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Re:Heart attacks on dramatic rise for 25-44 age group by chimprich on Sunday January 29, 2023 @09:38AM (#34568494)
> eventually got COVID over a year (18 months?) since the original vaccine, so presumably it was offering no protection at that time

I think you've misunderstood how the vaccines work. The protection provided by vaccines is not 100%. It doesn't necessarily give you sterilising immunity. The immunity wanes, but still gives protection against severe outcomes for a long time. You likely got a less severe bout of covid because you were vaccinated.

> I was scared to get the booster > I was so confident in the vaccines

How do you reconcile these statements?

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Re:Heart attacks on dramatic rise for 25-44 age group by BigRedDog1669 on Sunday January 29, 2023 @03:30PM (#34572374)
> I was so confident in the vaccines

This was before the first (two-dose) vaccine.

> I was scared to get the booster

This was after the first vax (two shots) and adverse reaction.

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