Can the vaccine stop you catching covid

[Elephantsparade]

I know this sounds like a stupid question but does the vaccine sometime stop you getting covid at all.

I heard so much about how it reduces symptoms (which is a huge benefit) and you can still pass it on, that I dont know if you not get it all.
I also dont get the difference between having it asymptomatic or just not having when exposed - like it must go in your body either way. Is it just how much it multiples?

My husband and I are double vaccinated and didn’t catch Covid from 7yo who was positive. We couldn’t social distance and or withhold affection while he was poorly so there were cuddles and kisses shared.

We remained negative throughout!

I was absolutely shocked. Just thought I’d add my perspective but we’ll never know if we previously had Covid at some point with no symptoms - we’ll just never know!

My friends are similar. 2 children infected but Mum & Dad haven’t caught it and are double vaccinated

@EngTech

The way I look at it, is that it gives you a fighting chance not to end up in hospital and a ventilator

Numbers in hospitals without the jab is concerning but it’s a numbers game

The numbers In hospital who have had the injections I’m finding very concerning. The government’s technical briefing is saying they are definitely the majority.

I have been double jabbed, and have Covid, but it’s just like a mild cold DH has it was well and no symptoms. But if I had not been jabbed may have been very ill, instead it just like a head cold

I’m double jabbed and caught it. Apart from very mild cold symptoms on one day (and I mean VERY mild), no other issues.

The numbers In hospital who have had the injections I’m finding very concerning.
The government’s technical briefing is saying they are definitely the majority

But that’s expected isn’t it? 80% of over 12’s are vaccinated so that’s a much bigger pool of people than the 20% unvaccinated.

We’ve got covid at the minute - DH is double jabbed, I’m triple jabbed. DH had a cold and LFT each day and got his positive 2 days after his symptoms stopped.
A PCR told us he had covid, DS5 had covid (and not a single symptom) I’m 8 days on from when DH got his cold and I’ve been negative on LFT and PCR. So strange, I’m hoping I’m going to swerve it

@NeverDropYourMooncup

I'd try to visualise it as though the virus is a tennis ball and the vaccine is a tennis racquet -

The virus (ball) gets hurled at you. Without anything, you're going to get hit by the ball at 120mph and if you're lucky, you can deflect it with just a very sore bruise or in some cases where you've had prior experience of dodging ping pong balls, you're in a better position to have it bounce off with just a glancing blow.

With a vaccine (racquet), you've got a greater chance of batting the ball away before it gives you a black eye, but with time and repeatedly walloping the ball, the strings get worn out and eventually, there are some holes where the ball could theoretically get through, albeit slowed down more than if you were just standing there defenceless. You've also got a bit better at reacting quickly over that period.

A booster vaccine means that somebody's handed you a freshly restrung racquet. And a different type of booster vaccine means that you've just been given a state of the art carbon fibre composite racquet to use on top of the skills you've developed using the original solid wood one.

Either way, with all these balls bouncing around you, there is a chance that the ballboy will get twatted in the head - but if your immune system has been equipped with the good racquet and your experience, you're more likely to send it straight back over the net instead of getting them.

Love this explanation.

The numbers In hospital who have had the injections I’m finding very concerning.
The government’s technical briefing is saying they are definitely the majority.

This has been explained soooooo many times before [yawn]

[quote Elephantsparade]@Jelly0naplate - thank you. I think i understand.

I understand the benefits of vaccination so this isnt meant to be anti vax. Ive had 3 shots now. Its just i live with someone who has covid and i havent tested positive and i'm trying to understand if i just haven't caught it cos they havent shed it or the vaccine can actually stop you catching it enough to show up on a test.

I feel very safe with my 3 shots, its just hard to get your head round how they work.[/quote]
There was a recent study that said 25 percent chance of catching it in the home fully vaxxed and 37 percent unvaxxed.
If you've had a recent booster your chance may be even less.

Double jabbed,
My 2yo DD and my partner had it and I didn't catch it. No social distancing at all from DD.. 🤷🏼‍♀️

My friend has had it twice and is vaccinated.

@AperolWhore

Absolutely not! I’m double vaccinated, fit, healthy, I eat a super clean diet and I have just had an utterly terrifying week of Covid and I’m no where near close to being recovered.

This is not really answering the OP's question which is can the vaccine stop you getting Covid. Answer: yes, it does stop some people getting Covid. If the question was: does the vaccine prevent all vaccinated people from getting Covid, the answer would be obviously not. No vaccine is 100% effective.

My daughter who is 21, sat in a car for half an hour next to someone who was coughing and sneezing, they turned out to have covid and she didn't catch it and I'm sure that is testament to being vaccinated.

OP, I’ve been exposed to Covid several times and I’ve never tested positive.

My most recent exposure (and previous ones), I’ve felt like I was coming down with something and was more tired than usual. I’m assuming that this was my immune system kicking in and the antibodies fighting off the virus. It felt like a milder version of the reaction I had to my second vaccine.

@CarrieBlue

*The numbers In hospital who have had the injections I’m finding very concerning. The government’s technical briefing is saying they are definitely the majority.*

This has been explained soooooo many times before [yawn]

Yet people still keep saying that the majority in hospital have not had the injections.

I caught Covid while double vaxxed but as far as I know I didn't pass it on too anyone

I know a lot of people who haven't had the vaccine, myself included and none of us have caught anything at all. The last time I even had a sniffle or a headache was 6 years ago. I've been around millions of people without a mask in the last 2 years.

On the other hand, all of the people I know who have had the vaccine now have health problems they didn't have before and some have been very seriously ill with all kinds of ailments. Some of them have had 'covid'.

Make of that what you will.

Some of them have had 'covid'

You don't think COVID is real @mybodymychoice?

I don't know what covid is. I know a lot of what we've been told isn't real.

@mybodymychoice

I don't know what covid is. I know a lot of what we've been told isn't real.

What do you think isn't real?

No
We have access to NHS data.

I'm one week out of isolation from Covid. I'm double jabbed so no it doesn't prevent you getting it. BUT..I had it quite mildly and my DS (who I live) with never caught it so I managed not to pass it on.