Might as well get this thread started. [image] Taiwan mulls 3rd COVID shot | Taiwan News | 2021-11-20 16:26:00 Booster shots likely to be administered beginning late January | 2021-11-20 16:26:00

I’m looking to get Novovax XBB booster in Taiwan. Got a co-worker who’s really lax about masks and all COVID protocols who just got COVID for the third time after a skiing trip to Korea.

So … is there a thread out there that can JUST be about information for practicalities about getting vaccines? Is that this one, or one of the many that I’ve muted? What I’m currently trying to figure out: I got the Moderna Spikevax Bivalent in July 2023. I guess this means the government is recomm…

[image] On another topic the availability in Taiwan of the updated Novavax vaccine. Here’s a few shots from the new Novavax ad. It’s amazing they’re still going with the emergency use authorization in 2024. [novavax-3] [novavax-1] [novavax-2]

Checked the website for a nearby clinic, walked in, waited about 5 minutes, saw doctor he did a basic interview, nurse jab Moderna XBB.1.5, paid $200, out the door.

[image] tango42: Checked the website for a nearby clinic, walked in, waited about 5 minutes, saw doctor he did a basic interview, nurse jab Moderna XBB.1.5, paid $200, out the door. Are they no longer keeping people for fifteen minutes afterwards?

They said 3 minutes. And I repeat it twice to make sure I understood yes 3 minutes. Which was done by the time I paid.

[image] tango42: They said 3 minutes. And I repeat it twice to make sure I understood yes 3 minutes. Which was done by the time I paid. I wonder who comes up with these numbers?

I hope you’re not questioning The Science, BD. There are laws about that you know.

[image] finley: I hope you’re not questioning The Science, BD. There are laws about that you know. The safe time has gone from 15 minutes to 3. What’s the safe time period going to be with the next vaccine? 15 seconds?

Just to report on my Moderna XBB.1.5 jab 12 days ago. It was the worst effect of any of my covid shots. The following two days my body was terribly achy all over and just tired and wanted to lay in bed. Previous shots relatively little.

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