Hey, I recently read that at the end of October, the CDC changed their recommended age for a pneumonia vaccine -- it used to be 65, but they lowered the recommended age to 50. I'm getting my flu shot tomorrow and added the pneumonia vaccine, because god only knows what vaccines we'll have access to next year. And the pneumonia vaccine is a 10-year vaccine, so you don't need to worry about it again for a while.
My whole life, I've never loved anything else.
Oz ,'Him'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Nov 22, 2024 12:09:57 pm PST #3573 of 3585
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
brenda m - Nov 22, 2024 12:13:25 pm PST #3574 of 3585
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Right now any vaccine I can get, line me up.
Dana - Nov 22, 2024 1:07:02 pm PST #3575 of 3585
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
I have to hope that the companies that make vaccines, for example, will oppose any attempt to fuck with them. I'm not saying there won't be fuckery, but maybe not utter fuckery?
Steph L. - Nov 22, 2024 1:09:02 pm PST #3576 of 3585
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
I have to hope that the companies that make vaccines, for example, will oppose any attempt to fuck with them. I'm not saying there won't be fuckery, but maybe not utter fuckery?
This is what I'm hoping, too, but I'm also expecting so much bullshit. Might as well get the pneumonia vaccine now.
amyparker - Nov 22, 2024 1:30:18 pm PST #3577 of 3585
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
What brenda said - I've had flu and COVID, and I think I can get into the community pharmacy in the next week or two and check this particular box.
Jessica - Nov 22, 2024 1:53:11 pm PST #3578 of 3585
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I think the biggest danger is that if vaccines aren't mandatory, they won't be free. Which will be a HUGE barrier to herd immunity in all kinds of bad ways.
bennett - Nov 22, 2024 2:44:17 pm PST #3579 of 3585
Surely the insurance companies will realize that it's cheaper to vaccinate people than to treat them. At least for people covered by insurance.
megan walker - Nov 22, 2024 2:44:28 pm PST #3580 of 3585
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I think the biggest danger is that if vaccines aren't mandatory, they won't be free. Which will be a HUGE barrier to herd immunity in all kinds of bad ways.
This is key. I like to think Kaiser would still want people up-to-date on everything but who knows.
In my current "prep" mode, I finally went to get my flu/COVID shots for the year. I also checked to make sure my recent tetanus booster (which I got when I did one of my shingles shots a couple of years ago) was actually Tdap and verified that I did indeed redo my measles vaccine in the early 90s (for grad school). I think that is the only part of MMR that needs redoing for people in my age group, but if you know otherwise please speak up.
Now I'm thinking about the pneumonia vaccine. Thanks for the info, Steph, I hadn't realized it was a ten-year vaccine and that makes it more appealing somehow.
Also stocking up on fluoride toothpaste (based on the potential for both RFK fuckery and global supply chain issues).
Jesse - Nov 22, 2024 4:51:59 pm PST #3581 of 3585
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
CVS just texted me about the pneumonia vaccine! Same as megan walker, knowing it's 10 years makes me want to do it.
Laura - Nov 22, 2024 5:09:08 pm PST #3582 of 3585
Our wings are not tired.
The Florida Surgeon General just came out against fluoride in water. Shock and surprise.
I have to think that big pharma is more powerful than RFK Jr. Who would have thought I would be cheering for big pharma? Also, I was alive and following the news when Bobby Kennedy was running for president, and it is just mind blowing. Ethel died recently and I know she had to be mystified as to what the hell went wrong.
I was going to go ahead and get the pneumonia vaccine next visit. I've never had any of that type of thing, never had the flu, or bronchitis. But I am 70 now and after having had Covid 3 times I have a newfound respect for my lungs and should care for them properly. My freak PCP is part of a senior center and I have to see him every 6 weeks! Most visits are just televisits to say all is well but if I am in Florida I will go in and get stuff checked as needs to be done.