FDA authorizes 4th COVID shot for everyone over 50

[USALiberal]

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Health/4th-covid-shot-authorized-fda-50/story?id=83730999

A second round of booster shots was authorized for everyone over the age of 50 by the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, kicking off the regulatory process for shots to likely be available in pharmacies sometime this week.

Everyone 12 and older is already eligible for a booster shot five months after their initial vaccine series, if they received an mRNA vaccine like Pfizer or Moderna, or two months after getting the J&J vaccine.

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[brooklynite]

1. According to my nurse line, you should wait 90 days after COVID infection before getting a booster.

[USALiberal]

2. Thanks for info!!

[newdayneeded]

24. Actually...

my nurse told me it was 90 days only if you had the infusion. I waited for my 3rd shot, I went in 2 months after having covid. She told me you can get the booster a few weeks after having covid as long as you didn't get the infusion.

What have others heard?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

3. Easiest time booking ever

It's sad how many available appointments there are. If I had transportation, I could get it done in a 1/2 hour.

[USALiberal]

4. I have a 2:15pm at CVS. So easy.

[Ms. Toad]

5. Yay!

I'll wait until next week . . . just in case I have side effects.

My last day of work is Thursday - so if I get side effects next week - no biggie!

[2golddogs]

6. Thanks!

Thanks for this, I got an easy pharmacy appt for tomorrow morning 🎉

[Native]

7. My pharmacy is saying we can't get the booster until the CDC approves it

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Call Them Back

Perhaps they haven't heard this news yet.
I'm going Moderna hunting tonight.
The CVS in our town has Pfizer, so my wife's booster is a slam dunk. The pharmacy is 10 blocks away

[Native]

11. Don't need to, they were both aware of the ruling. I think...

the reason you can make an appointment for a second booster is because anyone who says they're immuno compromised can get one. If you are honest about it, they should not be giving you a 2nd booster until the CDC provides them with guidance on the administration of the shot. Heard the exact same thing from two different pharmacies, one a chain and one an independent. One pharmacist thinks the CDC may give a recommendation of waiting 6 months instead of the 4 mentioned by the FDA. Both told me the CDC is supposed to rule on this sometime Thursday night.

[ProfessorGAC]

13. Between Posts, I Called CVS, Here In Town

They said "Come on in, any time."
This OP says it's approved, our pharmacy says we're good to go, but you're getting a different response.
So, that's pretty confusing.

[Native]

14. I read that supposedly tons of people have already gotten it just because they've lied and said they

are immunocomprised. So if you get there for your shot and they give you a hard time, just tell them you're immunocompromised. It will only make a few days difference.

[ProfessorGAC]

17. Perhaps

But, I don't see the point of lying about it.
Maybe they know it's imminent anyway & are just doing it prior to the formal guidance.

[Native]

19. It makes sense to me that the pharmacies would want guidance from the CDC

as it's the CDC that decides the time frame between the boosters and ultimately who will be eligible to get them.

And both pharmacies used the same terminology with me - that the CDC had to release them.

[Native]

21. Just called a 3rd pharmacy, Walgreens. They said they won't give me the booster

unless I'm immunocompromised. Said they are waiting on guidelines from the CDC.

[dflprincess]

30. Maybe the CDC sends out an official notice

that means a bit more than the evening news announcing it?

[Wounded Bear]

8. Checked my vax card. Not really due until late April...nt

[ProfessorGAC]

15. We're Both Good Now!

I got my booster of October 30. My wife's was 4 days later.
We're at nearly 6 months.
I'm going Moderna hunting tonight.
I know FDA & CDC say mixing is ok, but there are 4 CVS stores within 25 minutes of our town. (The one in town is Pfizer only.). I'm willing to go 25 minutes to stay consistent.

[Wounded Bear]

16. I'm Clan Moderna as well and would prefer to stay on brand when it's time...nt

[ProfessorGAC]

20. My Wife Is All Pfizer

So, we can just go to the place 10 blocks away for her.
The golf dome where I hit balls in the winter is well east & north. There's a CVS heading back west, a mile or so north.
I might just go there as it only takes me slightly out of the way. I got my booster there on a Saturday. (I went after golf.)

[Native]

10. 2 pharmacies have now told me they can't give out second boosters for the non-immunocompromised...

until the CDC "releases the pharmacies." They've heard that the CDC is in agreement with the FDA, but they might have different guidelines, and they are expected to decide on this Thursday night.

[Delphinus]

12. We are eligible late April,

but now my hustand is asking if there is really a need. We're both healthy in our early sixties.

Not sure why the reticence now, unless he's hearing folks say it's only good for the drug companies.

[Native]

18. The reticence has to do with potentially needing another one late summer/

early fall because of a new variant. They cite the potential for vaccine "fatigue."

[USALiberal]

27. I can't imagine there's any downside. Potential upside.

[Stinky The Clown]

22. Safeway and CVS both said they will give it after BOTH CDC and FDA approve AND . . . . .

. . . . their individual corporate leaderships approve. All tolled, maybe another week. Maybe less. I am a member of Kaiser Permanente. They have no 4th shot news on their website thus far.

[Native]

23. Watch the news - supposedly Thursday night is when the CDC rules.

[demtenjeep]

25. got mine Saturday

but I am immuno compromised

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

26. CDC just came out with their own approval for 4th dose, open up the appt books pharmacies

[USALiberal]

29. After four months of your previous. Nt

[Native]

31. Just got reboosted! Of course there were problems...

the pharmacy misread the CDC's guidance. Said only people 65 or older or 50+ and immunocompromised could receive it. So much stupidity in Florida!

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

32. Where at? Publix? I'm over 65, lol 3rd full dose 6 mo ago

[Native]

33. Nope, an Independent pharmacy right down the street from my home.

It was so ridiculous. I even showed them the CDC's press release. The HR person for this independent chain in our county, the billing specialist, and the pharmacist all read it and still didn't understand. How does this translate to people 50 and over but under 65 only qualifying for the second booster if they are immunocompromised:

“Today, CDC expanded eligibility for an additional booster dose for certain individuals who may be at higher risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19. Boosters are safe, and people over the age of 50 can now get an additional booster 4 months after their prior dose to increase their protection further. This is especially important for those 65 and older and those 50 and older with underlying medical conditions that increase their risk for severe disease from COVID-19 as they are the most likely to benefit from receiving an additional booster dose at this time.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

34. Well I made a booster appt online with Publix, 1000 am tomorrow, we'll see

[Native]

35. You shouldn't have any problem. You're over 65 so you automatically qualify,

And Publix typically has their act together.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

36. Done! Publix is great, no line no wait, my appt right on time, 2nd Moderna boosted! yay

[Native]

37. Of course it was only after I got boosted (Moderna all the way) that I read it is better

To mix it up and should have gotten Pfizer.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

38. Nah, I wanted more Moderna, know my body reaction, sore arm for a day, thats it

[Native]

40. I've been down for the count all day.

Fever, chills, splitting headache, and upset stomach. And the arm naturally.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

41. I just got my 2nd booster about 2hours ago

Hit me like a truck. The last one took about eight hours, and gave me a 12-hour headache. This one I felt within five minutes and I was all woozy and cross eyed during dinner.

[Native]

42. Ugh. I hope you get through it bc quickly.

I find it amazing how it has affected me differently each time. With the first booster it took almost 30 hours before the symptoms kicked in, and it was as bad then as it is now, but, like you, this time it hit me much quicker.

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

39. The pharmacist said no prob with doing same, good enough, no mixing for me

[USALiberal]

28. FYI, Hy-Vee grocery store is giving them today.

[PasadenaTrudy]

43. Got mine yesterday n/t