kangarooflyer88
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We have been told an Omicron booster has been coming for months now, with some jurisdictions citing an April 2022 timeline which came and went. I'll keep masking and taking my precautions, but I'm in a heck of a precarious situation as someone with an autoimmune disease who has receive 4 doses of vaccine which target the original strains (Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca). Also, for some reason I can't get evushield (antibodies given prior to exposure that can ward off Omicron for up to 6 months) since I'm not crippled enough to qualify. My last dose was in April and I'll need to make decisions real soon about what booster I get next!Obviously if i was vulnerable i would get whatever is going, but im hoping for an update. We were told 4 months to tweak formula for new variants, like they do with flu vax but they are still pushing a formula that is 2 years old.
My recommendation would be to look at getting a different vaccine than what you got in the past. For instance, after receiving my first two prime doses of AstraZeneca, I got Pfizer as my first booster then Moderna as second. That should provide your body with a couple extra tools to battle COVID (hopefully). I'd also say that any protection is better than no protection. In my case, I've got a few extra tools I can use to get access to the Omicron booster but if history is any lesson, this booster will be delayed at least for the general public.I can have my "fourth" next month. Will need to decide whether to have it then or wait for the updated formula. Though not being in the vulnerable age group they might reserve the new formula for others for a while before I can get it.
That's my fear!My doctor believes we may get a combined annual flu and latest variant Covid booster annually from sometime next year.
-RooFlyer88