Iron Depletion in Blood related to COVID?

my mom got moderna too. has low iron and is suffering from long haulers after covid infection in may and again in august. does not have any antibody to covid.

my mom got 2nd covid positive in august 18. Eventually tried monoclonal antibody on sept 14. Then sept 28 tested for antibody and test NEGATIVE. I would not immediately associate any vaccine, monoclonal antibody treatment OR an actual covid infection, with an immune response producing you antibody protection.

That's very interesting and certainly food for thought but have you considered that there may be a problem with your mom's immune system or the antibody test itself?. As mentioned by others, above, there are documented instances of both false positive and negative antibody test results. She may be well off to have a second test for confirmation.

I think you posted earlier that your Mom also got shingles during some part of this timeline. I would be very concerned about 3 viral infections plus vaccines and no apparent immune response by her system. Has she seen her provider to discuss this? Does she have any underlying health conditions, or take any medications, that may be suppressing a healthy immune response?
Sue

I also give blood regularly and have never had a problem with low iron. I received the 1st dose of Moderna 1/21/21. In mid February, I attempted to give blood and was rejected for low iron, There were no changes to my diet or exercise but I was feeling fatigued. The phlebotomist suggested i eat more iron rich foods, which I already was doing, and try again in several weeks. Same result. My number dropped from 13.8 to 11 which is below the 12.5 required. A routine blood workup by my doctor indicated that I was anemic and all red blood indicators were below normal. I am now taking Iron and B-12 and will recheck my blood in 3 months. I now know of two other friends, neither blood donors, who are experiencing the same problem after the vaccine.

My husband got J&J in April and my 32yr old daughter got Maderna in May. They have always had perfect hemoglobin levels. In the last two weeks their hemoglobin levels were low for the first time. Both started complaining about being tired, no energy and foggy headed after being vaccinated. My husband is a three time Ironman athlete. He's climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. Now climbing our stairs makes him winded and light headed. I on the other hand am not vaccinated.
It seems to be vaccine related, regardless of which vaccine one received.

If you decide to get a vitamin D level checked - it will be interesting to know if it was low. Seems COVID takes a toll on those with low D levels - regardless of vaccine status.

I, too, had my lowest iron count ever whileattempting to give blood post COVID test (J&J vaccine 5 days ago) . I have NEVER not been able to give blood.

I, too, have had my lowest iron count in my entire lifetime and was not able to donate blood for the first time ever after having the vaccine (J&J vaccine 5 days ago) due to a the low iron count. You think the fatigue that is already a common side effect may be actual symptoms of iron deficiency. We just happen to know because of blood testing/donation. I bet there are so many more experiencing this who have not seen a doctor due to fatigue being listed as a common side effect.

Because there is a relationship between iron and the thyroid, can iron depletion resulting from covid or the vaccination, have an effect on patients with hypothyroidism, such as raising blood TSH levels? Is anyone experiencing this, especially those taking prescription iron?