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Martha used to like those so we always had some in stock. I would partake on occasion as a sort of guilty pleasure. They are greasy as hell (the real geotamale) but to me they have a particularly alluring flavor. Nothing like an authentic Mexican tamal but as you say not bad in a pinch. Especially with sour cream added to make it even more geo.

Canned tamales?



I've only had fresh ones. Guess I'm spoiled.

As a recipient of Moderna, I am not presently eligible, and as a relatively young fart, I am not likely to be eligible when the next round is allowed. My lovely wife, however, will be as someone with a significant risk factor. It all depends on whether they see care givers as at risk. In this booster round, I don't see it as quite as critical, but I will await the guidance.

I have to wait a few more weeks. I’m only 61 (a phrase I don’t use often!) but diabetes will get me a booster. But I got my 2nd shot in mid-April, so it’s not quit3 6 months yet.

Anybody here get their Covid and flu shot on the same day? I really don’t want the flu shot to interfere with my microchipping. The olderI get, the more easily I get lost.

Seriously dude-es! That is my main concern too. And then what happens if we get the regular flu vaccine combined with the shingles vaccine on top of the Covid booster? There is a serious chance we could then be launched into outer space. Although the younger generation would probably love that if it were to happen.

“Finally got rid of the old farts!” They took themselves too seriously anyway……..

Moderna here too. Plus, it's not yet been approved yet for booster shots.

When it does become approved for booster shots, the company I work for is considered an essential business (grocery) - so each of us employees are considered essential.

Some people are saying the annual flu shot interferes with the COVID microchip microwave antenna.

Got all my shingles and pneumonia vaccines out of the way last year.
I asked about the flu shot when I got my 3rd Pfizer yesterday. She said wait a couple of weeks.

Oh my. That's some pretty hefty rhetoric.

Moderna vaccinations are holding up much better than Pfizer or J&J, in terms of antibody levels. That seems to affect your resistance to infection, though all are still effective against serious illness. If they are going to give boosters based on antibody levels, they should give them to folks who had J&J vaccines first.

Good news for the vaccine-hesitant: Molnupiravir is passing it's drug trial with 50% reduction of hospitalization, and 100% reduction of death. That's pretty good, and the cool thing is it looks like it will work against every RNA virus! You do need to take it as soon as symptoms appear, so no waiting until you need oxygen to survive. That's too late for an antiviral, because with Covid most of the virus is gone by then. But you just take a pill twice a day for five days, as opposed to an IV for monoclonal antibodies, so it's a lot easier to get sooner.

It works by making RNA replication fail by introducing junk nucleotides into the new strand, so it is messing with protein synthesis similar to mRNA vaccines, but it prevents immune system involvement instead of inducing it. On the con side, I suppose it could affect fertility if some of the drug leaked into the nucleus of dividing germ cells, That might make nonsense DNA in sperm or ova, that would be lethal mutations. It is a powerful mutagen, so it would make non-viable replicate DNA when it is at full strength. But I worry it could make cancer cells as it fades after treatment. We shall see. Also, it probably prevents you from getting any immunity if you take it when it works best. So 10 days later you are healed, but still vulnerable to reinfection immediately. The best treatment would be to get it AND a vaccination 10 days later. You can't do both at the same time, because it would do the same thing to the vaccine mRNA!

It works because we do no RNA replication: That's only done by RNA viruses. Cool idea, but it's long term effects are a bit scary.