Certainly possible, but not necessarily. I had covid before the vaccines, and the vaccines were way worse in terms of intensity of discomfort.

Covid was still worse in terms of duration. But I won’t be getting a booster more often than maybe 2 years, as this becomes endemic.

Since we are doing anecdotal stories, I also had COVID before the vaccines and the disease was far, far, worse than the reactions I got from the shots. And I had rather shitty reactions from the shots as well. My reactions to the shots were about the same as what you described for your shots. I am younger than you and reasonably healthy.

of course, but he is going to continue to have some immunity for a long time