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You can get a booster shot pretty much anywhere in the US by self-declaring you're in a high risk category. Since that includes being overweight, a lot of peopl
by idlewords 5y ago
You can get a booster shot pretty much anywhere in the US by self-declaring you're in a high risk category. Since that includes being overweight, a lot of people can get their boosters in full good conscience. Walgreens is one place where there's almost no wait.
- thehappypm 5y agoFormer smokers too.
- Steltek 5y agoThe CDC guidance can be generously interpreted to include anyone who works in person and not remotely as well.
- giga_chad 5y agoBetter to just lose weight, that protects you from many other preventable diseases, is risk free, and easy to do.
- idlewords 5y agoIt doesn't protect you from covid.
- zyemuzu 5y agoBeing a healthy weight is an excellent way to lower your chances of developing the more serious symptoms of COVID.
- idlewords 5y agoWhat an odd place this site is. We have a vaccine that works great, but still people have to find a way to nerdfight.
- TMWNN 5y agoLosing weight absolutely protects you from serious COVID19 effects. Weight is a comorbidity.
- maxerickson 5y agoGetting a dose of vaccine happens a lot faster than losing weight. It's not a bad idea to lose excess weight, but it's a weird response, it takes months to lose weight and ~1 hour to get a shot. I got my booster in about 10 minutes because they offered it to me at a scheduled appointment.
- Volundr 5y ago> easy to do. For many people this is not true. I never struggled with my weight until I had a weird thyroid thing in my mid-20s. While my levels have returned to "normal" losing weight has been quite difficult. I'm far from the only one who has a hard time. Your life experience is not universal.