@janl mmm, maybe so, but my local praxis won't allow me to get either a flu shot or covid booster, if it's against STIKO’s recommendation, so I've gotta go searching for a clinic that'll offer me it
@thisismissem I've read about this issue a few times now, it actually surprised me that Germany goes for this strategy. Living in Austria I got my Covid shot from my doctor in October.
@mxk@thisismissem I have no clue about stiko currently, but Prof. Drosten (a man I trust about covid) has good arguments against a wide vaccination, although I don't follow his argument and look for an appointment 🤷
@onepict@juergen_hubert I mean, I've never gotten a flu vaccine in 8 years I've lived here, doctors refused me when I asked for one.. and then I'd get sick.
Depends on the doc. I am getting my flu shots for many years already and am on 6th covid shot. There are different opinions and some rather odd docs (and overage)
Younger docs are more up to it.
There is a campaign to get Covid and flu shots now. And some other shots have been updated for me too, about 2-3 years ago. And it just now moved into the recommendation list for asthma. So yes, having the right doc matters.
@thisismissem@onepict I had it this February, after a company event (as I knew it would happen, eventually).
I produced mucus at a faster rate than at any other time of my life, but otherwise there don't seem to be any lasting effects. Still, I'd rather take any precautions that I can so that the next infection will be as mild as possible.
@juergen_hubert@onepict@thisismissem The head of Germany's STIKO has advocated against mandatory measles vaccination at a homeopathy conference, and stated that he wouldn't let his own children be vaccinated against Covid. So there's that...
@alxndr@juergen_hubert@thisismissem ouf that's not good, MPs and healthcare professionals have flirted with homeopathy. Like the time a homeopath started a petition to treat ebola with homeopathy and a new Zealand green MP signed it.
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