I will continue getting them until I see studies / reporting indicating that the potential effects of long-covid are close to nil. I have read a fair number of articles suggesting permanent impairment of different sorts, with mental decline being the most frightening (to me).
I remember being aghast at the "just a flu" crowd, and trying to point out even some very optimistic napkin-math was enough to show it was a multi-billion-dollar issue, even if we only looked at outright deaths.
Throw in medical care, lost work, and now long-term disabilities... and it's even worse.
I've had Covid 5 times (I'm vaccinated, though I got the alpha variant before vaccines).
The first flu I got almost made me fail freshman year of high school. Fever and aches lasted for 5 days.
The first Covid I had was nearly as bad, but the worst it was over in 2-3 days compared to that flu strain that I got. Covid leftover symptoms dragged on for a few weeks. I also got the fatigue people were talking about, but I can't decouple those symptoms from the isolation, then I had a kid right after too.
The effects of long-covid are definitely not nil. However having now had the jab 4 times and covid 3 times I'm kind of thinking my immune system must be pretty prepared by now. I'm not sure if there's been much research on the benefits of the much vaxxed/exposed getting yet more vax?
Only reason I got the first is because my income was tied to it. I already had COVID19 at least twice by then
edit: I'm pretty sure getting vaccinated put me at more risk than I generally endured. Both cases were from unusual training trips; I'm a wilful shut-in
It’s wild how different experiences can be. I’ve had five vaccinations for Covid (two initial, three boosters) and my antibody tests at every annual physical show I’ve never gotten it.
Do you mask in public? I had a friend who got the updated vaccine in August and then went on a plane trip two weeks later but didn't wear a mask. He came down with Covid which laid him out for several days. The vaccine doesn't prevent you from getting it.
I did during the pandemic, but stopped when most pandemic restrictions were lifted. I have been directly exposed for up to a week at a time with people who were confirmed to have had it (partner, emergency dept visit, etc). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I was fully on board for the vaccine initially, but I've had nearly life-threatening gut issues a few times and now have to deal with all kinds of cardiovascular issues.
It's manageable and not long covid but my doctor said he's never seen this in someone my age (late 20s).
The lack of safety info / bad info provided to sway people like me who used it to do basic risk calculus is beyond criminal.
