decision whether to get new booster

It’s a choice every person has to make for themselves, but here is some food for thought.
If I take one of my pets down to the vet to get vaccinated and my pet is sick, they will not do it. They don’t give vaccines to sick animals. They will say to treat the illness first and get the vaccine when my pet is healthy. It’s a hard and fast rule that they go by and will not deviate from. It would put the pet’s immune system under greater stress to fight and produce antibodies for both the illness and the vaccine. You run the risk of making your pet more sick or worse. What would you do?

Wow, I had not thought of it that way. Thank you for that. Reminds me of my late and beloved dog and obviously never would have done anything to compromise her health. I really appreciate this analogy. I have decided to hold off and listen to my doctor. And to my body!

As an alternative, wear either an N95 or anti viral mask when you are around people inside.
I am immune compromised because of a rare disorder and have been wearing anti viral masks long before Covid. I had the initial J and J vax and got Covid less than 5 months later when hubby brought it home from work, twice. Now dealing with long Covid. Had not had anymore vaccines, so hubby and I both wear either the N95 or anti viral mask to protect against Covid if we are around other people inside of places. I am also having intolerance reactions to meds and supplements that I used to able to take. Pcp says I need to be very careful. Once you get a shot, it can’t be removed, so no shots of any kind for me.
Hugs to you!

Yes, I mask with N95 when traveling, in public restrooms, at the doctor's, at the store, etc. I get a lot of funny looks, but I don't care. I'm very sorry for your health issues. Please take care of yourself and thank you so much for taking time to respond! We have to support each other.

Thank you very much for taking time to reply and provide this information. I really appreciate it!

That is such a difficult decision. I’ve had Long Covid since 2020. When the vaccine first came out, I did get 2 doses followed by 2 booster doses. Each time, my inflammatory system overreacted and I was in bed for a week. I had heard that getting the vaccine could make my long COVID symptoms disappear, but no such luck for me. Since it seems like my inflammatory system is hypersensitive, I have opted not to get anymore boosters. I know this is a risk because I could get Covid and die, but at this point (over 4 years), my quality of life is poor, and it doesn’t seem like there is going to be a cure anytime soon, so I am okay with my decision.

Here is a reason why to use a close fitting N95 or similar mask in higher risk areas, and to get the new booster. My nephew is a postmaster and got covid on Sunday, 3 days ago; he started Paxlovid on Monday and feels much better so is planning on going to work tomorrow (some people believe 5 days in itself is enough, one doesn't need to test to see if they are negative). He was last vaccinated in October. Masks that cover your nose and mouth and form a good seal around you face work by decreasing the amount of virus/bacteria/pollen that you inhale. An N95 mask removes at least 95% of 1 micron and larger particles (smaller particles in aerosols[snot] are larger). Even if some virus gets through, the viral load is decreased so your immune system isn't as easily overloaded. If you are immunocompromised a P100 mask/respirator blocks almost 100%. Masks also help by keeping your hands away from your face. Part of my PhD was on fluid and gas flow through porous and permeable media. The mask/no mask mess during the pandemic was a cluster of (1) not enough data yet on the virus or (2) mask availability and efficiency, (3) bureaucrats and politicians mangling scientists' recommendations and initial research, and (4) other infrastructure/committee messes.

glad your nephew is okay. yes, I always use the N95 to this day. thank you for responding.

I'm right there with you. got covid March of '20. still suffering effects. shots always made things much worse. take good care. 🌻

I have long covid, had novavax, no ill effects.