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I have a handful of friends who work in healthcare. Every one of them who’ve gotten the vaccine say the second dose is hell and made them feverish and sick for days.
I had covid in November. Maybe I’m an idiot, but how do antibodies from a vaccine differ from having the real thing? My covid experience was super mild.
Yes. Feel free to talk to me like I’m a moron..but why would a person want to get a vaccine (one that doesn’t even stop you from contracting/spreading it...just prevents symptoms) for something they have already had? What antibodies would the vaccine provide that having the virus itself didn’t provide?
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html"
If I have already had COVID-19 and recovered, do I still need to get vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine?Yes. Due to the severe health risks associated with COVID-19 and the fact that re-infection with COVID-19 is possible, vaccine should be offered to you regardless of whether you already had COVID-19 infection. CDC is providing recommendations to federal, state, and local governments about who should be vaccinated first.
At this time, experts do not know how long someone is protected from getting sick again after recovering from COVID-19. The immunity someone gains from having an infection, called natural immunity, varies from person to person. Some early evidence suggests natural immunity may not last very long.
We won’t know how long immunity produced by vaccination lasts until we have more data on how well the vaccines work.
Both natural immunity and vaccine-induced immunity are important aspects of COVID-19 that experts are trying to learn more about, and CDC will keep the public informed as new evidence becomes available.
Will a COVID-19 vaccination protect me from getting sick with COVID-19?Yes. COVID-19 vaccination works by teaching your immune system how to recognize and fight the virus that causes COVID-19, and this protects you from getting sick with COVID-19.
Being protected from getting sick is important because even though many people with COVID-19 have only a mild illness, others may get a severe illness, have long-term health effects, or even die. There is no way to know how COVID-19 will affect you, even if you don’t have an increased risk of developing severe complications. Learn more about how COVID-19 vaccines work."