Should You Get Another Covid Shot Now? The virus is spreading, but new vaccines coming this fall could offer better protection. We asked experts about the right time for a booster. : nyt_gift

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Isn't the right time for a booster just always?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

There's a fair bit of evidence that it doesn't hurt, but it might be good enough to get a fresh booster every six months. In the US, you can do that if you're age 65+; otherwise stuck with one/year.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

No, your insurance won't cover it!

[–] southsamurai 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Man, some shit won't even cover a flu shot without prior authorisation.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

So we know your doctor, who you have been with for years and intimately knows your medical history, has made the informed determination that you need this medication to survive.

However, we don't want to pay for it, even though our formulary says we can, so we hired this pharmacy specialist to decide for you and your doctor that you don't qualify.

Thanks for continuing to pay us a lot of money for not covering your meds!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Covid is 20x worse than flu and has multiple waves a year.

[–] southsamurai 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm aware of that. That's the entire point of what I said.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just writing to add context incase other readers don't know.

[–] southsamurai 2 points 3 months ago

Fair enough :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

What is "The first line of most US health insurance policies" Alex.

[+] [email protected] -7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm not antivax. But I wond do the covid Vax again, No matter if I get the shot or not I still get covid almost every year

[–] pc486 7 points 3 months ago

The COVID vaccine is not sterilizing, meaning it does not guarantee prevention of disease. Instead it prevents serious infections that'll put you into the hospital or worse. The flu vaccine works the same way.

I absolutely will take a shot that turns a COVID infection from hospitalization into a bad cold.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

It's effective at keeping you out of the hospital, which is what matters.

If you want to not get the disease, it's going to mean wearing an N95 or equivalent mask whenever you're inside with people from outside your household, and having the rest of your household do the same.

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