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01-18-2021, 04:44 PM
#162
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Originally Posted by usmc-sgt
100%. It’s awesome to have a runny nose for 5 continuous months.
01-18-2021, 07:56 PM
#163
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Originally Posted by Nantonaku
It doesn't matter, this thing can manifest itself in so many different ways. No symptoms at all. Or a headache. A scratch in your throat. Fever, no fever. Runny nose. You can't call in sick every time you have a soar throat or some mucus. For some people that would mean calling in sick from March to October.
01-18-2021, 08:09 PM
#164
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Originally Posted by Smokey23
If you would like to be your own 'study of one', start donating blood. Red Cross is now doing Covid antibody tests on donations and will post the results to you 1-2 weeks later if you have their app. Easy (and virtuous) way to monitor your antibody status every 6 weeks. 
Running right out and vaccinating within weeks of recovering from a bout with Covid 19, especially if it was a serious, debilitating case that seriously taxed your body and your immune system is, in my view, foolish.
01-19-2021, 07:09 AM
#166
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Originally Posted by GeeWizDriver
Detectable antibodies will fade fairly quickly. Usually three months or so. T-cell immunity lasts much longer with other Corona family viruses. In some cases, 18 months or more.
01-19-2021, 07:34 AM
#167
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Originally Posted by GeeWizDriver
Running right out and vaccinating within weeks of recovering from a bout with Covid 19, especially if it was a serious, debilitating case that seriously taxed your body and your immune system is, in my view, foolish.
1. You'll have some immunity for a while anyway.
2. You never know what might happen if your immune system is still flailing around from covid and you give it more stimulus.
Personally I'd probably wait six months.
Last edited by rickair7777; 01-19-2021 at 09:09 AM. Reason: Typo
01-19-2021, 07:36 AM
#168
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
I would agree with that.
1. You'll have some immunity for a while anyway.
2. You never what might happen if your immune system is still flailing around from covid and give it more stimulus.
Personally I'd probably wait six months.
1. You'll have some immunity for a while anyway.
2. You never what might happen if your immune system is still flailing around from covid and give it more stimulus.
Personally I'd probably wait six months.
In the hospital in respiratory arrest and on a vent 3 days later.
01-19-2021, 09:11 AM
#169
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Originally Posted by CX500T
When I had the really bad flu vaccine reaction the first time, I had just gotten over the flu, and the Navy was "you are getting it anyways".
In the hospital in respiratory arrest and on a vent 3 days later.
In the hospital in respiratory arrest and on a vent 3 days later.
That's probably more important with flu shots than anything else, because you're actually getting 3-4 separate vaccines in one shot. Lot of stuff going on.
01-19-2021, 09:39 AM
#170
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Not sure about flu, but for most vaccines they ask (in writing) if you're sick or have been sick recently, or have had any vaccines recently.
That's probably more important with flu shots than anything else, because you're actually getting 3-4 separate vaccines in one shot. Lot of stuff going on.
That's probably more important with flu shots than anything else, because you're actually getting 3-4 separate vaccines in one shot. Lot of stuff going on.
In my time in the Navy, all the flu shot days were basically just a junior HM2 shooting up everyone in the squadron.
This is the same Navy, that after popping positive on a COVID test, had me go home, and has a Yeoman call me and ask me if I'm fine daily. Yes, since being diagnosed with the "most deadly thing in 100 years", I have not once seen a MD, or even a nurse. Nor talked to one.
So they really don't make great medical decisions and bank on the average Navy member being young/healthy enough to bounce back from any stupidity they give..
2003, we had a HM mixing ANTHRAX and yellow fever, shaking them up, and injecting a best guess of the mix because he didn't bring enough needles to do everyone that day.
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