Booster after recent covid infection

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Myself and my husband have just had coronavirus and been quite unwell with it. We are both double jabbed and had our second jab in early June.

We are in our forties so have just become eligible for the booster and could get appointments in late December.

My question is though that surely our immunity should be at an all time high? I did do the NHS home blood test while I had covid and it showed that I did have antibodies from the vaccine still, it didn't stop me from catching covid or feeling very unwell though. I'm wondering wether we should delay out boosters until the spring as we should have good immunity for the next 3 months anyway???

Thank you

If I was in your shoes I would hold off a while and let my natural immunity due to recent infection carry me for a while, I'd probably get the booster around 90 days after infection. My booster should kick in as my natural immunity is wearing off and therefore I'm protected a bit longer. No idea if that's scientifically correct but sounds logical

You need to wait 28 days anyway, but going into winter I’d personally be getting it around then.

Thank you both, I think I'll wait until January and then book something in February, we're hopefully going abroad in late March, so it would be nice to have good immunity then!

Some countries (eg The Netherlands) will only let you have a booster 6 months after you've had covid. I think this seems pretty sensible and will be aiming for that myself.

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Thank you both, I think I'll wait until January and then book something in February, we're hopefully going abroad in late March, so it would be nice to have good immunity then!

I think that's a sensible decision OP. You'll get the benefit of the "boost" from antibodies from the infection and then as they are reducing you can get your booster. That will spread your high immunity levels over a longer period of time.

I had my second at the end Of September and now have covid so not even 2 months. I am therefore thinking what’s the point of the booster to be honest ? Hopefully now I will have some natural immunity