First shot in March, second in April.
I'm calling next week to schedule my booster.

@KKGator I am not immunocompromised, but I got my shots in that same time period, so their effectiveness may run out sometime fall..

@TomMcGiverin I was thinking much the same. However, since I do have some health issues, a booster seems like a wise choice.

Thanks. I don't spell so good sometimes.

@KKGator I hadn’t even noticed your spelling. I was unaware of that strain and just looked it up, so my response was shock at the strain.

I've been following the reporting pretty closely, and they have been breaking down the new cases.

It's hard knowing which outlets are putting the facts out. It's even harder when you have a real life (which I do not), and don't have a whole lot of time to compare stories for veracity (which I have plenty of).

@KKGator My county has an "ask the doctor" line, so I just posed the question to her. Hopefully the breakthrough cases are not in recently fully vaccinated folks, but in the first vaccinated and those with suppressed immune systems, so more people will be enticed to take their first vaccine or the boosters. We need a jolt - as my county is seeing record high numbers - and we are used to having zero for months on end. Thanks for the info - it's a light at the end of the tunnel for some.

I'm in the same boar as you, I will wait until my primary doc recommends it. I was vaxed in Mar. April, so my shots should still be effective for a while longer.

Efficacy decreases over time.
Even if you've been vaccinated, you can still contract the virus. You might not die, or even be hospitalized, but you can still transmit the virus if you contract a variant, even if you're asymptomatic.

This thing is going to end up being like the annual flu. Flu shots don't necessarily prevent all strains of the flu, BUT it lessens the effects if you get it.

@KKGator carrying a varient isn't gonna be prevented or reduced with a booster shot tho is it? wearing a mask and staying out of crowds seems more prudent than more shots.

@hankster All of the above. The delta variant is more transmittable, even among the vaccinated.
The lamda variant hasn't exploded yet, but it's expected to.
As I said in my initial post, boosters will be for the immunocompromised.
If you aren't among that population, a booster is not being suggested.

@KKGator now I'm feeling left out.

@KKGator A booster shot causes fresh antigen (spike protein) to become visible to the immune system. The white blood cells mount a Secondary Response, which is why most people have a discernable reaction of headache, muscle ache and fatigue. In the first response, the white blood cells were triggered and proliferated making thousands that hang out in the lymph notes. In the secondary response, one already has a number of different antibody (B-cells) or T-cells that are waiting. When they see it again, they again go through proliferation to fight an infection, and some additional refinement of their goodness-of-fit to the spike protein takes place. Getting the booster may result in a stronger Secondary Response with more aches and fatigue, so be prepared.

@racocn8 Thanks for the heads up.
The first and second shots resulted in only a really sore upper arm.