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I had to pick up a prescription so I asked the pharmacist about the latest Covid booster (Original Post) Siwsan Apr 2023 OP
I guess it depends on where you are - our local Walgreen's has them now, Ocelot II Apr 2023 #1
The current booster is the latest... IggleDuer Apr 2023 #2
I thought I read that they recommend re-boosting with the last one, for now, if you are 'vulnerable' Siwsan Apr 2023 #3
Yes, but it is the current, not a "newer" booster yet. IggleDuer Apr 2023 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author IggleDuer Apr 2023 #6
Second shots of the bivalent booster are currently being offered to people Ocelot II Apr 2023 #4

Ocelot II

(120,813 posts)
1. I guess it depends on where you are - our local Walgreen's has them now,
Fri Apr 28, 2023, 10:31 AM
Apr 2023

got mine yesterday with the usual results - sore arm, really sleepy. It's raining so a good day to stay in and vegetate.

IggleDuer

(974 posts)
2. The current booster is the latest...
Fri Apr 28, 2023, 10:33 AM
Apr 2023

… has been out since last fall. The new one hasn’t completed clinical trials yet.

Siwsan

(27,282 posts)
3. I thought I read that they recommend re-boosting with the last one, for now, if you are 'vulnerable'
Fri Apr 28, 2023, 10:48 AM
Apr 2023

That's what my brain is saying.

Response to Siwsan (Reply #3)

Ocelot II

(120,813 posts)
4. Second shots of the bivalent booster are currently being offered to people
Fri Apr 28, 2023, 10:54 AM
Apr 2023

over 65 or with compromised immune systems. It is the same one that came out in September, we are just getting another dose of it.

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