LogFAQs > #953721592

_Sazando_ posted...

i tried to get the vaccine a few days ago, when i went there the folks started asking me general questions and because i told them that i had covid before in march of this year they decided against vaccinating me. they told me to come back mid/late june to wait until it's been 3 months since i last recovered from covid

Unless you have a preexisting condition or got monoclonal antibody treatment, it's a logistics demand, not a health one. Some places without enough vaccines are telling people to wait 60 to 90 days after having COVID because their natural antibodies will provide some temporary, limited resistance for two or three months, and the priority is to vaccinate as many people as possible who have no type of antibodies presently. So, they're passing you up for someone who may be at slightly more risk.

Not honoring a scheduled appointment is preposterous, though; it's not like they could give that already-drawn vaccine to someone else if they're taking appointments to give it to specific numbers of people.

I've also heard that sometimes people who've had COVID have a rougher time with dose one than people who haven't. Still not as bad as COVID, but depending on the thought processes of your local health department, they may also be trying to do some preemptive (irresponsible) PR damage control; my local health department is trying to figure out how to do messaging to counter people who got the shot, felt crappy afterwards, and are now telling their friends not to get it because "you'll just feel sick anyhow."

---

Please, call me Vanai.
CE's official linguist, War-tor-le and Charizard