The flu shot question
Every year I'm faced with an awkward reality. Dragoncon is coming, and a COVID and flu shot would be ideal. Only problem with this is that next year's shots are rarely available in enough time (2-3 weeks before con) ahead of dragoncon.
So two options present themselves:
- get the shot, likely last flu season's shot, ahead of dragoncon, but not ideally equipped for the rest of the year
- wait until after the con to get next year's shots, giving an ideal version for the rest of the season (and other cons/events)
For reference, neither I nor those I live with are in a high risk group.
How do you handle this awkwardly timed intersection between public health and con time?
Edit: Thank you everyone for your responses. In summary - flu shots, usually (at least by this time) new shots are available. COVID, new one probably not until methods become more sophisticated or things change (like I guess mRNA version becoming typical). But generally folks lean into gettin' 'em anyway, particularly if D*C is your biggest exposure event for the season.