Uptake of 2024-25 Covid Booster

[Anonymous]

No way will the total even approach 23%. Most of us have realized how useless they are and that we’ve been misled by the CDC. No thanks!

[Anonymous]

Moderna's 2025 sales estimate came in lower than expected due to weaker demand for its vaccines.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/moderna-stock-plunges-nearly-20-as-company-reports-poor-covid-19-vaccine-sales-and-cuts-to-research-plans/ar-AA1qxCBs

"“Moderna … will be slashing its research and development (R&D) budget by about 20% over the next three years, a result of low sales projections and poor vaccine sales.”

[Anonymous]

Remember when every thread mentioning the vaccine was getting closed and removed on this site from about q3 2020 - about 2022? Pepperidge farm remembers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I need to find a date when I can be flat out on my back for the next 2 days, as always happens with me and Covid shots.

I expected that, but had my most mild reaction this time (much less than my numerous previous shots).

I had pretty much the same reaction to this one as the last two I've gotten (flu-ish aches and pains and fever starting about 10 hours after getting it and lasting about 24 hours total). The first time I got a Covid vaccine I was in bed for almost three full days with fever and chills and could not sleep.

DH only ever has a bit of injection site pain.

Interstingly when we had Covid he had it much worse than me and it lasted a lot longer. So I do think that maybe heightened response to the vaccine indicates better antibody resistance. However for those of us who have severe reactions it makes scheduling the vaccine a pain -- I have to get it on a Friday night or Saturday morning on a weekend when I have no obligations and when my DH will be free to handle all kid stuff if needed. For this reason I'm glad we've switched to the annual shot as doing that 2-3x a year is really inconvenient.

[Anonymous]

Eat real food, get good sleep, exercise, and don't be fat. That's your booster. No health professional is recommending the "vaccine" for anybody in the category of people that have a functional immune system. Its worthless anyways.

Or be fat and allow big pharma to experiment with your body.

[Anonymous]

I've gotten mine, but ordinarily I'd wait until October. This year I'll be visiting an elderly relative in October, so I want peak immunity then.

Last year, one of my kids forgot to get his shots and ended up with COVID and flu simultaneously. I haven't had COVID yet. I get the flu most years, but if I've had the vaccine, I don't have lingering symptoms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are starting to get state data on the uptake of the new 2024-25 covid booster. As of September 24, 3% of Virginia residents have taken it. Demand has been greatest in the elderly; there has been little uptake in children so far. https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/epidemiology/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia/data/vaccines/

Virginia, % of age group to receive 2024-25 covid booster (as of 9/24)
All ages (6 mo+): 2.9%
0-4 years 0.4%
5-11 years 0.5%
12-17 years 0.8%
18-30 years 1.0%
31-49 years 1.7%
50-64 years 3.3%
65+ years 9.2%

So many of us had covid in august and are waiting the recommended 3 months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why take it? It doesn't stop transmission. The side effects for me were horrific for weeks. No way.

Up to you, obviously. In my case, I have had no side effects with any of the vaccines except the first dose, and only had Covid once, and it was pretty mild. And I’ve had type 1 diabetes for almost 40 years, and sort of feels like any protection against a vascular disease is worth it. Will continue to get this vaccine every year just like I get the flu shot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are starting to get state data on the uptake of the new 2024-25 covid booster. As of September 24, 3% of Virginia residents have taken it. Demand has been greatest in the elderly; there has been little uptake in children so far. https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/epidemiology/respiratory-diseases-in-virginia/data/vaccines/

Virginia, % of age group to receive 2024-25 covid booster (as of 9/24)
All ages (6 mo+): 2.9%
0-4 years 0.4%
5-11 years 0.5%
12-17 years 0.8%
18-30 years 1.0%
31-49 years 1.7%
50-64 years 3.3%
65+ years 9.2%

So many of us had covid in august and are waiting the recommended 3 months.

This!! OR not getting it because we’ve just had Covid, which does confer some protection as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way will the total even approach 23%. Most of us have realized how useless they are and that we’ve been misled by the CDC. No thanks!

+1

Once i realized it didn't really work i stopped getting it.

[Anonymous]

I got the original 2-dose vaccine to be fully vaccinated then some time later I got the booster of the same type. That's it. It's all I got.

Then last year I got Covid and was on Paxlovid which works really well.

I have surgery later this year though so I might get the covid and flu vaccines this time.

[Anonymous]

Family member was seriously injured by the Covid vaccine. Our family got the initial shots, but in case something is hereditary about the particular vaccine injury (neurological/inflammatory). I know Covid can also cause serious reactions, but we've all had it and been fine.

And in case people think I'm crazy about adverse events, they are rare but happen - like with all vaccines - and are still being studied: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264410X24001270

When we got our flu shots this past weekend the doctor didn't even blink when we turned down the Covid booster.

[Anonymous]

FYI the Novavax has zero side effects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FYI the Novavax has zero side effects.

Things that aren't true for $400.

[Anonymous]

I just got mine at the same time as the flu shot. No side effects from either other than a sore arm.