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  • Covid 19 vaccinations? Boosters?

    Posted by Mike Purcell on February 21, 2025 at 3:06 pm

    Is it just me or have you noticed any worsening in your MS since taking the Covid 19 vaccinations? My profile is PPMS – 25+ years…

    It seemed to me after my booster shot a year ago things of gotten somewhat worse for me with my MS condition. Let me explain what I mean. I got the vaccine in 2 doses as of sure everyone did. I got the Pfizer vaccination. I did not feel any effect after the 2 vaccination shots. A year or so later my annual checkup I got the booster shot. Again, Pfizer.

    It seems to me that over the last 5 years I’ve gotten somewhat worse in my ability to use my arms and hands. What your experience? If any. Thanks

    Benjamin Hofmeister replied 3 weeks, 2 days ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Benjamin Hofmeister

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    February 25, 2025 at 9:03 pm

    I just keep missing your posts Mike 😆

    I had the covid vaccine in 2020 and even spaced it around my Ocrevus infusion so that it would be most effective in theory. I never made any antibodies, so I got covid anyway. Since I wasn’t producing anybodies and have now had covid three times without ever needing to go to the hospital, I haven’t bothered with any boosters. It seems counterproductive for me to take a vaccine that won’t protect me from a disease that won’t put me in the hospital.

    With that said, my MS symptoms have increased since then, but since I have Progressive MS, they probably would have anyway. I doubt the vaccine had anything to do with it, but I can’t really say one way or the other.

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