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2025 Fall Booster: Get it or not?
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Nov 13, 2025 | Replies (75)Comment receiving replies
@sandguy You're making a judgment based on your experience and awareness. Others have other experiences and awarenesses. What is wise for you may not be for them. It is known that some people, especially those suffering from Long COVID, react with increased symptoms following the vaccine/booster. Why? Because the mRNA vaccine/booster triggers an imune response which manifests in inflamation and inflamation is at the root of all COVID symptoms. This increase in inflamation and resulting symptoms can last for days, weeks, or even years.
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@greenshade
You are assuming that the boosters cause more inflammation than another bout with an actual Covid infection, which I rather doubt.
Personally I find of the prospect getting Covid again much more threatening, as I would think most sensible people likewise would.
I've had the forerunner to Long Covid--M.E. or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome--before, and I think they're likely the same phenomenon, and I came down with it originally via what seemed like a regular flu.
I really feel that, although some people are possibly hyper-sensitive to the after effect of the vaccine, it's generally preferable to be protected by it (even if the protection isn't actually 100%, but does reduce the severity), than to leave oneself exposed to whatever the latest variant is circulating, and potentially becoming quite ill.
I've remained vaccinated against Covid from nearly when it first was available, as I suspected that I might get quite sick because of my earlier experience. I managed to not get Covid at all until a year-and-a-half ago, and it was quite mild. Unfortunately, it did indeed transform itself into LC, mainly as chronic fatigue.
As far as the effects of the vaccine itself, other than feeling like I had the flu for one day after my very first shot years ago (and maybe its soonafter booster), I haven't had any particular reaction. I got the latest formulated booster a month ago, along with my annual flu vaccination, and maybe felt a little more tired than usual the next day.
I feel really good about being (somewhat) protected from further infections.
Apparently some people do indeed react badly to Covid-19 vaccinations, but they appear to be a small minority.
Meanwhile, it's obvious that anti-vaccination hysteria in general has become prevalent in this country, including from the very highest levels (who don't necessarily have any bona fide medical expertise), and this is placing the nation into a position, potentially, of very high risk. Look at the current measles outbreak, as an example!
I would hate to see some of that misinformation leaking into this community.
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@greenshade amen!! U nailed it. This is not a political issue. Its a science issue. Vaccines save lives. But this vaccine can be very dangerous for PASC survivors.