If booster shots are available and they might make me safer, bring it on.

[brewens]

I suppose they don't want to start with that when the real concern is getting a first dose in new people.

This might be little like the mask recommendations early on. I think they thought masks were a good idea but didn't dare say so. We didn't have the masks and people were already causing problems buying them up. If the CDC and Fauci weren't totally honest about that one, I'll let it slide because they really had no choice.

[viva la]

1. Would you try to get the same brand?

Like Moderna, so all the shots are the same?

[GPV]

4. Not me. I had J&J. I want an mRNA booster.

[MurrayDelph]

32. I'm with you

In March, the rollout of vaccine in Oregon was spotty at best. As I'm a fat, 68-year-old diabetic with a history of susceptibility to infections, my retired RN wife wanted me vaccinated yesterday, so she was scouring sites to find where I could be treated.

We found a Costco in a red county 250 miles away, so I drove down on a Wednesday afternoon, spent the night in a local hotel, got my shot the next morning, and drove back home.

The shot they gave me was a J&J, which despite the distance involved disappointed me. I've already left a message with my PCP to see about getting the Pfizer.

[Duncanpup]

2. I am with you on this brewens

I received moderna fully vaccinated since April maybe may so I’m wondering if I have bit of time as well. Maybe the fall or winter months for a booster.

[blueinredohio]

3. I'll be getting mine as soon as I can.

[Walleye]

5. I'm at six months after shots in September. I'll get the booster

[Random Boomer]

6. Amen

I'll take any edge against Covid that is available.

[pazzyanne]

12. Same! nt

[Scrivener7]

7. I got the vaccine early. If they clear boosters and say they are necessary and effective, I'm in.

A thought: two years ago, we had no thought of any of this whatsoever.

[Liberal In Texas]

8. Yep. Give me the the Pfizer booster.

With the refuseniks around I'm being forced back into seclusion. Plans to see kids and grandkids are on hold.

Bring it on. I'll even pay for it if I have to.

[brewens]

16. I'm back to hermit mode too, except this time I will continue to donate blood platelets.

But I expect to see it spreading bad here before long and that will kill the donations too.

I just topped off my hoard that I was hoping to be running down some by now. If COVID was beat like I hoped by now, I'd be enjoying about four months of real low grocery bills.

[Raster]

9. I'll take the booster...

... a small group of acquaintances have already started to hack their vaccines. Several persons I am familiar with have already received a third Pfizer vaccine. Before anyone goes "get the un-vaccinated first," they have made sure that their vaccines came from a surplus in the area (low-vaccine, extremely conservative part of Arizona).

One person, who got his full Pfizer full dosing cycle approximately 6 months ago, received his third shot, and a day or two later had "five times the reaction" he did after the second dose.

Some people ARE starting to hack their vaccines.

[SammyWinstonJack]

10. What does this mean, hack their vaccines?

[BumRushDaShow]

19. Probably engaging in what would be considered an "off label" use of

the vaccine by getting a 3rd shot, which is not currently authorized under the EUA. I think Pfizer wants to submit data to offer a booster under a new EUA and there are a couple trials going on now with people getting boosters including "mixed" ones like this -

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-clinical-trial-evaluating-mixed-covid-19-vaccine-schedules-begins

What the above trial is doing is if a participant is someone who received -

1.) Janssen (J&J) 1-shot, will get a Moderna booster
2.) Pfizer 2-shot, will get a Moderna booster
3.) Moderna 2-shot, will get a Moderna 3rd shot

I have read posts on DU of people who have anecdotally been going to get a 3rd shot on their own although I think I saw at least one might have actually volunteered for a trial too, and that is an option for people who want a 3rd shot.

Locations should be tracking vaccinations for their states but then I suppose that depends on how robust their database systems are and whether there is any cross-checking that is do-able and if so, whether it would even be done. There was paperwork that had to be completed to even get a shot as it is, which is pretty standard for any vaccine, including something like the annual flu shot.

[LisaL]

21. Yes, I am not sure what would happen if one were to just show up trying to get a third dose.

Right now the third doses are not authorized.
So if you admit you were vaccinated you will be refused. But if you lie and say you were not, will they be able to figure it out?

[BumRushDaShow]

22. I suppose you could lie your way into it

Hell... During the earliest distribution of vaccines here in Philly, 1/2 of them, literally 10s of thousands of doses, were being given to people who lied their way in to getting one by claiming to be city residents and weren't, and those giving the vaccines were not turning people away at that time (naturally). The city at the time, and even today, gets its doses directly from the federal government and not as part of the state of PA's regular distribution to all other counties. Later they started requiring proof of city residency.

I think for those who really really do want it though, they could consider participating in one of the trials. Of course that would probably also mean that they would need to do all the follow-up data collection stuff (including probably blood tests and other vitals) that goes with being in a drug/device/biologic trial.

[Liberal In Texas]

24. But that isn't the same as the Pfizer booster which has been developed to

actually be effective against all the mutations.

[Raster]

25. You are correct, it is not. That's why I will take the booster when available.

[SammyWinstonJack]

29. So will I. I'm four months vaxxed. Can't wait to get a booster.

[Raster]

31. I am four months vaxxed also.... Bring on the Booster!!!

[Maggiemayhem]

11. WV announced yesterday they are going to test antibodies count

In people sixty and older six months out from being vaccinated and recommending a possible booster if antibodies are too low. People are against vaccinations are stubbornly refusing to believe in vaccines and these vaccines do expire.

[LeftInTX]

17. Good for WV!

[LisaL]

13. Israel is now giving out boosters to those over 60.

Whereas US hasn't even recommended boosters for anyone. How are we going to be able to get boosters?

[DinahMoeHum]

14. Getting the Covid vaccine booster may become a yearly thing. . .

. . .just like the flu shot.

[greenjar_01]

15. I'll take one once a month

[LeftInTX]

18. Same here!

[BannonsLiver]

30. I'm on my 6th shot.

I’m literally shooting antibodies out of my eyes like lasers.

[d_r]

20. Early on

I remember hearing the idea of getting a third shot of the other one, like of you had two Pfizer getting a third moderna. I wonder if that is a good idea.

[BumRushDaShow]

23. There are ongoing trials doing that - I posted about it upthread

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=15679454

[d_r]

26. Thanks!

[Wounded Bear]

27. VA took care of me in Feb/Mar. If they start pushing a booster, line me up...

I think the first shot stipulation is no longer applicable. If there are people who won't take it for any reason, screw them, stick it in my arm.

[GoodRaisin]

28. No reason they can't do both at the same time.

As soon as Pfizer and CDC agree on the need for the booster they should bring them on.

[TheFarseer]

33. Does it protect against variants?

I would get it even if not but many won’t see the point.