Booster after having had covid?

[itsnotrugby]

I had two doses of AZ earlier this year. Then got covid in summer.
I've just been invited for a booster (I'm in the CEV category) but I'm unsure whether to have it.
I understand that vaccine + natural immunity offer high protection and feel that having covid was my 'booster'?
Any thoughts on that?

Someone asked this exact question on the BBC Q&A with Jonathan Van Tan earlier in the week.

He said yes get your booster, we need as many people with as much immunity as we can as we head in to Winter.

So I'm having mine!

Interesting, thank you.

I think another reason I'm feeling unsure about it is that the developing world vaccination rates are so low and here I am getting my booster already... I know I can't fix that, but it just feels wrong iyswim.

Cards on the table I struggle to comprehend why you wouldn’t so can only say that I definitely would get it if I was eligible and would encourage those I know irl to get it.

I don’t think that the provision of vaccines to other countries should be a factor either because it doesn’t really make sense. By the time vaccines are earmarked here they’re not going to be sent anywhere else. At best your boycott will result in a wasted vaccine.

I feel really bad about developing countries not having enough vaccines, but there are charities you can donate to that would help.
I don't think not having your booster will make any difference - if enough people refused the boaster then the Uk gov would spend more money on advertising, not sending the vaccines overseas.
That's not how our society works unfortunately

I was wondering the same thing - seems a waste when natural immunity has occurred - surely it would be better to have the booster 6 months after covid rather than 6 months after last injection.

A mum I chat to in the playground at school (in her 30’s) has had covid 3x this year. Once beginning of March, mild, lost smell & taste. July- wasn’t very well, bad cough. Lost her smell & taste again. End October - she’s currently in hospital with pneumonia.

She was double vaxxed with Pfizer in June.

Her hospital docs have said she’s a very very rare case but it’s something they have seen before.

On that, I’d get my booster. I’m not sure you can fully rely on natural immunity 🤷🏼‍♀️ I had covid in December last year & I did an antibody test in March. I had none 🥴🤦🏼‍♀️