Some public health experts hope that Americans will welcome the new shot as they would a flu jab. But demand for the vaccine has dropped sharply since 2021 when it first became available and more than 240 million people in the U.S., or 73% of the population, received at least one shot.
In the fall of 2022, by which time most people had either had the COVID virus or the vaccine, fewer than 50 million people got the shots.
Inject that shit straight into my veins. It’s time for a booster especially now where nobody wears a mask anymore.
You can still get long-covid symptoms that lasts months (or forever) while boosted, so I really wish people still masked whether they are boosted or not.
Is anyone else super annoyed by the use of the word “jab” in news articles/headlines? It just sounds so unprofessional.
Isn’t “jab” what people from the UK call it? In the US, we just call them “shots.” That’s not necessarily any better. Or worse, for that matter.
It would be nice if they could package an annual booster with the flu shot, though I’m not sure of there are interaction issues. I got them both at the same time last year though and just had a mild cramp in my arm which is pretty typical for a flu shot on its own.
Eris fortunately doesn’t appear to be more virulent than omicron was, but also doesn’t seem to be weaking further as was the trend for the last few varients. It seems mutation with increased transmission over time seems to be the trend.
Just add it to the annual flu list and make your choice as to whether you want to get your shot every year or not. Not a big deal.
Next year. Should have combo shots next year. The hope was to have them ready this year, but we’ll be in the middle of flu season this year when they’re expected to be approved.
Of course with anything, unexpected things can derail that plan, but everything stay the course, one shot should be next year.
Various factors can play on if the place you go to will have the combo shot though, so there’s that too.
If I can get a covid and flu shot at the same time, by just walking into my local Walgreens and asking for it, then sure
I am very happy and ready to get another formulation once available. I’m up to date currently.
And I would like a new vaccine sooner rather than later. People at work are already starting to contract the new variant. I’m trying to limit my own exposure, but it’s difficult.
