I've been coughing a lot the past 4 days and didn't think much of it. Yesterday I officially had a 'fever' (100.4 on the nose). I've had and still have full sense of smell and taste. Out of an abundance of caution, I took a rapid Covid test at a drive up testing station. A few hours ago, I learned that my test came back positive.
Throughout the pandemic, I have been extremely careful. I got the J&J vaccine back in May. I rarely go out, and work from home. I live in Jackson County and follow mask guidelines whenever I do go out. I was pretty confident that I wouldn't get Covid, yet here I am.
From the beginning of the Covid pandemic until about two weeks ago, I personally only knew of 5 people that had contracted Covid (or at least admitted to it). In the past 2 weeks, 3 people that I know of have contracted Covid. One of them is in the hospital on a ventilator. What do we all have in common? We all took the J&J vaccine!
When I was getting tested, they asked if I had been vaccinated, and I replied, "yes". I then asked if she needed to know which one, or when I was vaccinated. She said "no", administered the test and left. Once I learned of the positive result, I contacted my doctor who did ask some more follow up questions, but also didn't care about which vaccine I took, or when it was administered. It seems like this would be important data to collect. Wouldn't you think?
Just Googling "is janssen covid-19 vaccine effective against delta variant" returns confusing results:
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Far Less Effective Against Delta Variant, Study Suggests
J&J: Vaccine Protection Against Delta Variant Is Strong
I think the most frustrating thing about the official response to Covid-19 is the changing and contradictory 'facts' that have been put out there. Do we need a booster if you had the J&J shot? Nothing out there conclusive.
I'm not looking for "vaccines are a lie" responses, or for anything, really. Just wanted to vent a bit (no pun hopefully intended) and to tell you all to be careful out there. And maybe, just maybe, think about getting a booster if you did get that J&J shot!