We will be getting ours in combination with the flu shot at work. I'm thinking it will be two shots, not sure. Oh goody, double arm pain but hey I'll take it, happily!

sleeper is a health care professional, someone whose selfless hard work exposes her to much greater risk indoors from the general public than most people have. kathsgardn is a healthcare professional too, same description applies to her.

I haven't asked but I suspect the healthcare professionals in my family will be teed up early, as all like these women should be. Even when authorized, I'll wait to be sure that supplies and jabs are adequate and have been administered for those of greatest need.

That's interesting sleeperblues, here you have to wait at least two weeks between having the Covid vaccine and a flu shot.

DH got his booster today at Rite Aid near us.

I see my allergist on 10\6 and will discuss with him how many days away from my allergy shot can I get the booster.

I had the senior flu shot a week ago and was thinking of getting the booster but Moderna said their booster will be half strength when it's approved. I was going to get the Pfizer but I guess I'll wait. There was a report out you could mix the shots but I'll wait. Turns out Moderna has better long-lasting immunity compared to Pfizer. It's been over eight months since I had my first.

Elmer, I don't come into contact with my patients, only coworkers, including dayshift for the past year on and off, who were working in our office due to covid. I started working from home last Wednesday, so won't come into contact with anyone except when I go into work this evening to pick up a new battery for my headset. Hopefully, my manager will let me stay home.

I felt a little guilty back in December when the employee health nurse sent me an email saying I could get the first vaccinations then. Before those working in the hospital. I have a couple underlying health conditions. Now that there is so much available vaccine and there are people refusing to use the supply we have, I don't feel as bad. I'm glad they are giving it to health care workers too this go round.

My local health dept says they are preparing to start Pfizer boosters this week. They follow CDC guidelines so I'm not eligible -- just a few years too young and a few pounds too light. But so close it's kind of frustrating. Oh well.

They also are holding a large event to give seasonal flu shots. We haven't had ours yet but will take them at the CVS as usual. And I'm due for the second Shingrix shot any time now. Big thanks to modern medicine and health care workers!

Sleeperblues, that answers my question about how close together the Covid and flu vaccines can be administered. I guess if I get the booster I won't have to wait weeks in between--thanks!

According to the CDC, the Pfizer booster is currently not available to those that have had the Moderna or JJ vaccinations.

My six months are up end of October. I looked on the state site and there’s appointment availabllity any time on any day of the week. I’d have no qualms about getting it today if I were ready; there haven’t been shortages of either vaccine or appointment times in many months.

Question for those of you who have already gotten a booster shot -

If you got your first shots last Winter/Spring at a drugstore (CVS, Walgreens, etc,) did the store contact you to set up a booster shot appointment or did you just go to the drugstore and get the booster?

I ask because we got our first shots by initially signing up on line at the CVS drugstore website and since we're already on record there and they have our email address will they contact us via email once they're ready and set up for giving boosters?

DH and I got our third Moderna shot last month at CVS. At that time we filled out a form, DH saying he is 83 and me saying I'm being treated for cancer. It was the same strength shot as our first ones, which we got during a vaccination drive at our hospital in Feb. and Mar. I was surprised and a little concerned that it seemed anyone requesting a shot seemed to be 'eligible', and they had no records to consult about who'd gotten what or when. They were still only stocking shots for the general public to get first or second inoculations, although the pharmacist said they had very few late-comers for those. (Our community was quick to get vaccinated from the start.)

Bring your Covid-19 vaccination card! I forgot mine; now have two cards.

We've usually gotten out flu shots early in October -- hoping the protection will last into the spring.

vgkg, try your local CVS's website.

I just went to our local Walgreen's website and there was a prompt to sign up for boosters. Easy to do, we are scheduled for Weds at 11 AM.

Sushipup, I did go the the local CVS website and went thru the signup forms to check but just as the signing up process was ending it stopped with a message stating that I had not passed 6 months yet (last shot was on 4/1) so I'll need to try again after Oct 1st. Also another fly in the probable ointment is that we got the Moderna vaccine which has yet to be approved for boosters, it probably will be soon though. Thx Chisue for your experience. Apparently they do not contact us for the booster, we have to sign up for it, for now.

Chisue, im a little confused. Dh got Moderna shots and will get a booster when available (age,) but so far the Moderna booster hasn’t been approved. Is it correct that a booster and a third shot (for those with conditions like yours,) have different volumes of sera?

P.S. I have no idea why the above came out in bold print! I’m typing on an ipad.

we get ours Oct.14th at the clinic.

sjerin -- I was confused, too, but this was mid-August and full strength was the only option. I was told by my ongologist to get one, and I urged my DH to get one too, based on his age and being my 'caretaker'. AFAIK Moderna has no 'booster strength' shot on offer now, but that may be coming, and it may be at a lesser dosage.

We had no ill effects from our third full strength shots.

I was under the impression that if you had gotten the Pfizer vaccine then you would need to get the Pfizer booster, as momofdoxies stated above. My hospital is providing vaccines for family of staff also, but only if they had received Pfizer. Unfortunately, my DH got the Moderna so he will need to wait for approval.

I got my two Moderna at a local grocery store so I doubt that's where I'll get the booster. I know I could just walk in my Rite Aid where I got my flu shot and shingles shots and get a Moderna but I'm leery since they said it will be a different strength. I know PA ranks high in vaccinated people, but I still want the booster now.

I got my Pfizer booster shot today at CVS. I got the original shots at The Christ Hospital and wasn't sure if they would contact me and someone told me that CVS had the vaccine boosters available so I went online on Friday and got an appointment for 1:00 this afternoon. I had to have my card, my Medicare card and my ID although all the pharmacist only took my card to write down the information for today. Someone asked him about still doing other vaccinations and he said that in reality all he was seeing now is the booster shots being requested. When I signed up I was asked if I wanted a flu shot at the same time. I declined that. I'm do for my second Shingles shot and I can get that next month. It sure was easier this time around!! I'm grateful for that. So far no side effects, not even a sore arm.

Our healthcare system, UC Health in Co., is giving third shots of Pfizer and Moderna now. As a health care professional, DH got his Pfizer third shot several weeks ago (before the Pfizer booster was approved, so it was a full strength third shot) and I got my Moderna last Friday, the day after I became eligible. UC is super efficient, I was able to make my appointment online the night I received notification that I was eligible for 11:10 the next morning. I got to our local hospital around 11:05 (they actually request that you arrive not more than 5 minutes early) and was out by 11:12. I felt a little off the next day and had a sore arm, but nothing bad at all. I also got my flu shot last week at Walgreens, no appointment was necessary but took about 35 minutes with a wait.

I have an appointment for next week. Could have gotten an earlier one, but I am pretty busy this week with other things going on and I figure a few extra days wont hurt. The hospital clinic is only doing appointments in the mornings with the last appointment at noon.

Stanford is not yet offering a Moderna booster and they recommend a Pfizer booster only for those who had Pfizer for the first two doses. I'm not in a hurry, it'll be when it'll be.

not much pfizer was available in flyover land ... many got moderna. a booster mandate is BS ... booster for thee [who got pfizer], but not for me [who had to settle for moderna]

Que sera sera

Moderna actually has the best efficacy after six months.

I thought I read the Moderna official booster would be 1/3 dose.

My pharmacist, small independent (not a chain), said at this point I’d need a doctor’s note to get Moderna 3rd jab, but I bet I could walk in CVS and get it.

Ladies, most of you probably know not to get the covid vaccine close to your mammogram as it can cause lymphnodes to react which can show on the mammo.

I like to get the flu vaccine later in the fall.

@sjerin ipad and houzz do not work well together I struggle with it every day. Dictating and automatic punctuation is impossible.

We’ve been invited for flu jabs this week. Covid boosters won’t be far behind. Over 50s, health workers and vulnerable people are being called now. The NHS will contact us when it’s our turn.

When we got our third shots mid-August, I tried and tried to find out what strength the Moderna boosters would be. They stonewalled me by phone and email. The CDC 'didn't know'. That's why we just got the Moderna available, which was full strength. (Neither of us has started to glow in the dark. Metal objects don't attach to us.)

^^^ Yeah but Bill Gates will now be 3x more sure of where you are and what you're doing.