Covid vaccine if you've already had covid

[FlamingLama]

Please don't jump on me with abuse, I am quite fragile at the mo. I just want some info/understanding.

I had covid in the summer, was pretty ill with it, still recovering from its long term effects. Can't smell yet or taste much and have long term fatigue still.

I wasn't eligible for the vaccine, then got pregnant and I didn't want to have the vaccine whilst pregnant.
I'm now being hounded to have the vaccine, but I want to understand why I need it if I have already had covid, I know several people who've had their booster and still gone on to catch and transmit covid to their families.
Equally I have had a really bad reaction to vaxcines in the past and I'm worried about having it and getting really sick with a young baby to look after.
I tried to discuss my concerns with my gp but it felt like a very judgemental conversation of him basically saying just have it without providing me with the explanation I was asking for.
Can anyone point me in the direction of information that explains why I need it. I am very nervous about it but equally if I understand something and get my head around it, I will be able to do it.

There are different strains of covid now so having had one version doesn't mean you won't catch a different one. I've read that having covid plus the vaccine boosts your immunity further

I had covid in March 2020, was double jabbed over the summer and had covid a second time in November, so I am living evidence that you can still catch it and pass it around if you've a) already had it and/or b) are double vaccinated.

Having previously had Covid doesn't mean you can't get it again. Having Covid plus the jabs will give you a much higher level of protection.

some people still prefer to rely on natural immunity, instead of getting vaccinated. However, our latest analysis shows that a previous COVID-19 infection and being double vaccinated gives longer-lasting protection than vaccination or natural immunity alone
covid.joinzoe.com/post/do-i-need-a-covid-vaccine-if-ive-had-covid

news.sky.com/story/covid-19-unvaccinated-pregnant-women-make-up-one-fifth-of-the-most-critically-ill-coronavirus-patients-in-england-12431110

Given that you're suffering with long Covid are you not more concerned about getting it again and being unable to look after your baby? You're more likely to get sick with Covid than the vaccine

I had covid pre vaccination. Was ill enough to need hospital admission and have had long covid issues in the year since. One of the health complications will be with me for life, including two medications I take daily for life as a result.

I've been quick to get both vaccines and my booster. To me it's a no brainier - I want to do everything I can to not go through that again, and if vaccines and boosters help reduce that likelihood I am taking it.

Thank you for the replies.

Most of this is down to anxiety around the injection/vaccine and the effects on me. I had a really scary reaction a few years back to a different vaccine and it's scared me. I spoke to quite a few health professionals snd they're so blasè and offered no reassurance what so ever. A little bit of kindness would have gone a long way but they dismissed me as am idiot.

My partner is jabbed and boosted and desperate for me to do the same. I'm just scared. The idea of having to have booster after booster is really scaring me too.
I promised my dp after I'd had the baby I would have the vaccine but it makes me feel like I'm going to have a panic attack.

I might try and speak to a different Dr and see if they can give me something to deal with that so I'm able to get the vaccine. I know I sound ridiculous but I'm genuinely petrified. I don't know how to describe it. My head is all over the place from having my baby and this on top feels like too much

You're less likely to catch it again if you have the vaccine. It gives you more protection than past infection alone.

Do you have a supportive friend who could go with you to get it? I've volunteered at my local vaccine centre and everyone was always very kind to people who were nervous about vaccination. You'd be allowed to take a friend in with you.

It's your choice either way and I can understand the anxiety with vaccine and being pregnant!

You will always know several people who have had booster and got covid. The vaccine doesn't totally stop the virus, they've always said you can catch and spread covid with the vaccine but the vaccine is meant to stop you from getting seriously ill. It can also make transmission less. So ultimately it hopefully stops you from getting seriously ill!

Last years covid won't necessary protect you from covid still. I've heard of plenty of people who had had covid and have had antibody tests at a later date there and have had no antibodies. Plus plenty of people when she covid twice! They are saying previous infection Might not protect against omicron either.

But like I said, it's entirely your choice.

I had Covid at the end of Septrmber, but still had my booster yesterday as this is a new variant, so we may have zero immunity, and - I'll be honest here - because I want my vaccibe passport.

It is your choice of course but the risks of having covid in pregnancy do some very high which is why they're encouraging everyone to have the vaccine.

www.gov.uk/government/news/pregnant-women-urged-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-following-new-uk-safety-data#:~:text=Having%20COVID%2D19%20during,impact%20for%20the%20baby.

You can definitely get Covid more than once, particularly with these new strains everywhere

I did get covid whilst pregnant and was very ill. You would think I'd be desperate to get the vaccine but I want to just run away and hide.

I don't trust what they're saying either, it all seems to contradict itself. Have the vaccine but it needs booster after booster and doesn't necessarily stop you from catching it.

I'm not saying I'm not going to have it, I'm just trying to convince my brain.

@Firefliess

You're less likely to catch it again if you have the vaccine. It gives you more protection than past infection alone.

Do you have a supportive friend who could go with you to get it? I've volunteered at my local vaccine centre and everyone was always very kind to people who were nervous about vaccination. You'd be allowed to take a friend in with you.

Where is the evidence for this ? They were reporting 2 jabs and infection gives you the greatest level of protection

It’s more a public duty to protect others, if I’d had covid (to my knowledge I haven’t) I wouldn’t have the vaccines either.

We’ve been working with TTP track and trace and I haven’t come across anyone that’s had covid twice. Yet.

(That’s my own personal opinion, on a very divisive subject…. I’ve had my vaccines, I don’t require a lecture on covid.)

I did have a chronic cough in pregnancy (way before covid)which was horrendous, exhausting and I probably would get a vaccine as I’d be worried about getting a cough.
What happens when you get a vaccine OP? Are you allergic to the ingredients? I’d see another G.P and see what they say.

If it's anxiety around the vaccine, they can put things in place. My sister had anaphylactic shock having a 'flu jab so was obviously very nervous about the Covid vaccine.
Her GP was sure she'd not suffer the same issues with the Covid jab but arranged for her to have it in the surgery with a crash trolley on standby and a nurse to wait with her for 30 mins after the jab just in case.
The same was offered for the second dose, but she and the Dr were confident enough that it wasn't affecting her that her 3rd dose was just given at a routine vaccination site.