lets get bivalent in here - help me with the finer points of getting my bivalent booster

[cyclemax]

I've had all Moderna shots including two boosters. Just got the Bivalent Moderna booster last week. Had the usual arm soreness but for the first time my arm was red, swollen and itchy for 3-4 days. No other reaction to the shot. All fine now.

[RAMd®d]

All Team Pfizer here, and am scheduled next week for Pfizer this time, too.

[abevilac]

Pfizer for first three shots, then Moderna and today at 4pm I got the bivalent Pfizer because that was what they had. My reactions have all been similar — arm aches and maybe a little fatigue immediately afterward. I’m going to Europe in October too so I wanted the strongest protection for the travel.

[zachdog]

I had a very unusual reaction by combining the Covid Moderna and shingles shot. The pharmacist put them both in the same arm, which was probably the problem. I’d advise separating these shots by at least a week, based on the pain and swollen lymph nodes I experienced.

[GGD]

davester wrote:
I just came back from my booster appointment. They had no availability of the Moderna bivalent booster but they were still allowing people to get Moderna original boosters if that's what they wanted. I went with the Pfizer bivalent. Weirdly, I didn't feel a thing but my wife said her shot really hurt.

They shouldn't have been doing that. Authorization for the original booster has been withdrawn for ages 12+.

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-an...ccines-use

With today’s authorization, the monovalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are not authorized as booster doses for individuals 12 years of age and older.

[Don C]

Had a lot of choices at the local Walgreens, but when I went over there they only had the Moderna version. I preferred sticking to Pfizer so went to Kroger where neither was available, then signed up at another Walgreens (lots of times available) where wife and i got the flue and Covid Booster #3 (that's what I call it). Both arms are sore tonight but that will not interfere with sleep (well, let's see how it goes when I roll over!).

Needed to sit down for a minute or two after first receiving the shots but was fine thereafter. Let's see how tomorrow goes. If it is like the other three shots, the soreness will start to fade with no other effects. I can hope!

Probably won't go to the gym for a workout though.

[Speedy]

Our CVS is out of doses but I’m scheduled for Tuesday at a Walgreens.

[rgG]

Around here it seems only Pfizer is available.
I wasn’t going to get one for a few days anyway, but I also wanted the Moderna.
Maybe it will be available in about a week or so, when I was thinking I would get it.

[mattkime]

I ended up getting an appointment for October 1st. It seems that the bivalent booster is trickling in here and quickly being claimed. I did get Moderna.

[Numo]

PSA: I was so smart that I asked for the flu shot along with the booster. Then my wife told me it’s too early to get the flu shot now because the immunity it offers will probably wear off before the flu season is over. At least this is what Dr. Michael Osterholm has been saying. YMMV.