For what it’s worth, this matches my own plan, though arrived at more roughly. My thinking is flu and COVID vaccines seem to provide decent levels of immunity for about 6 months, the winter disease season ends roughly late March, it ramps up slowly at the start and there’s some significant risk towards the end as immunity wanes, so mid October looks like the sweet spot for getting a booster to minimize risk through the season.
You might want to consider adding additional protection measures (like a respirator), as the effectiveness of some vaccines can be moderate to non-existent. The effectiveness of the flu vaccine in years when its well-matched to the circulating strains is between 40% and 60%, and when the vaccine is not well-matched, it’s protection against illness plummets, although it may still offer some protection against complications such as pneumonia. Vaccines don’t exist for bad colds and the stomach flu.
For what it’s worth, this matches my own plan, though arrived at more roughly. My thinking is flu and COVID vaccines seem to provide decent levels of immunity for about 6 months, the winter disease season ends roughly late March, it ramps up slowly at the start and there’s some significant risk towards the end as immunity wanes, so mid October looks like the sweet spot for getting a booster to minimize risk through the season.
You might want to consider adding additional protection measures (like a respirator), as the effectiveness of some vaccines can be moderate to non-existent. The effectiveness of the flu vaccine in years when its well-matched to the circulating strains is between 40% and 60%, and when the vaccine is not well-matched, it’s protection against illness plummets, although it may still offer some protection against complications such as pneumonia. Vaccines don’t exist for bad colds and the stomach flu.