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GPV

(72,377 posts)
Wed Sep 22, 2021, 04:14 AM Sep 2021

UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts on boosters and finding a workaround to get one

My GI said yes I should get a booster, but wants to leave it up to my PCP to decide how to go about it. PCP favors waiting for the J&J follow-up rather than mixing and matching, so hopefully in a few months that will be feasible.

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UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts on boosters and finding a workaround to get one (Original Post) GPV Sep 2021 OP
You're welcome. KnR Hekate Sep 2021 #1
On MSNBC last night they said it would likely be sooner than later Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #2
Fyi - Andy Slavitt's "In the Bubble" podcast covers booster questions in the latest episode: Pinback Sep 2021 #3

Rhiannon12866

(204,856 posts)
2. On MSNBC last night they said it would likely be sooner than later
Wed Sep 22, 2021, 06:25 AM
Sep 2021

And I agree that this was awfully good news!

Pinback

(12,152 posts)
3. Fyi - Andy Slavitt's "In the Bubble" podcast covers booster questions in the latest episode:
Wed Sep 22, 2021, 06:43 AM
Sep 2021
https://omny.fm/shows/in-the-bubble/toolkit-answering-your-booster-questions
- just released today. I haven't listened to the new episode yet, but this podcast is always interesting and helpful.

Andy clears up a lot of the confusion surrounding boosters on this must-listen Toolkit with Dr. David Agus and Tom Moriarty of CVS Health. From who can get one to why we need them and where they'll be available, this Toolkit is chock-full of all the latest information on COVID-19 booster shots.

Resources from today's episode:

Check out CVS Health’s COVID-19 resource center: https://cvshealth.com/covid-19

Here’s more on what to expect next from the FDA on boosters: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/20/science/covid-booster-FDA.html

Johnson & Johnson says a second shot of their vaccine boosts protection against symptomatic and severe COVID-19: https://apnews.com/article/johnson-and-johnson-covid-booster-4f86b7f00d354c289af17503eeb50824

Read The New York Times story about Andy and Facebook: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/technology/facebook-vaccine-misinformation.html

Find a COVID-19 vaccine site near you: https://www.vaccines.gov/

Order Andy’s book, Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770165

For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com/show/inthebubble.
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