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Know that there have been very lax restrictions, if any, in the state of florida, you know? no mandates. governor desantis has gone out of his way to push back at every turn against anything like that. so why don't we have states like california who have very stringent rules when it comes to covid taking, you know, a note from florida? why aren't they trying to do the same thing? it's really a curious question. >> it's totally puzzling. and when you look at this omicron variant, this could end up being the omi-con variant. [laughter] seems like they're trying to get an awful lot of mileage out...

Talked about this over the course of these last couple of days. booster shots kind of kick in quickly. >> yeah. we do see immunity levels, antibody levels rise at 48 hours. we recommend that patients who get a booster shot today, that we see the peak effectiveness within one to two weeks. but you see an incredible boost. if people are driving on their way to that l.a.x. airport and they can stop by a cvs and get their booster shot, i'm all for it. some soreness in the arm. maybe you feel a little bit off for 24 hours. but it will make for a better celebration. >> i didn't even feel that when i...

It's not too late to get your booster today, tomorrow, monday, tuesday, and still see some benefit by thanksgiving day. >> wow. that's good to know. yeah, get on that for sure. let me ask you about the booster shot and the flu shot given where we are in the season right now. can you get them at the same time? >> you get them at the same time? >> you can. generally what we're doing is giving people the booster and the flu shot in different arms. i warn people, because you might have some soreness in both your arms, plan for that. but you can absolutely get them at the same time. and in fact we ...

But it is also very safe. the only side effects that they're really seeing have popped up are soreness, in the arm where you get the shot, and some people have had headaches and felt a little tired afterwards. those are the most common side effects. but they only last for a day or two. and what you're left with is protection against the virus. that is what we want for our kids. >> oh, my goodness. well thank you for that. but you know, i've been hearing all this time and i thought that covid-19 didn't make kids that sick. >> you're right, that our kids thankfully do a lot better than older adu...

I am the health editor at The Red & Black, and I got a COVID-19 Moderna booster shot at a Publix pharmacy in Johns Creek. This is my experience.