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Double jabbed and caught Covid

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Tea3 Mon 16-Aug-21 14:03:24

I’ve had a miserable few days with this virus despite having two vaccinations, the second in May. Just wanted to say be careful out there everyone.

ExDancer Mon 16-Aug-21 14:11:36

Oh dear, I hope you soon feel better Tea3, imagine how much worse you might have felt had you not been sensible and got yourself jabbed. flowers

Tea3 Mon 16-Aug-21 14:17:27

Thank you Ex Dancer. Yes, I’ve been thinking if this is the milder version my sympathy trebles for the non vaccinated with a full blown attack!

Babs758 Mon 16-Aug-21 15:00:45

Not good to hear! Hope you get better soon.

Tea3 Mon 16-Aug-21 16:27:43

Thanks Babs758.

Namsnanny Mon 16-Aug-21 16:45:13

Yes, I hope you get better soon.
My daughter had first inoculation and the caught covid before the second. She has had a terrible month, but is on the mend now.
Hope you will be soon

Jaxjacky Mon 16-Aug-21 16:47:39

Ditto my daughter Namsnanny she was rough for a couple of weeks, not bed bound, like a bad cold, tiredness, lost smell and taste.

AGAA4 Mon 16-Aug-21 17:13:29

My daughter was quite ill with covid. She caught it about a week after her first dose. I hope you feel better soon Tea3.

Tea3 Mon 16-Aug-21 18:13:21

Thank you all for your good wishes.

Namsnanny Mon 16-Aug-21 18:26:24

I'm glad your daughter is feeling better now jaxjackyThe no sense of taste and smell sounds difficult though.

Namsnanny Mon 16-Aug-21 18:29:42

Yours too AGAA4? Hope she's on the mend now.
Its surprising that all 3 caught it after their 1st injection.

kjmpde Mon 16-Aug-21 18:33:25

the vaccine does not stop you catching covid but hopefully the symptoms will be less severe. hope you feel better

Motherofmany Mon 16-Aug-21 20:57:20

Another one here, son with Down Syndrome double vaccinated caught it and very kindly shared it with the whole family. Must admit none of us were too poorly, youngest 16 with an immune problem required antibiotics but we survived thankyou vaccinations.

Joyfulnanna Mon 16-Aug-21 21:13:35

I know a couple of people who've been double jabbed but tested positive. So it must be quite common. Everybody needs to keep washing their hands regularly. We're all going to get it at some point. Hopefully will just resemble a cold and shaken off in a couple of weeks.

Itsawelshthing Thu 19-Aug-21 07:39:51

Both of my friends are double vaccinated and caught covid again. They said they feel worse than they did when they got it first time round (when they was unvaccinated). Maybe it is a different variant which the vaccine no longer protects you against? I hope you are feeling better soon. X x

Luckygirl Thu 19-Aug-21 08:33:15

My brother and SIL have it at the moment. So far they just have sore throats and feel very wiped out. They were double jabbed.

Hope you feel well soon OP.

timetogo2016 Fri 20-Aug-21 14:14:31

My double vaccinated Dil has covid too,and she is really poorly bless her.
I hope you feel better soon Tea3.

Tea3 Fri 20-Aug-21 16:10:47

Thank you everyone. All good wishes to those still suffering. I feel a bit brighter at last but I find the total loss of sense of taste and smell most peculiar. I would love ‘a nice cup of tea’ but it may as well be hot puddle water for all I can taste of it.

Rosycheeks Fri 20-Aug-21 16:19:33

My DH was double jabbed but got covid but he wasnt too ill with it. I didnt catch it off him though and im double jabbed too.

welbeck Fri 20-Aug-21 17:12:23

Tea3

Thank you everyone. All good wishes to those still suffering. I feel a bit brighter at last but I find the total loss of sense of taste and smell most peculiar. I would love ‘a nice cup of tea’ but it may as well be hot puddle water for all I can taste of it.

hope you feel better soon.
this is an article from site which i find useful. gives hope.
www.verywellhealth.com/anosmia-in-covid-19-sense-of-smell-may-return-5197462?utm_campaign=health_tod&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cn_nl&utm_content=24781503&utm_term=list_gl_fb_vh-feedback

Tea3 Fri 20-Aug-21 17:58:46

Welbeck....a very useful article thank you.

cangran Fri 20-Aug-21 19:08:42

My 45 year old son, double jabbed, has just tested negative after having Covid. He had a high temperature for well over a week and little sleep, and says it is the worst he has ever felt. He is still feeling shabby and it sounds like it will be a slow process to full recovery. He had been careful about hygiene and mask wearing and went out very little so it seems to show how transmissible this current variant is. I (75) am still going out but trying to be even more careful, but worrying when so many people are behaving as if everything is back to normal. Get well soon to all those suffering from Covid.

BlueSky Sat 21-Aug-21 17:54:13

Same here, double jabbed, always careful with hands distance and mask, do not mix and we caught it! Just quick occasional shop, so this variant must be very infectious. Feels like a cold/cough at the moment, dry cough that hurts the ribs, feeling under the weather, and DH lost his sense of smell and taste which is very unusual for him. Let’s hope we get better now rather than worse.

timetogo2016 Tue 24-Aug-21 13:45:26

Just found out this morning my brother has covid too,and is very poorly even though he has had his 2 vaccines.
I hope you are improving Tea3.

BlueSky Tue 24-Aug-21 14:15:54

So many positive after two jabs and they tell us we are at level zero alert!