And tell them you just got home from a trip to China.

I get my shots at the same Walgreens for the last 20 plus years and this year I got my flu and new covid shot..forget what they’re calling it these days but I got both on my appointment in the same arm. I do need a tetanus shot, tho. I’ve never had a problem before but if I do, I’ll strongly suggest that try another profession if they have problems with vaccines.

I had mine so long ago I don’t remember which ones I had. However, I also read that they may recommend it if you are traveling to areas where you may be exposed or if you were exposed. Anyway, I’m going to argue with my doctor that because of the craziness here that I could end up being exposed to it and I don’t want to wait for an outbreak when I may not be able to get a booster, etc. if she won’t approve it I’m going to do my best to get it somewhere else.

You have to understand that vaccines do not last forever. For instance, if it’s over 50 years since you had the original vaccine, you should get a booster. You can get titres to see if your immunity is low, however, my veterinarians have told me for my cats that they are not reliable to tell for sure whether you/ they have real immunity. In addition, I think it’s a lot more expensive to get a titre (and it has to be approved) than it is to just get the vaccine booster. Most vaccines have time frames for how long they are supposed to last. I was just discussing this with a friend about shingrix…. It’s supposed to last 7 to 10 years.

Yes, agree anybody in any capacity in the medical profession and some other professions should do something else if they have issues with vaccines- certainly they should not be in charge of administering them to other people if they’re going to be trying to scare them, etc.

and only two clerks. Both wanted to chat with each customer. Come on, Walgreens— get it together. Lecturing customers who want a vaccine is inexcusable.

suggested I might get sick. I got really sick, well beyond not being able to move my left arm for 2 days.

Sorry that you got so sick. I presume you survived it? Better than dying or being maimed by whatever you were vaccinated for. Now you know for yourself only get two at once.

Please do not compare your experience with using baseless scare tactics which is what was is being done here.

I was talking about the pharmacy workers trying to scare me by saying I can’t get 2 at once because I was going to get very very sick if I get two vaccines, which is false and which is a scare tactic which we don’t need to enable. Their tactics didn’t work on me because I pushed back.

Yes 3 may be too many for some as it was for you, or ok for others. I have found that two are actually fine for me. And I’m glad I’ve gotten almost all of them done now.

And I've never, ever had a doctor tell me that I needed a booster or to get it updated.

Worm brain anti-vaxer in Fed admin.

Maybe the reason you were never told that is because you were not living in a country that is full of a bunch of lunatics who are now not going to vaccinate their children ( and who will be allowed and encouraged to do that), and because it was pretty much eradicated here due to vaccination.

You are not living in that same country anymore.

Basically a matter of time at this point.

I had one along with covid booster & flu shot. This 1 kicked my ass for a couple of days, but that's a good thing, right? Lol

https://www.cdc.gov/pneumococcal/hcp/vaccine-recommendations/index.html

Normally, in the past, I usually get one at a time because I tend to get very achy from them. However, I knew there was no way I was gonna be able to get all of the ones I need before the lunatic takes over and tries to stop us from getting vaccinated. I have gotten two at once before in the past.

I got the pneumonia 20. About 10 years before that I got the other pneumonia shot and the flu shot at the same time one in each arm that was a mistake because both my arms froze. So now I always get them in the same arm, I tell them to put one of them in the front of my shoulder and one in the middle. It’s less painful that way.😀

The odd thing is that other than my childhood vaccinations I never got any vaccinations until after I became type one diabetic and became super high risk. And then I started getting the flu vaccine and the pneumonia vaccine etc. I did get the occasional DTaP because of needing the tetanus. I also never had the flu in my entire life until after the second year I got vaccinated for it. My brother did not get vaccinated and brought it home to me. Never coughed that much in my life. The coughing was so awful and I had a very high fever. I didn’t go to the doctor until three days later and she said I had flu B. So I guess it would’ve been a lot worse if I had not had the vaccination… I could’ve been hospitalized.

I'd not been vaxed between childhood & covid. Never had even a flu shot, but I get one yearly now. And I've always had 3 at a time in one arm. Never any reaction till this new pneumonia one. That hurt like the old fashioned tetanus shot in the ass I git as a teen. Yea, I was hobbling around for a few days after that one. Lol

I've not had the flu since my kids were little, thankfully!

I was complaining to the doctor though about how did I get the flu when I finally got the vaccine for it lol 😹 Yeah I think the first pneumonia vax I had was pretty bad too…. I did not feel this one was as bad though. I don’t know maybe I’m just getting more used to them. The Moderna causes the most muscle spasm for me. I remember my beloved kitty guardian stayed with me that whole time when I felt achy. That tetanus shot sounds horrible. I remember getting some thing in my rear once , but I forgot what it was now. 😹😹

There is a new treatment for type one diabetes, currently being tested, which entails getting tuberculosis vaccine. So I may be doing that in the future on a regular basis, who knows.

There is a TB vax? I hope it helps you!

Holy shit! These fuckers need to die from tetanus!

She was doing her damnedest to try and stop me from getting it I’m sure. She was probably the one that told the front receptionist to tell me I would get very very sick if I got two at once.

After I told her why she started asking how many I had had as well. I said I don’t know, several at least due to cuts etc. 😹

to see when our last DTAP was when we were waiting for the birth of our granddaughter/niece. It’s pretty common. Fortunately I’ve never had any difficulty with any vaccines and I’m in a really Red area of Virginia.

I also just got the updated pneumonia vaccine. I was surprised there was a new one.

We are on LI the land of the loons 😹 I knew about the new pneumonia and made sure I got the right one.

I think this is a good experience for me because I’m now seeing that I can get two at one time and be OK and get a lot of them in a short period. I’m going to feel a lot safer after I get all of them.

My brother told me that in the army they give you 50 all in one day and in one shot maybe even.

in West Hempstead.

...different people are going to react differently.

We always go to CVS and have never had the kind of issue you mention, but we've been lucky to have a really great pharmacist that helps everyone out tremendously, never loses his temper no matter what stupid shit comes out of their mouths. I live in deep south Texas and we get tons of Winter Texans from up north (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, etc) every winter. They are here in droves right now and they always have Rx issues.

My wife and I got two vaccines about a year ago (an influenza and pneumonia IIRC) and she got very sick from them, while I had only mild discomfort. Neither of us will do two at once again, even though Biden's CDC said it was ok.

We just scheduled our next COVID shot for February 7 at CVS. They let us set it up on the website. Our last COVID was August of '24.

Trump is fucking everything up, pretty much as we expected, but worse. I'm getting some indications online that even MAGAts are thinking WTF is Trump doing, but they won't come right out and slam him.

https://russblib.blogspot.com

But that doesn’t mean the pharmacy workers should be telling me I can’t get two at once because I’m going to get very very sick. That’s false.

I’m not sure what most people consider to be very very sick, but I consider that to be when I have a true emergency usually from being a person with type one diabetes and I end up in the hospital because I can’t manage it at home etc. not because I feel ill from vaccines, etc. or when I had Covid double pneumonia, could barely breath, and I didn’t know if I was going to survive or not etc. or when I was first in dka and had multiple complications.

I’m sorry your wife was worse from having two vaccines at once. I’m glad she’s OK. Best then to schedule only one if you’re worried about it.

In the past, I would usually only do one at a time because I get pretty achy from them. However, I knew I had too many that I needed and I wanted to get them all done before these loons try to stop us from getting vaccines at all. Now I know two is fine for me.

If rfk jr loon gets in, it is going to be catastrophic.

I think my doctor will approve this because I’m not that far from these areas where the polio virus has been detected. The updated recommendations since June 2023 is adults should get a booster if they are in an area where they can be exposed or they travel to an area of exposure. A booster is recommended if it’s over 10 years since you’re full series. A full series is recommended for adult adults if they never had the full series.

https://health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/polio/vaccine.htm#:~:text=The%20recommendations%20were%20updated%20in,inactivated%20polio%20vaccine%20(IPV).

There’s a vaccine available to help me survive while the horse dewormers are dropping over dead? Yes please.

At least for now while there are still vestiges of sanity left in the medical field!!!

If we continue on this path, we can regain control of our country!

I even took my baby there years ago. They want people vaccinated and are very knowledgeable, educated and kind.

I honestly don’t know if it will be any better here though because this is kind of a half red area we are in.

Where I live

this sounds MAGA. That is not the case when I get my vaccines here in the blue bubble

But in a half red area. And there were also lots of loons who are not maga, loons about medical issues anyway.

of my vaccines if I cannot get them at the doctors office. A lot less attitude at county health department.

When my spouse was going through the green card process, he went to a US approved German doctor in Germany. They gave him 5 vaccines all at once, both arms. He was sore but not sick. I was shocked!

I heard in the army they give you 50 in one day 😹

To get Vaccinations. I have gotten several of my shots there, as an alternative to my regular pharmacy. They are always very professional, quick and easy. Very convenient if you are a member and shopping there anyway, but when I got my shots last fall, I asked them if you had to be a member and they said no, just let them know at the door you just are visiting the pharmacy.

We are members for a long time.

Glad I am sometimes able to give information that helps someone.

My wife and I get our meds...and then they say "you are due for both the flu shot and Covid booster, want to do that now?" Wife and I "Yes". Then they say give us a few minutes and not long after the pharmacist is asking "who want's to go first?".

Of course I live in So Cal...so there is that.

... hence, the verbal confirmation. I've been in the hospital twice in past two years, and they don't even take your vitals without checking your wristband AND asking your birthdate every.single.time. just to avoid mistakes. Sad to say, mixups HAVE happened, so an abundance of caution is not misplaced. You don't want to end up like the woman who was supposed to have her cancerous eye removed, and the surgeon removed the wrong eye. Several years ago a surgeon introduced the idea of marking up the patients with Magic Markers while they were still conscious and coherent -- "cut here", "leave vein intact", etc. -- so that there won't be a mixup between the time the first anesthetic is injected and the actual cutting begins.