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spooky3

(38,814 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 06:25 PM 21 hrs ago

Just had another Covid booster

I asked the pharmacist when I should get another—my last was in September 2025 and I thought I had read that the recommendation was one year. She said six months was a good interval so I took the plunge. Just in case you had the same question…

Added—I’m over 65 with no other risk factors, so your interval may be different.

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Just had another Covid booster (Original Post) spooky3 21 hrs ago OP
Thank you. My understanding that this booster was not made for the latest variant. surfered 21 hrs ago #1
It's so frustrating. I worried that the nutcase brainworm would spooky3 21 hrs ago #2
They are certainly curtailing the release of any info like this... Wounded Bear 20 hrs ago #5
I get them every 6 months Skittles 21 hrs ago #3
Glad you're ok now. I feel tired so the cats and I are crashing. Nt spooky3 21 hrs ago #4
Every 6 months is what the CDC recommends wnylib 18 hrs ago #13
yup Skittles 17 hrs ago #14
Same here. wnylib 17 hrs ago #15
we go by what docs and science say, not quacks Skittles 17 hrs ago #16
Why not they are free? multigraincracker 17 hrs ago #17
Thanks snowybirdie 20 hrs ago #6
I get a booster every six months also LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #7
I'll check with my doctor malaise 19 hrs ago #8
I get my flu and my covid shot every fall. My immune system is doing very well, so at this point I don't think I need Martin68 18 hrs ago #9
When you said "take the plunge" I had the vision of the needle, plunger, ... erronis 18 hrs ago #10
:-) spooky3 18 hrs ago #12
Every six months. They don't give me a lollipop even when I don't cry! Floyd R. Turbo 18 hrs ago #11
Didn't get a lollipop either, but I did buy a box of spooky3 16 hrs ago #18
Seee this malaise 3 hrs ago #19
Thanks! Nt spooky3 3 hrs ago #20

spooky3

(38,814 posts)
2. It's so frustrating. I worried that the nutcase brainworm would
Wed May 6, 2026, 06:36 PM
21 hrs ago

Curtail Covid vaccinations at some point.

wnylib

(26,366 posts)
13. Every 6 months is what the CDC recommends
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:39 PM
18 hrs ago

for people 65 and over or for younger people with serious medical conditions.

Martin68

(28,021 posts)
9. I get my flu and my covid shot every fall. My immune system is doing very well, so at this point I don't think I need
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:07 PM
18 hrs ago

more then that.

erronis

(24,405 posts)
10. When you said "take the plunge" I had the vision of the needle, plunger, ...
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:08 PM
18 hrs ago

Sorry for the image.

I don't mind the shot, just the after-effects - when they happen. And it sounds like you had some.

spooky3

(38,814 posts)
18. Didn't get a lollipop either, but I did buy a box of
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:56 PM
16 hrs ago

Drumsticks (the ice cream kind)!

The pharm was concerned I was going to be a scaredy cat, so I had to tell her I’ve been through allergy shots. No biggie but definitely deserving of a treat.

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