[set fair (OP)]

Still sitting on the fence. After Medcram I thought I would then not so sure on listening to Paul Offit.

[alancalverd]

The Boss has had hers, I'm due next week. No worries.

[Janus]

My wife had hers last week, and I'm scheduled for next week.

[paul cotter]

I skipped the second booster as I was having crazy heart rhythm disturbances, even from the first shot. These erratic beats seemed to worsen with each subsequent shot, though I had no other symptoms. Now having had covid over the summer which was much worse than I had expected and not something I ever want to repeat, I am not sure what to do. It a question of balancing risks and I reckon I will go for the booster, as soon as I have discussed it with my gp.

[evan_au]

I'll probably have the BA5 booster, once it becomes readily available in Australia - which might take another month or two.

[evan_au]

Autumn is still 6 months away for me - by then different variants will probably be circulating...

[set fair (OP)]

I've come round to the opinion that, If you wanted the enhanced immunity from circulating antibodies, then you would probably have to boost every 3 months. If you are going to rely on immune memory, then you can probably wait a few years for your 4th shot. There's no science behind getting boosted every 6 or 12 months.

[evan_au]

The 4 "common cold" coronaviruses come back about every 2 years.
- So while people are still dying from COVID variants, regular boosters will still probably be necessary

It appears that cases of Omicron variants BQ1/BQ1.1 and BXX are rapidly increasing in various parts of the world.
- As B.4/B.5 have now infected the most pro-transmission part of the population, these new, immune-evasive variants can take over.

[Bored chemist]

I had mine a few weeks ago.

[Kryptid]

Had mine two weeks ago. It made me feel a little off for a day, but not as bad as my second dose did.