Covid booster

[liteglimmer]

Hi,

Has anyone received the new Covid booster for the fall of 2024? Did anyone experience any side effects from it? I want to get the booster but am worried about side effects.

Thanks,

Brett

[tunas]

Don't take the Covid booster anyone. A safe and effective vaccine is only allowed after around 10 years, Covid vaccines were produced in record emergency time of less than 6 months. So no I will not take a experimental drug!!

[Stubble]

My daughter had it on the first day - flew to New York the day after and got back yesterday. No side effects.

But, we are all different so I wouldn't make a decision based on a sample of 1.

[Pairofboots]

Had mine, no adverse side effects

[lcd8]

I already had it last week. I was a little concerned about side effects as I have experienced them before. But I didn't get any. Even though Covid may not be the killer it once was it still isn't nice.

[Stubble in reply to lcd8]

Long Covid is still a high risk after even a mild infection though so anything that reduces risk is a good thing

[Trevor78]

I had 2 Astra Zeneca shots at the start of Covid but have never had an mRNA product & don't intend to. I know plenty of people who've had all of the available Covid jabs and outwardly they haven't had any short term issues.

[Sifu]

had mine again no side affects whatsoever

[Painting-girl]

Hi LG, I had the Covid and flu jabs two weeks ago and it was fine. Have had them at the same time for the last two vaccination rounds as well. In fact I had them in separate arms this time ( recommended!) so was interested to see that the flu jab made my arm redder and more sore than the Covid jab did the other arm. Had achey arms for a few days but the whole thing was not as bad as I remember the usual travel vaccinations when I went to India a few years back. This time I had the latest Moderna one for the latest Omicron variant. The only Covid vaccine I felt truly rough with was the first Astra Zeneca one, all the Pfizer shots since were fine.

Having finally caught Covid last summer (when the NHS didn't roll out boosters for my age group that Spring) and got really unwell with long lasting effects with actual Covid - which felt like my MTBI recovery was pushed back eighteen months - I'm going to have any boosters offered (plus my 88 year old mother is vulnerable and I don't want to take anything into her). My un-boosted experience of Covid definitely had a neurological impact on me, and I don't want to have that again if I can help it. Plus the vaccines reduce long Covid which none of us need!

[Nemo24]

Had mine with a flu vaccination 2 days ago. Sore arm from covid one, it felt like it was deeper into muscle. No other side effects. If you are worried talk to your doctors or a pharmacist. Maybe one that's local to you too.