Welcome back, Wolfwint!
I used to agree with you about vaxes. I had 3 full vaxes, no reactions at all. Even my arm did not hurt. (Although I don't know if there will be any long term effects, like an early death!)
Jan 2 I got a positive PCR test. I knew I had had COVID for 2 weeks. Just a weird feeling, and symptoms like sore throat etc.
That was also the day I realized I had COVID pneumonia. My lungs were killing me, I could hardly breathe. I've had pneumonia many times, I knew I had it. I went to the ER and demanded monoclonal antibodies. I got an X-ray of my lungs and it showed bad pneumonia! It took 10 hours to get the infusion, but it finally started at 2 am. I told the ER doc I had never gotten better from any kind of chest infection in over 30 years. I knew I would die without the MABs. Within 1/2 hour, the pain in my lungs stopped, and I could breathe again. After the next 1/2 hour, I was feeling much improved. I did have king COVID. I spent 3 weeks, sleeping 22 hours a day. Gradually I got to 18 hours of sleep, then 16! I've been needing 12 hours now, still really dragging. Long COVID sucks!
The 3 vaxes did nothing for me. If I hadn't had the sense to go to the hospital and demand the MABs, I would have died! The vaccines were totally ineffective for me. And I have met so many others that got very sick with COVID despite the vaccines.
The whole irony to me about the vaxes, was it was never tested in immuno-compromised people. We were told at first we could not have the vax, it had never been tested on our population. Then suddenly, immuno-compromised people are near the top of the list, after 90 & 80 year olds. It was such a total reversal I never trusted it. But I got bullied by my rheumatologist. As he is doing now for the 4th. But I am on the strongest and longest lasting biologic right now, Rituximab. The highest efficacy for the vax with that biologic has been 33%. Rituximab is always in you, destroying B cells. You get new infusions every six months. So, no point in getting another vax which proved it didn't work, even though I was off my meds for weeks in advance and after. And suffered some terrible flares.
Anyway, sorry people are harassing you! I know you are a high level nurse, and you have seen a lot of bad things. I also know you are a strong Christian and know the Bible well. Glad to see you posting, I do not come around here as often as I did, but hopefully we can interact again!