Anti. 🐘
My partner is getting her booster today. For weeks i have been trying to convince myself to get one as well. If they offered #Novovax i would not hesitate one second, but they only have mRNA. So i went back and forth about it over many sleepless nights.
My last booster did not go well. At all. It set me back almost to the start of my #LongCovid, symptoms i had thought I had overcome were back. It took me until last summer to get back to baseline.
So it's a no. Sucks. But it feels too risky.
Anti. 🐘
In more general terms, i think if someone already had a bad reaction, be it to a vaccine or a booster, they should feel comfortable not to take the same risk yet again. They should be able to count on the fact that enough people are still getting vaccinated.
But here we are now. Vaccination numbers have fallen off a cliff. Which means that those of us, who are most at risk to experience a bad reaction, are almost in a bind to get one.
That's a huge bummer and another example of abandonment.
Anti. 🐘
And before people freak out, here's what i plan to do.
In December i will try to get a #Novovax shot in a neighboring country, #Germany or #France. I was told Novovax should be available then in Germany.
If anyone can confirm, please tell me.
If it won't be possible, i will reconsider my risk assessment with an eye on case numbers in #Switzerland. Maybe i will get a mRNA shot, but kicking & screaming. The side effects after the last booster were inacceptable & i don't do well with worries.
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