As a big believer in science, and vaccines, and things like that, I am very happy to say that I got this year's flu shot and covid vaccine last night.
One arm, I think the covid side, is slightly sore; the other isn't at all. I wanted to get this done before traveling in October, and I specifically got it done on a weekend when I don't have anything else on the schedule, so I can laze around without guilt, but so far it's nothing too bothersome.
I know there are people with comorbid conditions who can't get some vaccines, but if you're not in that group, I would encourage you to get yours.
Oh, and while I have your attention, if you're American, vote in November. It's 'just' the midterms, but wow is that more important than ever this year.
We do our vaccines around Halloween to make sure we're full up for the holidays and hope the booster works throughout the winter. But I'll also schedule on a Friday and hope for the best, although I've yet to have a COVID booster that hasn't given me a fever and knocked me out. Oh, well. It's better than COVID itself, right?
ReplyDeleteDefinitely is!
DeleteMy husband, daughter and I got our covid and flu shots last night as well. The covid one usually knocks me flat. This time, I bounded out of bed 15 minutes early this morning and spent an hour and a half dragging and setting up the hose to water my 18 fruit trees, marveling at how easy this was and how good I felt.
ReplyDeleteLike Engie, we wait until sometime in October to vax up. The one time I missed my flu shot, I got the flu so badly that I was out of work for a week. Never again.
ReplyDeleteI don't usually react to either the flu or the COVID vaccine aside from a bit of soreness at the injection site. Fingers crossed that it's the same this year.
Yes, fingers crossed!
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