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I Got Vaccinated Up The Ying-Yang Today: COVID Booster, RSV & ‘Old Man’ Flu.

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by Anura Guruge
on December 7, 2023

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I don’t have a problem with — or getting — vaccines. Grew up getting vaccinated.

True, that I did NOT bother getting the Flu vaccination until I was in my 60s. But, I got tired of getting nagged to get it. So, I have been getting the ‘old man’ flu vaccination, annually, around this time, for the last 6 or 7 years.

I also want to be as protected against COVID as I can. I am not going to take any chances. This was my 4th BOOSTER — but, I never got a proper shot to begin with because of my color. They were giving us non-whites saline solution to save on the vaccine — but telling us that we were all good. I am used to that.

First time getting the RSV. That one HURT. Stung. But that is OK. I am prone to chest infections. So, I will take any ‘cover’ I can.

Compared To The Past, Very Little Talk & Promotion Of This Year’s (i.e., 2021) Flu Vaccine — It Is All COVID.

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by Anura Guruge
on September 18, 2021

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It is mid-September. Even last year, by this time, the media was jabbering away like crazy about the flu shots & the pharmacies were pushing it like crazy. This year, I am sure I have yet to see a sign outside a pharmacy offering the flu shot. The emphasis is all on COVID.

I have been getting the flu shot, religiously, for the last 5 or 6 years. But, I refuse to get it earlier than November. And in the last couple of years I have seen reports that concur with I that it is better to get the flu shot after October than before.

So, I am not looking to get a shot right now. I will wait till November — closer to Thanksgiving as possible.

I understand that COVID & the flu are separate things & that the COVID vaccine is not going to protect me from the flu.

Just wanted to share this with you so that you can start thinking about it.

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