Please get vaccinated 👍
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@lupyuen I think ill wait a year or two until the safety is on par with existing vaccines.. I think its foolish to jump in on a vaccine that skipped the usual safety tests (long term trials).
@freemo Don't think I can afford to wait ... Since I've got a compromised immune system 🙁
@lupyuen totally understandable. Even with normal vaccines they usually open them up with less safety testing for people who are more vulnerable. It just makes sense sinc eyou are dealing with a different risk-reward equation than someone with a normally functioning immune system.
That would be very situational and ultimately only your doctor can answer that on a case by case basis.
As someone who has a passing familiarity I'd say it depends largely on the type of vaccine. If its a live vaccine then no way, compromised immune system would not want to take such a vaccine whether it passed safety tests or not. However with vaccines that have no life material then no matter how weak your immune system might be it simply cant replicate. Though its possible you might need more doses than an average person.
Most of the risk from an inactivated vaccine that hasnt passed safety trial would be things like ADE (antibody-depedent enhancement), or an overactive immune response to the injection that might cause immediate complications.. essentially the risks revolve around your immune system reacting more strongly than anticipated, so I'd presume that if your immune system is compromise those risk factors may be less not more in that case.
@freemo @lupyuen Ahhhh I see! That makes perfect sense; I'd forgotten the difference between live and inactivated vaccines!
Thanks to both of you for the responses :)
(hmm maybe a reply post should be able to be a reply to multiple parent posts)