So, since It's just going to be this way, and we want people to get out and live, you should protect yourself as best you can. What she said made sense. I changed my mind. I decided to get the booster.
The doctor's frustration that there is so much information floating around it's enough to confuse anyone and it's hard to know what to trust made me feel better about my uncertainty. Do I trust Eric Topol, a high school friend of Brother who's now a scientific brain trust and frequently re-Tweeted expert, who has come around to accepting the 2nd booster? Do I worry about the Israeli study that shows a 3 week effectiveness window which would argue for waiting until a family wedding in July? Do I really want to give up a day to side effects when my physician assures me that, even if I were to be infected, the disease would most likely manifest itself as a runny nose, itchy eyes, a cough, and a sore throat?
It's that most likely that tipped the scales. I'm scheduled for tomorrow morning at 10:45 at the Walgreens down the block.
Better safe than sorry, right?
WE are booked at a local CVS for Thursday
ReplyDeleteGood! I like keeping my denizens safe!
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We both have had our fourth Pfizer shots. I see no downside to getting them and a big upside, in view of the situation your doctor described in which so many of us won't use the covid vaccines and precautions such as masking which we know work. It's on us as individuals to protect ourselves as best we can, as your doctor said, and getting a second booster is an important part of that. So glad to hear you signed up!
ReplyDeleteEverything you said is spot on, as usual, Little Cheese.
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We will get the fourth shot in May, 6 months after our first booster. Another Moderna as we have had good results with no ill effects after our first three shots. Will this become a routine? I think so, and I do feel much safer, just like with a yearly flu vaccine.
ReplyDeleteYup, just another yearly poke in the arm... forever
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