the Super Bowl halftime show was pretty good, they should consider continuing the strategy of getting people who aren’t totally washed

  • Chris RemingtonM
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    93 months ago

    My entire family gets the flu shot every fall. Is this something you and your wife would consider?

    • @Radiant_sir_radiant@beehaw.org
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      53 months ago

      If I may ask, did you ever suffer from any side effects? I think the flu shot is a good thing in theory, but the day after the second Covid shot I had high fever and muscle pain (it happens to a few select lucky people), and the first booster shot was even worse, so I’m reluctant to try another vaccine that’s likely closely related.

      • CaramelJalapeño
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        63 months ago

        I never had a big problem with a COVID shot or a flu shot until the time I decided to do both on the same day. That kicked my ass bigtime for a couple days. Since then I always schedule them a couple weeks apart. Might help if you had a similar issue.

        • @Radiant_sir_radiant@beehaw.org
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          Thanks for the suggestion! Sadly it was ‘only’ the two Covid shots. I’ve had combined vaccinations in the past and it’s never been a problem. Something cotained in Moderna’s finest specifically seems to have made my immune system extremely unhappy. That’s why I was wondering about the rather similar flu shot.

    • 🐝bownage [they/he]
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      53 months ago

      We are considering it for the future for sure. We’re both young though, and usually the seasonal flu is not that bad. There’s a particularly nasty strain this year, which is why suddenly it’s a real health issue for us too. I’m pretty sure we don’t qualify for free flu shots, but we can definitely see if it’s affordable.