Wheee! I got my Covid and flu shots!

@TheHorse (234904)
Walnut Creek, California
February 13, 2026 11:34am CST
While at my 6-month check-up earlier this week I got my Covid and flu shots. I was already in the office, so I said "Sure. Why not?" There were no "side effects," and I am glad to be inoculated, even if nothing is"fail-safe." Did you already get your Covid and flu shots for this Winter?
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DianneN
@DianneN (248954)
• United States
21h
I had Covid, so wasn’t in the time frame for getting the shot. I did get my flu shot and for the first time ever had a horrible reaction.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (234904)
• Walnut Creek, California
21h
What was the reaction?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (234904)
• Walnut Creek, California
21h
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DianneN
@DianneN (248954)
• United States
21h
@TheHorse Nausea, chills, slight fever
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Amber
@AmbiePam (112636)
• United States
22h
No, and my doctor told me after I declined, he gets his flu shot, but he quit getting his Covid shot after the third one. I felt a little validated. If I were elderly I may really think about it. My new primary care sends you to the health department for vaccinations now, so I don’t see myself seeking out any more until I get old enough for a Shingles vaccine. I’ll go to the trouble of discovering where the health department is for that vaccine.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (234904)
• Walnut Creek, California
22h
I just do what I can to stay healthy. I got my Covid vaccinations during the height of the pandemic, and never got Covid. Some years I admit I have not gotten a flu shot.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (112636)
• United States
22h
@TheHorse I think that’s wise. Do what you can to keep yourself in the best shape possible. I haven’t gotten the flu vaccine since I was eighteen, and I quit because every single year I’d get the flu anyway, and badly. Once I quit the vaccine, I quit getting the flu. Is that a coincidence? I imagine it is. But I still won’t mess with it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (234904)
• Walnut Creek, California
22h
@AmbiePam We all have to do what's best for our own bodies.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (493231)
• Italy
6h
Covid shots are no more available here, you can have a flu shot if you want.
The Horse
@TheHorse (234904)
• Walnut Creek, California
5m
Do you get flu shots? I do sometimes.
DE
@DaddyEvil (167856)
• United States
22h
I got the Covid shot last September. Pretty got the flu and Covid shots at the same time. We always get sick for three days after getting vaccinations.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (167856)
• United States
18h
@TheHorse A lot of people get fevers and upset stomachs from getting vaccinations.
The Horse
@TheHorse (234904)
• Walnut Creek, California
22h
Weird. Most people have no reactions. Glad you got them, though.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (129560)
• Marion, Ohio
17h
I got mine last fall while I was at Walmart
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The Horse
@TheHorse (234904)
• Walnut Creek, California
16h
I am glad I got it out of the way.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (127413)
• Gainesville, Florida
21h
I got my flu shot back in October, but nothing else. And I still got the stupid flu anyways.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (234904)
• Walnut Creek, California
16h
Ain't nothing perfect in this world.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (147454)
• Roseburg, Oregon
11h
They are not offering covid shots here anymore. But I am going to ask why when I go to the Doctor again.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (371689)
• Rockingham, Australia
14h
It always feels good to be up-to-date with shots.