I follow COVID scientists here on Mastodon. I've seen them post links to studies showing waning effectiveness of COVID vaccines after 6 months.
I received the updated booster last October and want to get boosted again prior to some planned travel in July. (Air travel to the MAGA anti-vax cesspool known as Florida)
I have contacted three pharmacies in my area.
One has no COVID vaccines at all and said they won't receive any until fall.
The other two say they will not vaccinate me because they must follow US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines stating that only people 65 years and older should receive boosters at this time.
They won't vaccinate me even if I am willing to pay out of pocket.
Both say I must get a recommendation from my health care provider before they will even consider it.
Less than 20% of people in my state are up to date on their COVID vaccines. For those of us who want to follow the science and not some arbitrary age limitation, why not let us get vaccinated?
@randahl
This series of posts has some serious SorryAntiVaxxer.com vibes.
If you are not familiar, the SorryAntiVaxxer website presents the stories of MAGAs who refused to get the COVID vaccine, bragged about it on social media, caught COVID, and either died or almost died.
On their deathbeds, many of came around to admit they were wrong and warned friends and family to get the vaccine.
The MAGA train will always lead to a derailment at some point.