Do you really need a Covid jab this year?

Many may wonder whether it is healthy to get the Coronavirus vaccinations.
Myself, I have actually been an elite athlete for years, as a dancer and choreographer. Because of this, I was very surprised to get three heart infections in a short time this summer, with inflammation in the heart and in the renal pelvis. This also rang a bell with me from the many articles I have read, pro- and contra- the Corona virus.

US Navy crew member receiving an influenza vaccination

I was in the hospital for a totally different treatment, when the fifth injection was given to my age group. When I enquired whether I would finally take the fifth injection now, it was recommended to take not only this syringe but also the flu vaccine, even though I never had the latter put in before, because I was taking preventive homeopathic treatment and still intend to do so.

My family doctor also assured me that some problems had cropped up in women, but that one can rest assured that all the medications against Corona that entered the market after the initial trials have proven their safety.

According to the British Medical Journal, the BA.2.86 and XBB.1.5 variants are the most closely tracked variants currently circulating in the UK. BA.2.86 or the Pirola variant, is the newest with initial surges detected in September. While it contains certain mutations in the virus’ spike protein, there is no evidence yet that Pirola can circumvent vaccine protection and increase the severity of Covid-19.

Denis Nash, is an epidemiologist at the City University of New York. “Covid-19 can still severely affect people whose vaccine immunity has waned,” he says.

“Many of the deaths are preventable and avoidable, it’s just that people, and particularly the elderly and vulnerable, are not up to date on their vaccines. This makes Covid a threat again.”

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