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Small-Scale Question Sunday for November 13, 2022

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April 2021: First dose of Moderna.

May 2021: Second dose of Moderna.

December 2021: First, and so far only, booster.

November 2022: Finally get COVID.

Should I assume that I would be in worse shape if not for the vaccine, or has it been so long that it makes no difference? And once I recover, should I get a fourth shot?

Should I assume that I would be in worse shape if not for the vaccine

If you're over 40, then yeah, probably. If you're under 40, it's a coin toss at best.

And once I recover, should I get a fourth shot?

I was happy to get the original Moderna shots. I initially planned on getting a booster when they updated it for Omicron. By the time the Omicron-specific booster was out, there no longer seemed to be any point. It seems like some people are saying once you get a bivalent booster you're done, others are saying you should get boosted every year, or six months. Does an infection count as a dose? Who even knows? If so, I'm already quadruple-dosed.

So I haven't even gotten my third shot, much less a fourth.

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