Covid 19 vaccine

In Canada, several are approved, but in the province in which I live, Moderna and Pfizer have been the two that cover the most people, and we're talking about 80% of all citizens needing the vaccine annually. I have received nine boosters, meaning the first two were Pfizer, and everything subsequently over four years has been Moderna. I have yet to receive the RSV, but I intend to. My wife and I have had two shingles vaccines, and two different pneumonia vaccines, one provided by the public, the other was a cost to us. In case you are not up to speed on vaccines for adults in general, you need tetanus every ten years, and even diphtheria and pertussis vaccines every so often. They're forgotten for all but school children, but aging adults need boosters. Of course, measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine (MMR) every few years as well.

According to the National Center for Infectious Diseases the Moderna booster gives seniors better protection.

Because this was my experience I’m VERY CURIOUS why I couldn’t find anyone interested in a positive side effect except a French doctor working at Duke for several months.
During Covid my vision was getting worse. That said I drove about 36 miles for my first Covid shot. I could not read any of the large green and white highway signs on my was to get my shot. We were required to remain at the VA center for 15 minutes after the shot.
On my way home my vision began to clear up. By the time I was almost home my vision was good enough to do my own food shopping which I hadn’t done in at least a month.
It last about a whole day before I started blurring up again.
As mentioned no one was interested or curious about this side effect
After the 2nd shot my vision cleared up even more but I got a 104 fever. Shivered and sweated out so much I had to change my sheets three times but I watched TV for most of the time I was in bed. The second shot cleared my vision for 4.5 days
The French Neuro-ophthalmologist at Duke, thinking out loud said that the mRNA vaccine was signaling the immune system to adjust to kill the Covid virus So her basic conclusion was that something changed my immune system and the vaccine was changing it more.
When she returned to France all speculation stopped

@dalexis00

Have you had this mRNA shot before and which did you have? Did you have any reaction?

I have heard many had bad reactions when they had the Covid shot and flu shot at the same time. Your immune system has to process both and may be overtaxed.

I have also heard that some in the medical profession are not fans of the mRNA technology because it isn’t clear how long it makes your body keep producing the spike protein toxin in your body and the long term effects. It has caused many to have issues with long covid and negative impact on heart (it caused me to have multiple mini heart attacks that were not on my ekg/ecg before the mRNA shot (now shows old infarct and each time they happened in the morning and I took baby aspirin). I had the Pfizer 2 shots in 2021 and was in my early 50s at the time (female). Never had them again. Luckily didn’t have my pre-teen son with a heart defect get them when they were pushing them. Many young men/teens have had negative effects with their hearts.

I do not want to get anymore covid shots as I don't like the idea of the mRNA however Mayo has suggested that I get the shot to help protect my husband who has pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema. I'm torn as to what I should do. I got the very first set of Moderna shots when they originally came out and I got colitis both times. Could have been a coincidence but I doubt it. It's a tough decision but I don't want my husband getting sick.

I just signed up for the flu and Moderna Covid and the newest pneumonia shots in a couple of weeks. I have had life-long asthma and try to avoid additional respiratory issues.

I too have heard that Moderna does a better job for seniors but I also have heard it has more side effects than Pfizer’s covid vaccine.

Whichever vaccines you plan to take - I would think you should take the flu vaccine separate from the COVID vaccine - even if they are offered at the same time. It can be very taxing to the body as they adjust to each vaccine. Everyone reacts differently and has a different immune system. Please check with your provider for their input.

I’m in agreement, it’s truly better to take Covid and Flu shots at least 2 weeks apart, the side effects can be horrible. I believe that pharmacies do so to get it done faster, it’s not always going to bother everyone but the risk is there. I take Covid shots every year and do so because after having long covid for 2 years and reading all the stories that people have gone through and still are, it’s not a virus that I want again. I too live in Canada and we’re very pro vaccines, my doctor told me that we eradicated most diseases from our lives but unfortunately due to more immigration we are seeing them come back, not many countries enforce vaccinations so this will definitely be an issue for us to address and we are doing so.

I am in FLA and having issues getting a Covid shot. I have gotten them every year. Now CVS cannot schedule one near me. I guess I can get one from my Dr.

France is not in outer space. Signs of civilization have possibly been noted thereabouts. If you give me this French Neuro-ophthamologist at Duke’s name and background maybe I can help you find her work there. Some of the world leaders in Covid and vaccine research are there, maybe retired now but still capable of thinking.