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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I see they've ran out of greek letters

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have to travel for a conference the first week of September. I want the new shot now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's not the vaccine, but while you're waiting, Covixyl (a nasal spray) is available over-the-counter and reduces viral load/severity for 4 hours

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

Hail Eris! All hail Discordia!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


NEW YORK, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A new COVID vaccine is due out next month, but health experts and analysts say it is likely to be coolly received even as hospitalizations from "Eris", a variant of the Omicron form of the coronavirus, rise around the country.

Healthcare providers and pharmacies such as CVS Health (CVS.N) will start next month to offer the shot, updated to fight the Omicron version of the virus that has been dominant since last year.

They will be fighting declining concern about the virus, as well as fatigue and skepticism about the merits of this vaccine, Kaiser Family Foundation Director of Survey Methodology Ashley Kirzinger said.

As with the flu, Pfizer (PFE.N)/BioNTech SE (22UAy.DE), Moderna (MRNA.O) and Novavax (NVAX.O), have created versions of the COVID vaccine to try to match the variant they believe will be circulating this fall.

Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious diseases specialist at Vanderbilt University and a liaison to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization practices, said it is possible that the ACIP could make a weaker recommendation for younger, healthier people.

Dr. David Boulware, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Minnesota, said that according to research he has published, people who are boosted have less severe symptoms for a shorter duration.


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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Bummer that the covid / flu combo shot isn’t ready for this cold and flu season. That might help with uptake a bit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just got the shot today, I should've waited.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

To anyone else waiting until the new vaccine is available in September, consider protecting yourself in the meantime with Covixyl, which is a nasal spray. It doesn't keep you from getting COVID, but it reduces the viral load for 4 hours, so if you do get COVID, it will be less severe (though you should still get Paxlovid at that point regardless).