadillo's avatar

You know why they don’t dare cut off those of us over 65? Because we vote. Religiously. Every single time.

Just sayin’.

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gene108's avatar

Still two days to comment on the upcoming rule changes.

Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments—2025–2026 Formula for COVID–19 Vaccines for Use in the United States

https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FDA-2025-N-1146-0001

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Hollysdower's avatar

I've gotten every Covid vaccine update they've put out, and I intended to get any further ones.

But I'm a Medicaid patient, so it might not even be possible.

BTW, speaking of vaccines, I was at my doctor's a few weeks ago, and she said I should have a Pneumonia Vaccine, recommended for people over 50. So I got it. It's a good one to have, especially since Covid and this impending bird flu attack the respiratory system. Get it if you can, folks. I had no reactions to it, went about my day, everything fine.

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Prometheus59650's avatar

You'll be able to get them.

You'll have to pay for them yourself. Was about $150 when I did it.

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cotugirl's avatar

Over 60 and got MMR booster. My PA said it's recommended for the oldz.

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T L Mills's avatar

I'm on Medicare and during my annual physical I had the pneumonia shot. Somehow I got charged over $1700 for that ONE SHOT. Thankfully, since I damn near had a heart attack when I opened the bill, it finally got cleared up.

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oscarphile's avatar

Jesus goddamned fucking Christ.

The one thing -- the SOLE FUCKING DECENT THING -- the rapist's administration managed to do in his first reign of terror was to get a vaccine for a lethal pandemic up and running reasonably quickly, i.e., the FDA fast-tracked approval. And now he wants to negate that so the score for his first term will be A PERFECT FUCKING ZEEEEEEE-RO

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Stephanie Hobbs's avatar

We're all going to die. And not in a nice way, these people want us dead.

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oscarphile's avatar

It's absolutely true. Everything, every single fucking thing MAGA does or advocates, without exception, will increase death and suffering.

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Stephanie Tidd's avatar

When I saw that name Makary I read it as Malarky.

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tehbaddr's avatar

The only thing I ever got out of The Covid Vax was better 5G reception. And now I have a 5G phone so I don't need the vax, and the phone protects me from the covids also, too!

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bnateAZBuckeye's avatar

The number of Americans who will die under this godforsaken administration will be intentionally incalculable but thank goodness I don't see they/them on a contact form or have to hear a black woman laugh.

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T L Mills's avatar

🤯😡👎🏼

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oscarphile's avatar

They'll end the census, sooner or later, so we'll never know.

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dental floss tycoon's avatar

H5N1 is waiting in the wings …

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Lionel “8647” Hutz's avatar

While this is sad, a bunch of friends and I are planning to see Aborted Fetus Debris over Memorial Day at a club. Can't wait for them to play their hit "Horse Dewormer Cures Everything!"

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ElderlyLoudCatWomyn's avatar

I have an extremely disabled brother in a nursing home. He's had COVID three times. He's only alive because of the vaccine which has made the bouts of COVID less devastating.

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paxpax's avatar

I am a first line licensed, educated health care worker. I sure as fuck better get COVID vaccine with my annual influenza vaccine.

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HarryButtle, degenerate artist's avatar

If this hurts my kid, I will become violent. That's a fucking promise.

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oscarphile's avatar

Be sure to aim for the ear. They grow back.

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HarryButtle, degenerate artist's avatar

I'm pretty sure I'm a better shot than Thomas Matthew Cooks.

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