Will You Get The Vaccine?

[VernonJohn]

Well, it looks like this winter is going to be a heck of a lot worse than anticipated back in the summer. Pretty much every number I'm seeing in the Northeast is horrible.

I wasn't intending to get a booster for a while after recovering from a mild November infection, but now I'm not sure.
Should I just go ahead now, wait another 2 months to reach the common, but not universally recommended 3 month post infection guideline, or just wait and see if they release an updated omicron booster?
I knew we would still be dealing with this now, but I hoped we would at least have most of the answers by now.

I got the booster the day before traveling to Portland. On a similar note… I got a test yesterday and was hoping that others who attended the game and party got tested as well. Thought it would be good to know if there are any cases. I am still waiting for results.

 

[Victors87]

I got the booster a week before heading to Portland.

My wife bought a few home test and I am negative. I was in section 123 row G if that helps anyone feel better.....but I'd did hug alot of people without mask when we won

 

[FootyLovin]

Boosted.

I have no opinion on booster timing relative to an infection. But I do encourage everyone who is eligible (or who can blur the lines) to get boosted. I defer to the good Dr. Mrs. Gator, but my grapevine info from a hospital doc says boosted people aren't showing up in hospitals and much lower infection rates overall, but we have an extremely low rate of boosters.

Vax-unboost however are very much at risk, especially if they are 6 months+ since their vax.

I am pretty much assuming that every October going forward I will be getting my flu shot and my covid boost.

 

[Gotham Gator]

Boosted.

I have no opinion on booster timing relative to an infection. But I do encourage everyone who is eligible (or who can blur the lines) to get boosted. I defer to the good Dr. Mrs. Gator, but my grapevine info from a hospital doc says boosted people aren't showing up in hospitals and much lower infection rates overall, but we have an extremely low rate of boosters.

Vax-unboost however are very much at risk, especially if they are 6 months+ since their vax.

I am pretty much assuming that every October going forward I will be getting my flu shot and my covid boost.

Dr. Mrs. Gator (who is actually a Sun Devil) agrees with all of this.

 

[JCMore]

Boosted.

I have no opinion on booster timing relative to an infection. But I do encourage everyone who is eligible (or who can blur the lines) to get boosted. I defer to the good Dr. Mrs. Gator, but my grapevine info from a hospital doc says boosted people aren't showing up in hospitals and much lower infection rates overall, but we have an extremely low rate of boosters.

Vax-unboost however are very much at risk, especially if they are 6 months+ since their vax.

I am pretty much assuming that every October going forward I will be getting my flu shot and my covid boost.

About to be a moot point for me as I’m going to get boosted tonight, but what does “very much at risk” mean? What am I very much at risk of, specifically. Like am I at risk of getting sick? Am I at risk of being a carrier? Am I at risk of heavy symptoms and going to the hospital? Am I at risk of death? I know it all depends on weight, age, and other risk factors like how compromised your immune system is. But I’m just curious what that statement means with regards to being 6 months past the original series. And not meaning to call you out Footylovin, it’s a more general question for the group.

 

[21Architect]

2 weeks ago I hit 6 months since my 2nd Moderna shot. I’m finished procrastinating and will go for the boost on Monday

I live in the Miami area.

I’m curious. Is NYC in full panic mode or is that just the news/social media hyping it up?

My gut tells me it’s the hype machine.

I haven’t visited NYC since December 2019 and I really miss it.

 

[413Blue]

About to be a moot point for me as I’m going to get boosted tonight, but what does “very much at risk” mean? What am I very much at risk of, specifically. Like am I at risk of getting sick? Am I at risk of being a carrier? Am I at risk of heavy symptoms and going to the hospital? Am I at risk of death? I know it all depends on weight, age, and other risk factors like how compromised your immune system is. But I’m just curious what that statement means with regards to being 6 months past the original series. And not meaning to call you out Footylovin, it’s a more general question for the group.

From what ive gathered, after 6 months the protection from infection is greatly diminished against the Delta variant, and may be nearly non-existent against omicron. However, you still have protection from severe disease, especially for younger and healthier people.

 

[mgarbowski]

2 weeks ago I hit 6 months since my 2nd Moderna shot. I’m finished procrastinating and will go for the boost on Monday

I live in the Miami area.

I’m curious. Is NYC in full panic mode or is that just the news/social media hyping it up?

My gut tells me it’s the hype machine.

I haven’t visited NYC since December 2019 and I really miss it.

There definitely are substantial numbers of people in panic mode. The media also is definitely hyping the panic somewhat.
But it's a big city and there a lots of people not in panic mode, ranging all the way from being hyper-cautious but without panic, all the way through the I'm vaxxed and I'm living life crowd, to the people who actively refuse the vax and those who who pay no attention and are effectively disassociated from society.

 

[JCMore]

From what ive gathered, after 6 months the protection from infection is greatly diminished against the Delta variant, and may be nearly non-existent against omicron. However, you still have protection from severe disease, especially for younger and healthier people.

So what you’re saying is your more likely to get infected after 6 months but it can still diminish the affects of the virus on your body. So you’re more likely to get sick but the toll on your body will still be diminished compared to a non-vaccinated person

 

[ZYanksRule]

2 weeks ago I hit 6 months since my 2nd Moderna shot. I’m finished procrastinating and will go for the boost on Monday

I live in the Miami area.

I’m curious. Is NYC in full panic mode or is that just the news/social media hyping it up?

My gut tells me it’s the hype machine.

I haven’t visited NYC since December 2019 and I really miss it.

Case rates are rising rapidly here and it does feel like things are surging. What that surge means, though, is what will cause or ease the panic. I think 90% of adults in NY have been vaccinated, so as long as this remains mild for the vaccinated, there really isn't much to worry about. I know that I got my booster in October and while I still don't want to get this, I know that if I do it should be mild at the very worst.

 

[FootyLovin]

What am I very much at risk of, specifically. Like am I at risk of getting sick? Am I at risk of being a carrier? Am I at risk of heavy symptoms and going to the hospital? Am I at risk of death?

Reasonable questions. I don't have the stats on % getting sick, symptomatic, hospitalized, died for preboost vs postboost. (As a stats guy I wish I did have those numbers.) The doctor comment I heard was total anecdata. I believe he was stating greater risk for everything. Much less likely to die. But much more likely to get symptoms and even hospitalize than they might think.

 

[Gotham Gator]

Answering these questions from the Stadium Thread (where else) here.

What does your wife think about this variant? Just had a convo with a NYC ER doctor. His mindset is we need to get over Omicron. For the vaxxed population, it’s very mild. He said the ER visits are all unvaxxed. And variant has mutated to share traits with a common cold - and that’s a good thing for an endemic virus.

Dr. Mrs. G agrees strongly with that position. She says that things are very different from the spring of 2020. This is an endemic virus. It is never going away completely. We also have a full arsenal of tools to fight it - vaccines, antivirals, immunotherapy, etc. That doesn't mean do nothing, but reasonable and simple protections should be sufficient.

The concern I (not a doctor) have is, with this variant being so highly transmissible and therefore very likely to mutate, what will the next variant look like?

In the long run, viruses mutate to be less dangerous and more transmissible. In the short run, things can vary a lot more, and you can get a very dangerous variant. Think of the 1918 flu. It was a variant of an existing flu that killed millions and then further mutated to be less severe. It came and went on its own.

From the doctor, for this to survive, it has to take on the traits of a cold. Most colds are in actuality coronaviruses in nature. That’s how this virus avoids extinction

Yes - most colds are coronaviruses.

It's like the flu. Comes back seasonally as a different variant. Sometimes they're bad, sometimes they're not bad. We'll learn to adjust to this soon enough, if we don't completely eradicate covid. (Which we aren't, let's be honest)

 

[Kenny]

A friend of mine is just pulling out of a 3-week covid ordeal. She is around 51yo, and generally healthy. She was double-vaxxed, and boostered 5 weeks prior. She said the symptoms started out mild but took some very weird and concerning turns. Fingers crossed that nothing long-term comes of it. Another friend just contracted it, also about the same age. He was double-vaxxed. not sure yet about booster. Will know more soon about that and symptoms.

 

[413Blue]

I'm curious to know (obviously its private and likely wont be released) what the players are doing vaccine wise this off-season.
My assumption is that a majority got the J&J shot back in May or June to limit potential training disruptions. Are they now getting an MRNA shot? Two MRNA shots? Another J&J? Did players snag a dose before they left the country for the winter? Will they wait until pre-season? Is the league even mandating further shots?

 

[mgarbowski]

Anything is better than last year’s treat of De Bozo looking like a Batman villain dancing with a hostage

 

[joe]

I'm curious to know (obviously its private and likely wont be released) what the players are doing vaccine wise this off-season.
My assumption is that a majority got the J&J shot back in May or June to limit potential training disruptions. Are they now getting an MRNA shot? Two MRNA shots? Another J&J? Did players snag a dose before they left the country for the winter? Will they wait until pre-season? Is the league even mandating further shots?

Atlanta United players started getting MRNA shots in March, I don't think your starting assumption is reasonable. NYCFC players are all fully vaxxed, hopefully they are fully boosted at this point as well.

 

[413Blue]

Atlanta United players started getting MRNA shots in March, I don't think your starting assumption is reasonable. NYCFC players are all fully vaxxed, hopefully they are fully boosted at this point as well.

Hmmm, it's possible. I believe it's been reported that the Yankees mostly got J&J, but of course they do play almost everyday.

 

[Gotham Gator]

Hmmm, it's possible. I believe it's been reported that the Yankees mostly got J&J, but of course they do play almost everyday.

I remember this was reported when they had some breakthrough cases in the summer.