The COVID-19 vaccine is essential for your protection. Everyone is at risk of getting COVID-19 when instances spread. A person may be sick or test positive during immunisation and be unaware of it. Many persons may have been asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic at the time of immunisation. What if you have COVID-19 but don’t remember when you were vaccinated? No, receiving the vaccine while being infected with COVID-19 will not make you sicker or less sick, but it may diminish the vaccine’s effectiveness.
We are still in the grip of COVID outbreaks. Increasing mutations give rise to new variations, which are now posing a global hazard. Maintain your COVID-appropriate behaviour. It is concerning if you experience symptoms or test positive immediately before a vaccine because the newest virus variations are more dangerous for persons who have not been vaccinated or have low immunity. There may be new vaccine-resistant variations as well.
People who are currently COVID-positive and in quarantine, or who suspect COVID symptoms, should not be vaccinated until the quarantine period is completed. Due to the rapid spread of the virus, it is uncommon for an asymptomatic person to develop symptoms later and be unaware that they are positive. People who have been exposed to COVID-19 positive patients or who suspect even minor signs should not be immunised. If you test negative, you can wait 30 days before receiving your first dose. Your immunity should be at its peak at that time.
As previously said, many people who show up for their vaccine appointment may not realise they are positive until they are tested. While it is unsettling to consider getting vaccinated while someone is already COVID positive, there is no convincing proof of how the vaccination will react when there is an active virus in the body. This may vary depending on whether or not someone is exhibiting symptoms and how severe the symptoms are in and of themselves.
While an ongoing infection may have no effect on the vaccination, other specialists believe that a suspected COVID-19 case may limit the virus’s efficiency. Vaccines may be incapable of eliciting a healthy immunological response. The efficiency of the vaccine and the development of antibodies are critical. That means the immune system is already fighting the disease and may not mount a healthy and effective response when the vaccine dosage is given.
Because the virus already activates your immune system, whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, it can have a direct impact on the immunological response elicited by the vaccine. If there is already some level of inflammation in the body or symptoms that you are experiencing, the side effects of the vaccine may worsen the severity of the same or take longer to resolve.
