"The decision doesn't limit the availability of COVID vaccines for Americans who want them." -White House
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@futurebird I'm lucky - because I work in emergency care I can get both covid and flu shots for free, no qualifications about health or age or anything.
That isn't a particularly helpful response, sorry.
It is helpful because it means the hospitals are still thinking this is important.
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"The decision doesn't limit the availability of COVID vaccines for Americans who want them." -White House
OK. But now I need to make a doctor's appointment AND get a prescription. And frankly I don't feel qualified to decide if I need a shot or not. Normally I get a flu shot each fall before school and this year I'm very confused.
I'm going to email my doctor and see what she says.
What are ya'll doing in other temperate countries with "flu seasons" ?
@futurebird “Other temperate countries”? (I don’t know what this means)
Qatar has big flu vaccine campaigns, it’s encouraged, easily available-only has some fuzz when you want the shot -at the “wrong timing” - they convince you to take the shot closer to the season or something.
Edit; Oh it’s free for all.
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"The decision doesn't limit the availability of COVID vaccines for Americans who want them." -White House
OK. But now I need to make a doctor's appointment AND get a prescription. And frankly I don't feel qualified to decide if I need a shot or not. Normally I get a flu shot each fall before school and this year I'm very confused.
I'm going to email my doctor and see what she says.
What are ya'll doing in other temperate countries with "flu seasons" ?
The school nurse likes to tell us to please get flu shots because they hate it when we miss work or come in sick.
Most other teachers I know think it works. We used to have at least a few teachers out with one week flu before people started getting shots. I can't remember the last time that happened.
Sometimes there are still students who miss a week.
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"The decision doesn't limit the availability of COVID vaccines for Americans who want them." -White House
OK. But now I need to make a doctor's appointment AND get a prescription. And frankly I don't feel qualified to decide if I need a shot or not. Normally I get a flu shot each fall before school and this year I'm very confused.
I'm going to email my doctor and see what she says.
What are ya'll doing in other temperate countries with "flu seasons" ?
My insurance pays for the flu vaccine so I'm definitely getting it. COVID is a bit more hassle, but I'll try to get it. I need to find a doctor or apothecary that gives them, that's the hard part in COVID sceptical eastern Germany. The shot is not that expensive so I'll pay for it out of my own pocket, because I'm too young for the insurance to pay.
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@futurebird “Other temperate countries”? (I don’t know what this means)
Qatar has big flu vaccine campaigns, it’s encouraged, easily available-only has some fuzz when you want the shot -at the “wrong timing” - they convince you to take the shot closer to the season or something.
Edit; Oh it’s free for all.
In countries where there is a cold winter people tend to get sick more when the air is cold and dry.
eg. temperate countries.
this is why there is a "flu season"
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My insurance pays for the flu vaccine so I'm definitely getting it. COVID is a bit more hassle, but I'll try to get it. I need to find a doctor or apothecary that gives them, that's the hard part in COVID sceptical eastern Germany. The shot is not that expensive so I'll pay for it out of my own pocket, because I'm too young for the insurance to pay.
apothecary? that sounds like an adventure game... is that like a pharmacist?
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Despite teaching in NYC I have not had the flu since I started taking the shots like 8 years ago. Does that prove anything? I don't think so? But I hate the mixed messages this is sending.
I'm not "high risk" or elderly. If I did get the flu it would just be annoying. COVID would be worse, but probably not "the end" but why risk it? And why be a petri dish and make my elderly parents sick?
It's just irritating to have this seem like a new research project that I didn't ask for.
@futurebird I took flu lightly until one time in my 20s when I came down with a bad case. It was just like they said -- "felt like I was run over by a Mack truck". I was sick in bed for two weeks straight and only got up to go to the bathroom, take Nyquil, or hydrate. I vowed never again
Around 2019 or so a flu like that made the rounds at my work. I'd had my shot though so while my coworkers were down for 2 weeks I was back within a few days
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Despite teaching in NYC I have not had the flu since I started taking the shots like 8 years ago. Does that prove anything? I don't think so? But I hate the mixed messages this is sending.
I'm not "high risk" or elderly. If I did get the flu it would just be annoying. COVID would be worse, but probably not "the end" but why risk it? And why be a petri dish and make my elderly parents sick?
It's just irritating to have this seem like a new research project that I didn't ask for.
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@futurebird Especially when the true research has actually already been done, but JFK didn't like the results.
I like to think I'm a bit of a polymath but I'm balking at becoming an amateur expert of the effectiveness of vaccines.
I'm just very annoyed by the whole "it's up to you" vibes.
What's next? Water treatment? It's up to you!
I don't want to build my own smartphone from twigs and sticks. I want to be in a civilization with people doing tasks because they are the best at doing that task... ugggghhhhh
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"The decision doesn't limit the availability of COVID vaccines for Americans who want them." -White House
OK. But now I need to make a doctor's appointment AND get a prescription. And frankly I don't feel qualified to decide if I need a shot or not. Normally I get a flu shot each fall before school and this year I'm very confused.
I'm going to email my doctor and see what she says.
What are ya'll doing in other temperate countries with "flu seasons" ?
@futurebird .... I'm wearing a mask. (I am a tutor in the library at community college so work 1:1 w/ people; don't have to talk to a whole class...)
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@futurebird .... I'm wearing a mask. (I am a tutor in the library at community college so work 1:1 w/ people; don't have to talk to a whole class...)
As I understand it talking spreads particles and is a problem.
I can also say that wearing a masks makes my lessons WORSE harder to hear, less clear, I don't like it.
So, I will put on a mask if I "feel sick" but not sick enough to stay home. But honestly I have no idea what I'm doing.
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I like to think I'm a bit of a polymath but I'm balking at becoming an amateur expert of the effectiveness of vaccines.
I'm just very annoyed by the whole "it's up to you" vibes.
What's next? Water treatment? It's up to you!
I don't want to build my own smartphone from twigs and sticks. I want to be in a civilization with people doing tasks because they are the best at doing that task... ugggghhhhh
"I don't want to build my own smartphone from twigs and sticks."
OK. Technically this is kind of a lie, but only technically. I think you know what I mean.
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"The decision doesn't limit the availability of COVID vaccines for Americans who want them." -White House
OK. But now I need to make a doctor's appointment AND get a prescription. And frankly I don't feel qualified to decide if I need a shot or not. Normally I get a flu shot each fall before school and this year I'm very confused.
I'm going to email my doctor and see what she says.
What are ya'll doing in other temperate countries with "flu seasons" ?
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@futurebird
For reasons beyond my comprehension in the UK I will get a free flu vaccine because I'm over 70 but not a COVID vaccine because I'm under 75.This is just the kind of thing that makes me so confused.
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The school nurse likes to tell us to please get flu shots because they hate it when we miss work or come in sick.
Most other teachers I know think it works. We used to have at least a few teachers out with one week flu before people started getting shots. I can't remember the last time that happened.
Sometimes there are still students who miss a week.
@futurebird ... given the current state of the CDC, if there was a highly dangerous (like 1918 dangerous) flu variant spreading, it would probably get many months to spread before we knew. It is not an accident this happens at the same time as the attacks on vaccines.
