Gearhead Jim
Full time employment: Posting here.
I have taken each Covid vaccine when available/recommended for me.
Thus far I've had:
Initial two-doses of Pfizer in early 2021.
Pfizer booster in Fall of 2021.
Pfizer booster in Spring of 2022 before vacation.
Moderna bivalent booster in Fall of 2022.
All the articles I've seen are saying that the bivalent boosters seem to be losing their effectiveness in your body over time, just like the previous injections. In the past, the talk was that 6-9 months after your most recent booster, most of your protection was gone. There is a kind of "residual" protection against severe disease and death that lasts longer, but I haven't seen any info about how good that is or how long it lasts. My bivalent booster is now 4 months old and I'm wondering what my next move should be this Spring.
BTW, after each shot I start to get a fever that evening, spend the next day in bed, and still feel crummy the third day.
That's supposed to mean that my body is developing a "robust immune response", I'm supposed to feel good that I feel bad.
DW has very little discomfort in the days after a Covid shot.
In Spring of 2022 we took a week long river cruise in France for our 50th. Viking was very alert, Covid test every morning, etc. We literally were never out of each other's reach for the week, including flights.
The day after we got home DW came down with Covid and was quite sick, though no extra treatment was needed. I stayed by her side, no masks, throughout the ordeal. I never got even a sniffle. My reward for the vaccination reactions?
The normal answer to these questions is "ask your doctor." She is very good but also adheres strictly to all the rules and would not recommend or approve anything that deviates from the CDC guidance.
Thoughts?
Thus far I've had:
Initial two-doses of Pfizer in early 2021.
Pfizer booster in Fall of 2021.
Pfizer booster in Spring of 2022 before vacation.
Moderna bivalent booster in Fall of 2022.
All the articles I've seen are saying that the bivalent boosters seem to be losing their effectiveness in your body over time, just like the previous injections. In the past, the talk was that 6-9 months after your most recent booster, most of your protection was gone. There is a kind of "residual" protection against severe disease and death that lasts longer, but I haven't seen any info about how good that is or how long it lasts. My bivalent booster is now 4 months old and I'm wondering what my next move should be this Spring.
BTW, after each shot I start to get a fever that evening, spend the next day in bed, and still feel crummy the third day.
That's supposed to mean that my body is developing a "robust immune response", I'm supposed to feel good that I feel bad.
DW has very little discomfort in the days after a Covid shot.
In Spring of 2022 we took a week long river cruise in France for our 50th. Viking was very alert, Covid test every morning, etc. We literally were never out of each other's reach for the week, including flights.
The day after we got home DW came down with Covid and was quite sick, though no extra treatment was needed. I stayed by her side, no masks, throughout the ordeal. I never got even a sniffle. My reward for the vaccination reactions?
The normal answer to these questions is "ask your doctor." She is very good but also adheres strictly to all the rules and would not recommend or approve anything that deviates from the CDC guidance.
Thoughts?
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