Thread by @jossreimer

Going to get a #COVID19Vaccine after having #Covid19MB? Good idea, but wait until you are feeling better. There is no need to rush, but please don’t wait too long either. Learn more ⬇️ (1/10)

With more and more #COVID19 infections showing up across Manitoba due to Omicron, people are asking when they should get vaccinated after having a COVID infection. (2/10)

First and foremost, please don’t come to a vaccine clinic if you are still sick. It’s critical that you first complete all isolation requirements, that your symptoms have resolved and that you are no longer infectious. (3/10)

The vaccine is unlikely to be very helpful while your immune system is already actively fighting an infection AND we definitely don’t want you to spread the infection to anyone else at the clinic. (4/10)

If you have been sick and did not get tested, you should assume you had COVID and still follow all of the same isolation rules. So again, please don’t come to a vaccine clinic if you are sick. (5/10)

But beyond that, there is no min. or max. wait time required after having had COVID. For example, we don’t recommend that you wait 3 months after having COVID to get the vaccine. This was the recommendation back when vaccine supplies were low. It’s not the case today. (6/10)

Being recently infected with Omicron will likely be temporarily protective against another Omicron infection. So if your infection was Omicron, you don’t need to drop everything and run to the clinic the day you feel better. (7/10)

Keep in mind that if you were previously infected with Delta or any other variant, you are not protected against Omicron. We saw a very high number of reinfections in South Africa during their Omicron wave. (8/10)

We don’t know how long you will stay protected from Omicron and we certainly don’t know if you will be immune to future variants. So please don’t wait too long before you come for your next dose. (9/10)

Dr. Kieran Moore in Ontario recommended people get their next dose about a month after their infection. This is not a hard and fast rule, but does seem like a reasonable recommendation. (10/10)