And leave them there?
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Oh, it has been tempting over the years!
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https://disq.us/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcovidtests.gov%2F%3ADsSzrSrEvXiAkgezJwKVE7zfN_A&cuid=30712
The free Covid tests have finally become available again.
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Ordered!
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Me three!
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Kiddo and I are now among the very few people in North Alabama to get the latest COVID booster. Made the appointment early this week at the Publix pharmacy for them to order in the doses. Apparently they are not keeping much if any on hand for nonexistent walk-ins and hardly any appointments.
Jabbed yesterday evening with Modernaâs finest, and within a couple hours I was exhausted and could feel the injection site becoming really tender. Went to bed to sleep it off, but Kiddo woke up in the wee hours vomiting, so that was the end of sleep for both of us for most of the night.
My upper arm is screamingly sore, I have body aches all over, and nearby lymph nodes are getting angry. Kiddo continues to feel flu-ishâlow fever, exhaustion, headache. Good times.
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Hope you feel better soon. The vaccine always kicks my ass. Doesnât matter if itâs Pfizer or Moderna. I totally get it.
I was planning on re-upping my booster in the next couple of weeks but then I tested positive yesterday, so there goes that for a little while. 
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Anecdotal, but the booster does not seem to be preventing infection as well as the others. I was surprised to test positive within 3 weeks of getting boosted. Definitely worked to decrease symptom severity thoughâcold symptoms vs feeling like death.
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Gonna get ours in 2 weeks. Kii-kitten had both COVID and flu at wellness check. Damned convenient when I schedule that at the end of September. The pediatrician has smaller needles and a nurse who is really good at sticking. Kid freaked out slightly less this time than last. Progress!
Kii-kitten ran a fever of 102. Knocked it down to 100 with some Tylenol for 18 hours. Lots of body aches but no vomiting thankfully.
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Our pediatricianâs nurse is amazing too! They donât have any COVID vaccines this year because the uptake is so poor, but they will give family members of patients flu shots, and I get mine there because Iâm a big baby about needles.
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We just got our covid vaccine in my office. Uptake is actually better than I expected.
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Years ago our pediatrician used this thing called a shot blocker for my son. They didnât have any the next round of shots, so I nabbed one when they did have them again. I bring it along for him whenever heâs getting a shot, either at the doctor or pharmacy. Theyâve been happy to use them, and you really donât notice the shot. If youâre nervous about the needles, get some.
You can buy them yourself now, found this article on them, that picture is what they look like
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Mrs. Ficus thinks Iâm a weirdo because i actually like to watch the shot as itâs happening. It just doesnât bother me all that much. 
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In the good old days we got two shots of whiskey & were allowed to punch the doctor afterwards.
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Child at College: âWe decided to wear masks in class today, XXXX got COVID.â
Gives me hope for the next generation⌠told the child that too. Itâs a shame that XXXX had to be the crash test dummy, but still.
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ARRGGGHHH.
Went shopping today. There were 3 other people besides me and my wife wearing masks. Sadly, this in and of itself is a recent record. Of those 3 EVERY SINGLE ONE was wearing it below their mouth.
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