I just got my bivalent booster and flu shot this weekend. After going with Moderna for all my prior shots I went with Pfizer.Â
I was shocked to hear that
only 4% of eligible folks have gotten it.Â
This seems to me to be an indictment the government's blasé messaging around the pandemic and our society's eagerness to hope it away. Â
If folks here have not gotten it and are eligible may I ask why? Are you waiting for the Novavax vaccine?
I continue to be N95-masked at all times around those outside my household (and no eating around others). As the community incidence falls (but still above almost all of 2021), I think the likelihood of my getting COVID to be small given those conditions. However, I am starting to do some things that include time around other (unmasked) people.
I am now at 6 months out from my last booster and am going to visit grandchildren (for a birthday party of one) in 3 weeks. I wanted to get a shot this weekend or this coming week, but none were available at my usual pharmacy chain or through my MD's organization. I do have a (Moderna Bivalent + Flu) vaccination scheduled next Monday. That's 2 days shy of two weeks before the birthday party. If I find a way to get a vaccination this week, I may go for it.
(Part of the scheduling complication was that I had another vaccination 3 weeks ago and wanted that long between shots.)
Update: My county did have other options so that I could get a booster this week.
My wife and I haven't gotten the bivalent booster yet. We're in our 40s and had a booster in Dec 2021. We are definitely going to get it in the next month or so (prob Pfizer, first 3 shots all Pfizer), but have been holding off since:
-Case rates in Santa Clara County are relatively low
-We are almost never unmasked around others indoors
-Expecting another Covid surge in Dec/Jan and also planning an international trip Jan-Mar 2023 so holding off a bit since the booster protection probably wanes after 3-4 months
But yeah, I'm not expecting a very high booster uptake.