Harianjogja.com, JAKARTA – Getting vaccinated against COVID brings us one step closer to destroying the pandemic.
However, there is still a possibility that a person can catch COVID even after receiving an injection.
Although it is rare, the possibility of contracting COVID again, although with vaccines it can happen.
One of the reasons behind this is the experimental nature of vaccines. While vaccines reduce severity and mortality, the two most likely fear infections, there is not enough evidence to support how well vaccines reduce transmission and symptomatic infections.
Doctors also believe that the risk of contracting COVID after vaccination will increase if recipients are not too careful.
Therefore, although vaccines will definitely help reduce infection rates at the community level, many precautions still need to be followed immediately.
Here are some mistakes that will put you at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 after getting an injection as reported by the Times of India:
1. Not diligently wearing masks
Many people think that getting an injection marks the beginning of a world of COVID that does not require masks. That’s just not true, and it could possibly be one of the biggest mistakes a vaccinated person can make.
Until we reach community level immunity, that is, when most of the world is receiving and getting vaccines, masks are still needed to protect ourselves.
The CDC also recommends that fully vaccinated people (that is, people who have received both doses of their vaccine) can remove their masks only under certain conditions, that is, if they gather indoors in low-risk, peer-to-peer co-vaccination environments. Most importantly, you should practice the same set of precautions you did before, before getting vaccinated after the first appointment.
2. Covid survivors do not get vaccines
Even if you have had COVID-19 before, it is important to get vaccinated. If you are not in the high-risk category, you still have a higher chance of catching COVID-19. Hence, vaccination can prevent possible infection.
Second, what doctors now believe is that vaccine-boosted immunity for those who have contracted COVID-19 will strengthen immunity.
If you have recently caught COVID-19, please wait at least 6 weeks to schedule your appointment. This will give you maximum protection against viruses.
3. Travel carelessly
Traveling after vaccination assumes a lower risk, as long as you follow the precautions. However, negligence of travel must remain out of bounds.
Vaccinations will open doors for people to travel freely in the world and for many families to reuinite. However, experts feel that until now we do not have enough people to get vaccinated and other risk factors are reduced, traveling should be done with caution. If not, there is still a risk of reinfection which can shadow our heads. For example, traveling to high-risk places (where a frightening spike was observed), or places, where more recently known viral mutations and variants were circulating, also observed the emergence of breakthrough cases.
The new mutations may not be effectively tamed by the vaccines we have today. Traveling should be encouraged only if people follow proper precautions. It is also important to remember the specifics and risk factors for your travel situation. For example, if you have 2-3 unvaccinated adults living in a high-risk infection area and visiting elderly people who are vaccinated, more precautions may be needed.
4. If you have an immune compromise
People with immune disorders have compromised immune systems and are more prone to suffer health complications. Currently, while vaccines have good tolerability and are observed to be safe and effective, it is suspected that they are somehow ‘less effective for immunocompromised individuals, which could automatically put them at higher risk of reinfection. Remember, the odds are still low, but it can still happen.
For the same reason, some doctors also believe that people with low immunity and pre-existing medical conditions may also need frequent injections renewed after the initial bout of vaccination to increase protection.
Vaccinated people can perform several activities safely after they receive their scheduled dose. However, just as before, some activities will be relatively safer to do, while some will assume additional risks. Only when we reach high immunization rates (which won’t happen until next year) can we outline the real benefits of getting vaccinated.
Likewise, activities such as indoor exposures, such as visiting bars, gyms, community centers are still a bit unsafe. Outdoor activities are preferred because they have a lower risk of spreading the infection.
Experts also believe that many of these factors depend on the area of visit, immunization rates and case history. It would, for example, be relatively safer to visit a cafe in a city with minimal cases, compared to a cafe that is often hospitalized and many cases.
Source: Bisnis.com
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