What Vaccines can you get with Mac and Bronchiectasis?

Did you have an allergic reaction to Covid vaccine, or just side effects (fatigue, joint pain, fever, chills, nausea?) I get all of the above side effects with every six-month booster and would never consider not getting the vaccine. Before the Covid vaccine was available I had Covid Pneumonia for two months and it took another month and a half to regain my strength. If you are allergic I believe there is an alternate vaccine. Ask your doctor to clarify if you are confused about anything.

I’m like you- I get the usual side effects with each COVID shot (low grade fever, nausea, fatigue, etc) but wouldn’t dream of not getting it.

I get the COVID shot every 6 months since it became available. My pulmonary Dr also wanted me to have the pneumonia shot, RSV vaccine, flu shot (which I do get every year)

My understanding, and what all my doctors say, is it's even more important for us folks with lungs that are vulnerable to infection to get vaccinated for everything: especially covid, flu, RSV, and pneumonia. We are more prone to getting infections and our lungs get more damaged from more infections. I've taken every vaccine I could get. Living in NYC, I had covid early on, before the vaccines were available, when covid was everywhere and people were dying everywhere. Which terrified my family in the rest of the country more than it did me because I knew I was not terribly ill. But it still took weeks to get back to myself. As soon as the vaccines were available early, for the most vulnerable people, I was there. I've also had Covid 3 times since being vaccinated and it's been much milder and shortlived (I've also taken Paxlovid). Repeat covid is no joke either -- even if you are not very ill, the chances of long covid are increased. So yes, get vaccinated.

Wow…I’m amazed so many are pro vaccines….i have studied this issue intensely and most people I know who took the vaccines got Covid anyway …so clearly it is not effective….and doctors I interviewed said some of their patients were and still are extremely ill, and many have died. I myself have been ill with various symptoms such as Gillian Barr neuropathy, intense headaches and gastrointestinal issues among other things since taking the vaccines. the roll out of the vaccines was too quick to determine either their effectiveness or safety. Please do your own research before taking these vaccines.

There was no claim that the vaccine could prevent Covid in all cases, only that you may get a milder case and keep you out of the hospital. And yes, some people can get serious side effects, but the worst side effect is death. How quickly we seem to have forgotten the bodies piling up in refrigerated trucks outside of hospitals and the hospital staffers risking their lives and working to the point of exhaustion. The mRNA technology has been in existence for a long time and luckily it wasn't needed in the U.S. until Covid came along. Viruses like Covid and flu mutate constantly and new formulations must be prepared to counter the latest strains, so it is vitally important that the vaccines are are made available quickly.

@britany123
Thank you for your rational, factual response! I wonder if these no vaccine people will take a vaccination for Cancer if they happen to develop one?

Amen

I think it’s important to note that in addition to getting our vaccines it is still important to mask up and wash hands frequently. I wear a mask whenever I am in a busy store, doctor’s office, etc. I also keep hand sanitizer in my purse and in my car and use it until I can get home and wash my hands thoroughly. Do I like wearing a mask? Of course not but better than having COVID. I am one of the lucky ones and hoping I am not jinxing myself by saying I have not had COVID. Bottom line: vaccines, masking and taking general precautions all work together to keep us healthy

I wear a mask anytime I’m out in public. I even wear one at family get togethers, like Thanksgiving, and I ate outside alone since I had to take it off to eat. I did get covid in July, my husband had a mild case and thought it was a cold, he was barely in the house and slept in another room. I thank God I only got a very mild case, and really only felt bad one day with a temp less than a 100 the next few days, the Dr. put me on Dex, as a precaution to help prevent it from getting into my lungs.