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it is in fact recommended.

by ngvrnd 5y ago

scoot 5y ago
But apparently not effective in all cases. A friend of mine in their early 20s has Covid a second time, having been vaccinated after their first infection. (To catch it once is unfortunate...)
- rednerrus 5y ago
  But these are outliers, right?
- amirhirsch 5y ago
  I don't know why your comment bothers me so much, but... No, your friend didn't have COVID a second time after being vaccinated after their first infection. Especially lacking any clarification that they were in fact tested positive both times, you are merely contributing to noise on the internet. 1) "a friend of yours" is not a data point on which others should base their worldview (unless their testicles got huge and their fiance called it off, why even share?) 2) reinfection is rare 3) it is likely the first time they think they had covid, they weren't tested, and actually had the flu. Here is the CDC information on reinfection: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/reinfection.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/reinfe... As of August 6, 2021, the CDC has nothing conclusive to say on the matter: "Cases of reinfection with COVID-19 have been reported, but remain rare . " Anecdotes are noise, and I would encourage you to do no further research.
  - scoot 5y ago
    > No, your friend didn't have COVID a second time after being vaccinated after their first infection. PCR tested positive both times, double jabbed in-between. You might not like the fact that it's possible, but that doesn't make it impossible. 1) You seem to be the one projecting a world view based off an anecdote. Chill. 2) Law of large numbers. A small percentage of a very large number is still a large number. 3) Here you go again with made up "facts" that aren't even anecdata. > Cases of reinfection with COVID-19 have been reported Seems pretty conclusive. They're referred to as "breakthrough cases", and not as rare as you seem to believe. What's more important is that the risk of hospitalization and death in breakthrough cases is considerably reduced. > I would encourage you to do no further research I would encourage you to do more. Making up "facts" to make a point does nothing to strengthen your position (whatever that may be – seems more like you just wanted to rant).
- bsder 5y ago
  A vaccine doesn't prevent you from catching a virus again--especially if you get a big bolus. It does mean that your body is prepared to sweep the virus out faster and prevent it from spreading as far in your body. In computer terms, a vaccine reduces the latency between when your body gets a virus and when it reaches critical immune response to get the virus under control. So, for example, while you may get Covid in your nose, being vaccinated means that it doesn't get down into your lungs and heart and cause damage down there (the issues that cause most people to be hospitalized).

it is in fact recommended.

by ngvrnd 5y ago

it is in fact recommended.

But apparently not effective in all cases. A friend of mine in their early 20s has Covid a second time, having been vaccinated after their first infection. (To catch it once is unfortunate...)

rednerrus 5y ago
But these are outliers, right?
amirhirsch 5y ago
I don't know why your comment bothers me so much, but... No, your friend didn't have COVID a second time after being vaccinated after their first infection. Especially lacking any clarification that they were in fact tested positive both times, you are merely contributing to noise on the internet. 1) "a friend of yours" is not a data point on which others should base their worldview (unless their testicles got huge and their fiance called it off, why even share?) 2) reinfection is rare 3) it is likely the first time they think they had covid, they weren't tested, and actually had the flu. Here is the CDC information on reinfection: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/reinfection.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/reinfe... As of August 6, 2021, the CDC has nothing conclusive to say on the matter: "Cases of reinfection with COVID-19 have been reported, but remain rare . " Anecdotes are noise, and I would encourage you to do no further research.
- scoot 5y ago
  > No, your friend didn't have COVID a second time after being vaccinated after their first infection. PCR tested positive both times, double jabbed in-between. You might not like the fact that it's possible, but that doesn't make it impossible. 1) You seem to be the one projecting a world view based off an anecdote. Chill. 2) Law of large numbers. A small percentage of a very large number is still a large number. 3) Here you go again with made up "facts" that aren't even anecdata. > Cases of reinfection with COVID-19 have been reported Seems pretty conclusive. They're referred to as "breakthrough cases", and not as rare as you seem to believe. What's more important is that the risk of hospitalization and death in breakthrough cases is considerably reduced. > I would encourage you to do no further research I would encourage you to do more. Making up "facts" to make a point does nothing to strengthen your position (whatever that may be – seems more like you just wanted to rant).
bsder 5y ago
A vaccine doesn't prevent you from catching a virus again--especially if you get a big bolus. It does mean that your body is prepared to sweep the virus out faster and prevent it from spreading as far in your body. In computer terms, a vaccine reduces the latency between when your body gets a virus and when it reaches critical immune response to get the virus under control. So, for example, while you may get Covid in your nose, being vaccinated means that it doesn't get down into your lungs and heart and cause damage down there (the issues that cause most people to be hospitalized).