[silisili]

As a data point, my experience with the shot was a sore arm and chills for a couple days.

When I got Covid later, it was slightly worse chills for 3 days. By the 4th time I got Covid, it was just chills for a day.

If I knew that would be the experience, I'd probably have skipped it. That said, it's completely possible it was having the vaccine that made getting real Covid not so bad.

[lemontheme]

By the time it was my turn to get Covid I’d been twice vaccinated. It’s the most exhausted I can remember ever feeling. Let me tell you, the whole time I kept thinking: How much more miserable would this have been without the vaccine to blunt the impact? Felt grateful and humbled

[jghn]

you're also ignoring the long term damage that COVID appears to do

[silisili]

In what way? I made no claims about that, curious what you're alluding to.

[jghn]

You said: "When I got Covid later, it was slightly worse chills for 3 days. By the 4th time I got Covid, it was just chills for a day. If I knew that would be the experience, I'd probably have skipped it."

I'm saying that's not an apples to apples comparison due to the growing evidence of how much long term damage a COVID infection can cause.

[silisili]

Ah I see, thanks. Yep, it's definitely not apples to apples in either event. As in, not having the vaccine could have made getting it, at least the first time, way way worse to deal with.

[altcognito]

Wait, you got the Covid vaccine, it reduced your symptoms, and your conclusion was "I should have skipped it?"

[silisili]

That's not how I intended to frame it. I don't regret the vaccine or anything. And my last sentence admitted that was probably the case.