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  • Weston1283
    Weston1283 Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 5,015
    edited September 2021
    New poll results taken earlier this year show 90% of scientists believe that COVID-19 will remain with us in some way forever and become endemic

    I’ve felt this way almost since the beginning.  Booster shots with your flu shot will become the new normal indefinitely 


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  • tempo_n_groove
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    Weston1283 said:
    New poll results taken earlier this year show 90% of scientists believe that COVID-19 will remain with us in some way forever and become endemic

    I’ve felt this way almost since the beginning.  Booster shots with your flu shot will become the new normal indefinitely 


    If it mutates stronger then I can see at getting a booster.  If it remains the same then I would hope that our bodies would learn to fight it. 

    This is also something I thought too, that COVID would never go away.  Interesting that SARS and Ebola don't come back every year.  I'm glad Ebola doesn't, man what a messed up disease.
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,071
    just heard that one of my teammates in Chicago lost his best friend to covid on tuesday. he was otherwise healthy, 35 years old, but unvaccinated.
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Weston1283 said:
    New poll results taken earlier this year show 90% of scientists believe that COVID-19 will remain with us in some way forever and become endemic

    I’ve felt this way almost since the beginning.  Booster shots with your flu shot will become the new normal indefinitely 


    If it mutates stronger then I can see at getting a booster.  If it remains the same then I would hope that our bodies would learn to fight it. 

    This is also something I thought too, that COVID would never go away.  Interesting that SARS and Ebola don't come back every year.  I'm glad Ebola doesn't, man what a messed up disease.


    <<Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Thursday it was developing a single-dose vaccine that combines a booster dose against COVID-19 and a booster against flu.>>

    The article notes that Novavax is doing the same. So it looks like we are heading in the direction of an all-in-one annual shot, which, since I already get a flu shot annually, is no big deal from my perspective.
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    curmudgeoness said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Weston1283 said:
    New poll results taken earlier this year show 90% of scientists believe that COVID-19 will remain with us in some way forever and become endemic

    I’ve felt this way almost since the beginning.  Booster shots with your flu shot will become the new normal indefinitely 


    If it mutates stronger then I can see at getting a booster.  If it remains the same then I would hope that our bodies would learn to fight it. 

    This is also something I thought too, that COVID would never go away.  Interesting that SARS and Ebola don't come back every year.  I'm glad Ebola doesn't, man what a messed up disease.


    <<Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Thursday it was developing a single-dose vaccine that combines a booster dose against COVID-19 and a booster against flu.>>

    The article notes that Novavax is doing the same. So it looks like we are heading in the direction of an all-in-one annual shot, which, since I already get a flu shot annually, is no big deal from my perspective.
    I'm all about that
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    mrussel1 said:
    curmudgeoness said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Weston1283 said:
    New poll results taken earlier this year show 90% of scientists believe that COVID-19 will remain with us in some way forever and become endemic

    I’ve felt this way almost since the beginning.  Booster shots with your flu shot will become the new normal indefinitely 


    If it mutates stronger then I can see at getting a booster.  If it remains the same then I would hope that our bodies would learn to fight it. 

    This is also something I thought too, that COVID would never go away.  Interesting that SARS and Ebola don't come back every year.  I'm glad Ebola doesn't, man what a messed up disease.


    <<Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Thursday it was developing a single-dose vaccine that combines a booster dose against COVID-19 and a booster against flu.>>

    The article notes that Novavax is doing the same. So it looks like we are heading in the direction of an all-in-one annual shot, which, since I already get a flu shot annually, is no big deal from my perspective.
    I'm all about that
    that's awesome. but what would that do to the annual flu shot uptake? higher? lower?
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,162
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    curmudgeoness said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Weston1283 said:
    New poll results taken earlier this year show 90% of scientists believe that COVID-19 will remain with us in some way forever and become endemic

    I’ve felt this way almost since the beginning.  Booster shots with your flu shot will become the new normal indefinitely 


    If it mutates stronger then I can see at getting a booster.  If it remains the same then I would hope that our bodies would learn to fight it. 

    This is also something I thought too, that COVID would never go away.  Interesting that SARS and Ebola don't come back every year.  I'm glad Ebola doesn't, man what a messed up disease.


    <<Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Thursday it was developing a single-dose vaccine that combines a booster dose against COVID-19 and a booster against flu.>>

    The article notes that Novavax is doing the same. So it looks like we are heading in the direction of an all-in-one annual shot, which, since I already get a flu shot annually, is no big deal from my perspective.
    I'm all about that
    that's awesome. but what would that do to the annual flu shot uptake? higher? lower?
    I suppose it depends on whether folks want to receive HBO and Netflix for free.
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    curmudgeoness said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Weston1283 said:
    New poll results taken earlier this year show 90% of scientists believe that COVID-19 will remain with us in some way forever and become endemic

    I’ve felt this way almost since the beginning.  Booster shots with your flu shot will become the new normal indefinitely 


    If it mutates stronger then I can see at getting a booster.  If it remains the same then I would hope that our bodies would learn to fight it. 

    This is also something I thought too, that COVID would never go away.  Interesting that SARS and Ebola don't come back every year.  I'm glad Ebola doesn't, man what a messed up disease.


    <<Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Thursday it was developing a single-dose vaccine that combines a booster dose against COVID-19 and a booster against flu.>>

    The article notes that Novavax is doing the same. So it looks like we are heading in the direction of an all-in-one annual shot, which, since I already get a flu shot annually, is no big deal from my perspective.
    I'm all about that
    that's awesome. but what would that do to the annual flu shot uptake? higher? lower?
    Higher I would think.  I feel like not Americans get the flu shot.  I'm pretty sure it's less than 50% but I'd have to do some research.  I get it every year.  Having the flu blows 
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,071
    just got my flu shot this morning. next up is TB test next week. all mandatory for my work. all must be verified by independent credentializing services. that we have to pay for out of pocket. because hospitals are too lazy to keep track of their own reps.
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    mrussel1 said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    mrussel1 said:
    curmudgeoness said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Weston1283 said:
    New poll results taken earlier this year show 90% of scientists believe that COVID-19 will remain with us in some way forever and become endemic

    I’ve felt this way almost since the beginning.  Booster shots with your flu shot will become the new normal indefinitely 


    If it mutates stronger then I can see at getting a booster.  If it remains the same then I would hope that our bodies would learn to fight it. 

    This is also something I thought too, that COVID would never go away.  Interesting that SARS and Ebola don't come back every year.  I'm glad Ebola doesn't, man what a messed up disease.


    <<Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) said on Thursday it was developing a single-dose vaccine that combines a booster dose against COVID-19 and a booster against flu.>>

    The article notes that Novavax is doing the same. So it looks like we are heading in the direction of an all-in-one annual shot, which, since I already get a flu shot annually, is no big deal from my perspective.
    I'm all about that
    that's awesome. but what would that do to the annual flu shot uptake? higher? lower?
    Higher I would think.  I feel like not Americans get the flu shot.  I'm pretty sure it's less than 50% but I'd have to do some research.  I get it every year.  Having the flu blows 

    That it does. Like I said before, I missed my flu shot once (we moved, I had an infant and a super-intense three-year-old), and I got sick. And so did my little ones. I sat on the sofa for a week, one sick child on each shoulder, and the three of us just cried for days. Since then, I've spent every October banging on about the flu shot until we all have one.

    I probably mentioned up-thread that we all got H1N1 at the Spectrum shows. So when, last February my young men said, "oh, we're not worried, it's just like the flu!" I was able to remind them of how much having H1N1 sucked. They both changed their behavior and attitude on the spot and have been very cautious ever since.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    Haven't had the flu since high school.  Never had that shot either.
  • jerparker20
    jerparker20 St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,529
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Haven't had the flu since high school.  Never had that shot either.
    I wasn’t a flu shot person either until 7-8 years ago. Took a job working at an alternative high school, and came down with the flu the first winter there. Got super sick. Fever pushing 105, dehydrated, babbling incoherently to the point that my wife took me to the ER. Since then, I’ve gotten a flu shot every year. Haven’t had the flu since either. 

    I look at it as something I’m willing to do to hopefully never feel that awful again. Plus, Target gives you a $5 gift card when you get your shot.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Haven't had the flu since high school.  Never had that shot either.
    we started getting it when we became parents of an immunocompromised child. otherwise, I don't know that I would have either. 
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  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Haven't had the flu since high school.  Never had that shot either.
    My friendly advice is don't wait until you get it once before you get the shot.  Influenza is terrible.  
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,359
    mrussel1 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Haven't had the flu since high school.  Never had that shot either.
    My friendly advice is don't wait until you get it once before you get the shot.  Influenza is terrible.  
    I remember it being bad, yes.  This covid shot reminded me of it, lol.
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,473
    so just had a town hall with the executive at my work and they are developing a vaxxed-only policy for all employees. even if you work from home full time (most of us still are at the moment). (odd occasion you have to come in for training, etc). 
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  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,162
    There is so much wrong with this.

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  • mrussel1
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    Fuck yeah Biden.  No more fucking around. 
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,388
    mrussel1 said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Haven't had the flu since high school.  Never had that shot either.
    My friendly advice is don't wait until you get it once before you get the shot.  Influenza is terrible.  

    Believe its what came into the house on or about Jan 1 2020. Stepson brought it in. Wife quickly caught it then I did. Was laid the fuck out for 3 days. then another several where I could move about some. Ribs and lungs hurt for weeks after from coughing so hard during and after.

    After not having a flu shot since 1988 in navy bootcamp, I took my fatass into the doctor last fall to get the "senior" (wtf? when did I get old?) shot.

    just waiting for the right time this year. prob next month. have an appt for something else at my pcp.
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