# Will you get the vaccine as soon as available to you? **URL:** \ **Category:** Covid19\ **Created:** [October 27, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706 "2020-10-27T14:27:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 228
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4561 "2022-03-18T19:24:34Z")
[Moderna seeks FDA authorization for 4th dose of COVID shot - StarTribune.com](https://www.startribune.com/moderna-seeks-fda-authorization-for-4th-dose-of-covid-shot/600157078/) > **text** > > [PDF Newspaper (fivefilters.org)](http://pdf.fivefilters.org/makepdf.php?v=2.6&url=https://www.startribune.com/moderna-seeks-fda-authorization-for-4th-dose-of-covid-shot/600157078/) ← clicky clicky if you want a more pleasurable reading experience. > Moderna seeks FDA > authorization for 4th dose of > COVID shot > WASHINGTON — Drugmaker Moderna asked the Food and Drug > Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its > COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults. > The request is broader than rival pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s > request earlier this week for the regulator to approve a booster > shot for all seniors. > In a press release, the company said its request for approval for all > adults was made “to provide flexibility” to the Centers for Disease > Control and Prevention and medical providers to determine the > “appropriate use” of a second booster dose of the mRNA vaccine, > “including for those at higher risk of COVID-19 due to age or > comorbidities.” > U.S. officials have been laying the groundwork to deliver > additional booster doses to shore up the vaccines’ protection > against serious disease and death from COVID-19. The White > House has been sounding the alarm that it needs Congress to > “urgently” approve more funding for the federal government to > secure more doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, either for additional > booster shots or variant-specific immunizations. > U.S. health officials currently recommend a primary series of two > doses of the Moderna vaccine and a booster dose months later. > Moderna said its request for an additional dose was based on > “recently published data generated in the United States and Israel > following the emergence of Omicron.” > On Tuesday, Pfizer and its partner BioNTech asked U.S. regulators > to authorize an additional booster dose of their COVID-19 vaccine > for seniors, saying data from Israel suggests older adults would > benefit. ---
**Author:** ![dothemath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/dothemath/32/651_2.png) [@dothemath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dothemath)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4562 "2022-03-18T21:31:45Z")
Eh. I’m in no hurry to get a 2nd booster. Maybe in a year or so. ---
**Author:** ![jraven](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jraven/32/229_2.png) [@jraven](https://community.goactuary.com/u/jraven)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4563 "2022-03-19T00:09:11Z")
Rather than recommend ever-more-frequent doses of their same, ever-less-effective, vaccines maybe they should endorse some of the developing vaccines that are more effective on recent strains? ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4565 "2022-06-15T13:09:16Z")
> **[Canada will no longer require vaccines for domestic travelers and government...](https://apple.news/AKQ5P8htVRwmaKP7eUB3kKA)** > > Canada has had about 2.4 million cases of COVID-19 since December 2020. About 85% of the population has gotten at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while about 82% has gotten two doses. 🇨🇦 ---
**Author:** ![Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/lucy/32/8802_2.png) [@Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Lucy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4566 "2022-06-15T21:31:14Z")
Makes sense. Most of the people who avoided the vaccine have caught covid by now. ---
**Author:** ![Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/lucy/32/8802_2.png) [@Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Lucy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4567 "2022-06-19T12:28:13Z")
Kids as young as 6 months now eligible for a vaccine. ---
**Author:** ![PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/patientzombie/32/391_2.png) [@PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/PatientZombie)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4568 "2022-06-19T14:11:39Z")
i know my grandkids will get their’s ---
**Author:** ![NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/nerdalert/32/683_2.png) [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4569 "2022-06-19T14:17:48Z")
Initially read this as a threat. Made me laugh. Our kids are over 5 but I have their boosters scheduled for next week. Wonder if this news will impact the lines/wait time. I hope it gets a good take rate…here, a lot of kids who have been eligible for a while still haven’t gotten it. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4570 "2022-06-19T14:52:07Z")
The demand for boosters has really dropped off here. We had our second booster this week and there was no problem getting it on short notice. I don’t see that changing much once Canada also approves the under 5’s. Our 4 year old granddaughter will get it when it is approved. Our older grandkids are already vaccinated and boosted. ---
**Author:** ![Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/lucy/32/8802_2.png) [@Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Lucy)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4571 "2022-06-19T18:24:10Z")
Canada hasn’t approved them yet, either? Huh. I wonder if any other countries have. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4572 "2022-06-20T03:40:05Z")
New Scientist is usually reliable. They list a few other countries who have approved under-5 vaccines. Canada has been cautious about approving new drugs and vaccines ever since the thalidomide tragedy. If they do eventually approve the COVID vaccine for under-5’s I will trust their decision. > **[Covid-19: Vaccines for children under 5 may soon be approved in the US. What...](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2321230-why-is-it-taking-so-long-to-get-covid-vaccines-for-children-under-5/)** > > Few countries currently have covid vaccines available for very young children. With US approvals likely in the next month, here is what you need to know about the vaccines – including why they are still important for kids already exposed to covid ---
**Author:** ![Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/snikelfritz/32/5728_2.png) [@Snikelfritz](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Snikelfritz)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4573 "2022-06-20T13:50:34Z")
I think part of the issue is original COVID was so low risk for under 5s it doesn’t take much risk of side effects for it to outweigh the minimal benefit. ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4574 "2022-06-20T14:14:10Z")
To be fair, the risk of imminent death is quite low for under-5’s. The risk of long-term complications is still fairly unknown. I’m obviously not under 5, but still dealing with respiratory infections that are likely related to having had Covid back in January. Zero stars… do not recommend. ---
**Author:** ![Gormenghast](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Gormenghast](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Gormenghast)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4575 "2022-06-20T14:56:20Z")
> [@Cooke](#): > > Canada has been cautious about approving new drugs and vaccines ever since the thalidomide tragedy. Ironic that it was a Canadian at the FDA that blocked thalidomide approval in the US but Canada permitted it with the attendant disastrous impact there. > **[Frances Oldham Kelsey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Oldham_Kelsey)** > > Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey CM (née Oldham; July 24, 1914 – August 7, 2015) was a Canadian-American pharmacologist and physician who had a 45-year career with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As a reviewer, she refused to authorize thalidomide for market because she had concerns about the lack of evidence regarding the drug's safety. Her concerns proved to be justified when it was shown that thalidomide caused serious birth defects. Kelsey's career intersected with the passag Bo... ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4576 "2022-06-20T19:03:06Z")
I got my first Shingrix shot this afternoon! ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4577 "2022-06-20T21:40:16Z")
Aw, bloody hell! ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2022, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4578 "2022-06-20T21:44:06Z")
Obligatory Monty Python and the Holy Grail clip: ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4579 "2022-08-22T17:59:32Z")
Getting Shingrix #2 this afternoon!!! ---
**Author:** ![PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/patientzombie/32/391_2.png) [@PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/PatientZombie)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4580 "2022-08-22T18:03:21Z")
for COVID booster I was basically waiting for life to get indoors more, then they announced a better variant formula in September, so will wait for that too I should do the shingles ---
**Author:** ![ALivelySedative](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/alivelysedative/32/1337_2.png) [@ALivelySedative](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ALivelySedative)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706/4581 "2022-08-22T18:06:28Z")
Anyone given to their under-5 kids yet? It’s technically available but don’t recall discussion on it. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706.md?page=227) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/will-you-get-the-vaccine-as-soon-as-available-to-you/706.md?page=229)