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Got my tenth COVID vaccine and my flu shot today. (lemmy.world)
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Antivaxxers everywhere will be disappointed to know I'm still just fine, do not get 5G, have no nanobots or microchips, and am full of spicy memes to make fun of them with. Go get your shots.

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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (10 children)

10... Jeez Louise. I finished at 4. Work mandates the flu shot. I'm not anti vax.

I feel 4 has given me adequate coverage and I'm not convinced the flu shot does it's job well enough.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It won't have given you adequate coverage. Covid changes constantly. Even having the current Covid variant doesn't cover you 100 percent against getting the same variant again. And if you become immune, immunity against the current variant only lasts up to 9 months. Meanwhile, you will likely have ended up with some brain damage, perhaps a touch of myocarditis, microvascular problems, blood clots... and you'll probably catch the next variant too.

    Get vaccinated.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    thats the same with varicella vaccine, it doesn't give 100% protection, but it does protect you sometimes from full blown or severe chickenpox. also doesnt stop viremia which leads to varicella becoming latent in you ganglia from a wild type infection. varicella is one of those viruses that is wierd with vaccines. mostly because it infilitrates your nerves quite quickly when you get chickenpox, and nerves arnt targeted by the immune system, plus varicella has tricks that could evade the immune system, unlike covid, hence why most herpes can lie dormant in different cell types(depending on the virus).

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Well if you get it every 6 months which is recommended if you are immune compromised you would be at 10, but everyone should have 5 about now depending on when you started.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    In Europe they're not vaccinating every 6 months. They've got their heads in the sand and completely ignore scientific evidence.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I think every 6 months is only recommended if you are immune compromised, but every 9-12 months should be good for most people. And everyone in there late 30s needs to re up their mmr vaccine.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    i dont thing MMR needs boosters i believe. its tdap that requires 10 year boosters, i had the tdap recently, also flu should be mentioned, because it gets severe the longer you dont have a flu infection, or vaccination in a while.

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