Will you be able to get a COVID vaccine?
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I'm guessing they want the Tdap vaccine, which is for tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (whooping cough). Tetanus is not contagious but the other two diseases are. Quest does titers for all three, but this is the description that came with the pertussis results.
This assay cannot be used to assess protective immunity to
pertussis because the specific antibodies and antibody levels
that correlate with protection have not been well defined.
The primary intent of the assay is to aid in the diagnosis
of infection following natural exposure to Bordetella
pertussis. The indicated PT IgG reference ranges reflect the
90th percentile of antibody levels in sera from healthy
children and blood donors; thus, levels above the reference
range suggest recent infection or vaccination within the
last few months.The bottom line is that you get some idea if you're protected against tetanus and diphtheria from the Quest test, but not pertussis.
There is also this from the American Academy of Family Physicians, which confirms what Quest says and also says that even if you get a booster every ten years, you probably lose immunity to pertussis way before then and they note that re-vaccination isn't an effective public health strategy.
Unlike with other vaccines, there is not a standardized antibody titer to confirm protection against pertussis.27 Although pertussis vaccines were initially whole cell, the high reactogenicity of the vaccine caused frequent adverse effects (e.g., local reaction, seizure, pain, fever sometimes leading to febrile seizure), resulting in the adoption of acellular vaccines in the 1990s.
Immunity typically wanes two to four years after administration of the acellular pertussis vaccine, although this can occur as early as one year postvaccination.28 Individuals with natural infection also experience waning immunity, including children with a history of pertussis.4,29 Because of this rapid decrease in immunity, it is not considered an effective public health strategy to continue recurrent tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) boosters.4
https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2021/0800/p186.html
Confused yet?
In any event, it won't hurt to ask if they'll accept the titer. Maybe they won't read the fine print about pertussis....
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Got the Novavax - protein based vaccine - after my doc recommended getting one of the Covid vaxes for me this year. I've had both of the mnra ones in the past and thought I'd try this newer one.
https://www.webmd.com/drugs/updates/fda-approves-novavax-covid-vaccine-with-restricted-use
I knew CVS had these but was pleased to find out that Costco also had it. I went looking for it after reading that there tended to be much less side effects felt. For me, that was true! Not even a sore arm...
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Got the Novavax - protein based vaccine - after my doc recommended getting one of the Covid vaxes for me this year. I've had both of the mnra ones in the past and thought I'd try this newer one.
https://www.webmd.com/drugs/updates/fda-approves-novavax-covid-vaccine-with-restricted-use
I knew CVS had these but was pleased to find out that Costco also had it. I went looking for it after reading that there tended to be much less side effects felt. For me, that was true! Not even a sore arm...
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Got the Novavax - protein based vaccine - after my doc recommended getting one of the Covid vaxes for me this year. I've had both of the mnra ones in the past and thought I'd try this newer one.
https://www.webmd.com/drugs/updates/fda-approves-novavax-covid-vaccine-with-restricted-use
I knew CVS had these but was pleased to find out that Costco also had it. I went looking for it after reading that there tended to be much less side effects felt. For me, that was true! Not even a sore arm...
@Rontuner said in Will you be able to get a COVID vaccine?:
there tended to be much less side effects felt.
Oof, maybe I should have tried that one instead.
I'm actually not sure what caused my side effects, because I ended up getting both flu and covid vax at the same time, but I had several days of vertigo afterwards, which was absolutely awful.
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Shiro - for what it’s worth I had my flu shot last week when I was already trying to recover from a cold. No side effects other than a bit of a sore arm for a couple hours.
I haven’t had my new covid shot yet - I’ll probably go in later this week.
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Shiro - for what it’s worth I had my flu shot last week when I was already trying to recover from a cold. No side effects other than a bit of a sore arm for a couple hours.
I haven’t had my new covid shot yet - I’ll probably go in later this week.
@dolmansaxlil I intended to get them at separate times but the technician prepped them both, and I figured, well I might as well get it over with. There's something to be said for not having to make two trips.
But the vertigo isn't worth it! Next time I'll get them separately.
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I asked for the Pfizer jab, which I got. I think Kroger had both that and Moderna, but Moderna gives me the big hot arm/swollen lymph nodes. Pfizer just gives me a slightly achy arm, but not a big deal. Now I have to remember to go back for a flu shot. I like to have my jabs individually, so I know what makes me feel bad.
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@DougG said in Will you be able to get a COVID vaccine?:
I hope the fact that I still look 28 years old doesn’t prevent me from being eligible.
That's the benefit of a February 29 birthday.
