people who’d had three doses of the COVID vaccine were 68.7 percent less likely to develop long COVID compared with those who were unvaccinated.
That’s pretty big news.
This is probably preaching to the choir, but long covid is pretty nasty stuff. If you are able to regularly get vaccinated against covid and the vaccines are also effective at lowering risk of long covid, then get vaccinated.
I’m traumatized after seeing the effects of long covid on a family member. The covid infection itself wasn’t great, mind you, but the after effects have been awful.
It’s been 2 long and difficult years since the initial covid infection. There was a point when things were on the right trajectory in terms of recovery, but if I’m actually being honest with myself, it was false hope. The person I used to know isn’t ever really, fully coming back. It’s traumatic for them because they know they aren’t the same. It’s traumatic for me because I lost the caring, intelligent, thoughtful, loving, empathetic person I used to know while also watching them suffer from delusions, depression, and all manner of issues while fully realizing that something is wrong without knowing what or how to fix/change it.
a single dose of the COVID vaccine reduced the likelihood of long COVID by 30 percent.
people who’d had three doses of the COVID vaccine were 68.7 percent less likely to develop long COVID
I’m so happy I got my fourth booster a while back.
Me sitting over here like 🙋🏼♀️I had all my shots and still haven’t had COVID
Let’s see if that changes though with upcoming travel an a tolerance break. 😬😷
I’m pretty sure I had it last month. Tested negative the entire time though. Feel fine now but tastes still a bit weird.
I keep taking my asthma meds not just for asthma but because they noticeably reduce covid symptoms
Interesting, was just wondering about that, as a separate thing I’d seen was that repeated exposure to COVID seemed to actually increase your chances of experiencing Long COVID. I still wonder how that factors into it, even if you have been vaccinated multiple times, will it help with repeated exposure to COVID over time (likely we won’t know for awhile, but this seems to suggest it would)?
Yet another thing that vaccinated people can point to that shows we were right and the antivaxxers were wrong, though obviously they’ll not bother to care about this new data point if they’ve not cared about it before, but at least they’ll have that Long COVID to keep them company.
Glad I already had 3 shots before I finally caught it a couple of months back. Already got the new booster last Oct as well.
I’m at 4. Haven’t read/heard enough to proceed with more. I figure if my employer hasn’t mandated another booster, than I’ll hold off.
COVID isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. For me, I’ll continue getting them indefinitely, regardless of whether my employer mandates them or not. You have a higher chance of long COVID each time you contract it, so if vaccines decrease that risk, it’s a no brainer IMO.
I’m aware that Covid is a permanent pest in our rotation of illnesses. I personally will wait until science settles on a combo flu/covid vaccine that should provide widest variant coverage.
Any reason to hold off? If you react badly to the shots, I can understand that, but otherwise there’s little harm in getting the shots you can get now, and if a combo vaccine ever does come out you can get that then :). Seems the science is saying more boosters is probably better, which makes sense, so I’m going for them personally. I figure even if the booster knocks me on my ass the real disease would be worse. It’s your decision ultimately, and I’m happy you got vaccinated and boosted in the first place, but if you don’t react poorly to it I say go for it! Might as well get all of the advantages you can :).
My wife’s family (including her) are all sick with covid. That’s 5 people. They all skipped this year’s booster (due to negligence), and I was the only one to take it.
My wife was the first to test positive on the 26th, I of course spent the most time with her, went to all the same gatherings, hugs, etc. I have spent hours (masked up) in urgent care and ER, in enclosed spaces like cars and homes, taking care of her and her parents. I have tested negative daily.
The boosters work. Please, for you and your loved ones that would be burdened should you need serious care, keep up with the boosters.
I’m fucking exhausted.
I’m glad you dodged it this time. Hopefully you miss it going forward. I’ve also been in close contact with known positives. I’m negative.
I’m just not convinced of the necessity of additional boosters until the time that everyone gets onboard with the same idea of a one vaccine to cover flu & Covid.
There’s not going to be one vaccine to rule them all (with the current tech). Covid, just like the flu, is widely distributed and mutates quickly. The boosters every year target specific strains that they think will be prominent during high season (now).
Every year, expect new boosters that target different strains from the previous year. The viruses evolve, and so must the vaccines.
Yeah, I grasp the concept. Just like the flu shot being a gamble of which strain will be most prevalent.
I know Moderna is in clinical trials for a one shot combo.
As you can read… I’m just not convinced I need another booster. You should be glad I’m 4 deep. There are millions at zero or 2.
Devil’s advocate:
We still have quite some way to go before we fully understand long COVID and the lowered levels of long COVID could simply correlate with lowered levels of COVID related hysteria.
Before you downvote, I’m not saying long COVID isn’t a real phenomena, I’m saying that correlation doesn’t always equal causation.
The fact of the matter is that there is a 100% fatality rate for the set of people who have had even one mRNA vaccine. There is an identical fatality rate for the set of people who have had zero mRNA vaccines, but that isn’t important.
Also I should mention the timespan for the fatality rate: 150 years, but I won’t.
What are you trying to even say. That on a long enough timeline mortality is 100%? What does that even add to this conversation.
