I only got the invitation in November or so, checked the appt. dates near me and they all sucked - far away or during work. I checked again couple of weeks ago and they had way more slots so I managed to get one close by on a weekend, but I could easily see someone not bothering due to the lack of availability.
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Can't you just go into a Shoppers and get one? That's what I did. Just a walk-in back in the first week of November
Yes you can. I got a same day appointment at the Rexall near my home.
At least in MB, appointments were still required last time I checked.
Weird. I live in Ottawa and it was literally just walking into my local SDM. I got it and my annual flu shot at the same time.
Sadly unsurprising that this sort of thing is not consistent across the country.
Alberta here. I had no problem walking in to the local pharmacy and getting my COVID booster and flu shot.
Of course, my province probably has the lowest vaccination rate in the country so there is that.
I was in the same situation as you, but on the Monday before being able to get my shot, I got the 'vid.
So, no shot for me this time around.
To be fair, it's kind of challenging when you're supposed to wait six months following your last COVID infection...
I thought it was 3 months for infection and 6 for last shot?
In Saskatchewan you should wait 6 months, but it needs to be at least 3 months.
I'm sure it varies across jurisdictions, but I copied and pasted it from the MB website.
I wonder how that compares to flu shots.
We got both ours done at once
Ya, that was my first thought. I wonder how it compares to flu shot and how flu shot compares to previous years.
Over the past two decades, flu shots have had a 25-40% uptake rate per year (source). It's amazing that covid boosters are so much lower than this, though if people were recently infected or vaccinated, then maybe they aren't allowed to get vaccinated with the booster designed for the xbb station yet.
I got a covid shot but didn't bother with flu. My very uneducated point of view was that flu doesnβt have any serious long term effects and I had heard a few people say the vaccine took them out for a few days, so why bother? As I say though, uneducated on it, anyone think I should?
Flu can have long term effects. Even if you aren't seriously affected you could pass it on to someone who is.
Hm. I gave this a quick Google before and came up with nothing, but looking it up now there are several results. Thanks!
You absolutely should. Our family we all experienced some negative effect from the COVID shot (mostly sore arms), not from the flu shot.
You should probably get the flu shot. If the flu shot knocks you out for a few days itβs probably better than getting the flu and being more sick for a week. The flu is a more serious illness than we typically think of it. Plus you would help stop the spread to other more vulnerable people, which is nice. The flu shot is one of the best things you can do for public health.
Also for what itβs worth, never been knocked on my ass from a flu shot. I know people who have been, but I think most people arenβt that bothered by itβ¦ Just a sore arm and maybe a little achey next day.
The flu can be lethal, I would consider that a pretty long-term effect
Not surprised when the government tried to pretend that COVID isn't a problem anymore
No just that. Even stores did away with measures to protect their staff and shoppers: removing clear plexiglass at cash registers, getting rid of hand sanitizer, removing social distancing markers on the floor, etc.
Because the government isn't madating anything anymore. They're all just pretending like it doesn't exist anymore
But stores already had these things in place, and the original investment/cost was already spent.
Removing those safeguards seems to have been done out of spite. And to whose benefit? It just creates additional strain on employees, who will get sick more often.
Yeah, but then the staff get sick and they can find some reason to cut their hours or fire them. Then replace them with new hires that are paid less and get less in benefits and compensation.
The timing of invitations this year was awful. We were pretty much through flu season when I got my invitation.
What invitation? I had to proactively remember to get my vaccine.
In bc I got a text message and an email letting me know I can book an appointment
Invitation?
I got mine the end of October. Could've maybe got it a week or two earlier.
Got mine in October, along with the regular flu shot. I haven't gotten anything yet.
What would you say to someone who has no concerns about getting sick as all of humanity will forever get sick in the future, some will die, some will live, but life will always continue on regardless of a 100% guarantee of death for every new creation that is born? Every life will end, but life itself will never stop and will never end.
COVID ? What COVID ? Oh yeah, totally forgot about this.