Was the COVID jab helpful in preventing colds?
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Anecdotal but I would say the absolute opposite. I had the first jab then the booster (as I was told it was needed to go to Italy, which it was not). Ever since I seem to have had a constant bloody cold or at least viral symptoms which has been a bloody misery.
I can't say whether this is due to the vaccine or not but I will never, ever, have the f
king thing again.
I can't say whether this is due to the vaccine or not but I will never, ever, have the f
king thing again.
In a word, no. The vaccine was designed against a new coronavirus strain and although it might give some cross reactivity to the half dozen or so coronaviruses that cause respiratory infections, immunity to coronaviruses is relatively short-lived - 6 months or so - hence repeated vaccinations during the Covid19 outbreak. There will be some residual cellular immunity post-vaccination but again that only gives immunological memory against a coronavirus infection. The immune system also needs to be kept busy and the lack of social mixing meant that all sorts of other opportunistic pathogens have found new niches because 'herd immunity' decreased - well that's my theory.
Was it just the lack of social mixing that reduced ‘flu and common colds, or the widespread use of face masks? This has been common practice in many Asian countries for years and, unlike COVID, I believe ‘flu and v CV Momin cold care spread more by droplets than aerosols so simple masks (ie not full FP3) are probably more effective at limiting spread,
Pre 2020 I used to get one or two colds a year. In Jan 2020 I got one and it was quite a streamer and worse than usual by my standards, possibly this was one of the first covid strains. Then no colds at all throughout 2020 and 2021 right up until my wife and I had our first vaccination in late 2021. The vaccination gave me a bad headache, that was about all for me, but my wife was very unwell for several days after her vaccination, she had never felt so unwell in decades. Then about a month after my vaccination I got another cold, this time with a bad headache as well, according to one of those test kits it was covid. So from my experience the vaccine did not prevent me getting covid, and I remain suspicious that what I got a month after my vaccination may have been caused by the vaccination itself. From 2022 onwards I haven’t had any colds at all, whether that’s down to the vaccination or due to better public heath awareness, I have no idea.
What I will say though is that I believe that the whole Covid event (if it even existed), from the government with their project fear, from the lockdowns, from the health ‘experts’, from the mainstream media, from big pharma and their empty promises, from the covid zero zealots, and from the masker loons, was a complete disaster. Needless to say the next time they announce another pandemic (they seem to be planning it already) neither of us will be taking the slightest bit of notice of anything any of them say and will strive to do the exact opposite.
What I will say though is that I believe that the whole Covid event (if it even existed), from the government with their project fear, from the lockdowns, from the health ‘experts’, from the mainstream media, from big pharma and their empty promises, from the covid zero zealots, and from the masker loons, was a complete disaster. Needless to say the next time they announce another pandemic (they seem to be planning it already) neither of us will be taking the slightest bit of notice of anything any of them say and will strive to do the exact opposite.
Louis Balfour said:
On the basis that my "first cold since COVID" seems to be a stinker, I dug out a COVID 19 test.
It's dated 2023 but seems quite determined that I have COVID. I assume that it being a bit out of date would not throw up a false positive, more likely a false negative?
Tests are out of date after 4-6 months little white, so no result is reliable.It's dated 2023 but seems quite determined that I have COVID. I assume that it being a bit out of date would not throw up a false positive, more likely a false negative?
popeyewhite said:
Louis Balfour said:
On the basis that my "first cold since COVID" seems to be a stinker, I dug out a COVID 19 test.
It's dated 2023 but seems quite determined that I have COVID. I assume that it being a bit out of date would not throw up a false positive, more likely a false negative?
Tests are out of date after 4-6 months little white, so no result is reliable.It's dated 2023 but seems quite determined that I have COVID. I assume that it being a bit out of date would not throw up a false positive, more likely a false negative?
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