CLL and Covid booster jab

[PishySue]

I am just recovering from my second bout of Covid but have a booster jab scheduled for this Saturday which I am thinking I need to reschedule. Would anyone know the recommended time gap for having a booster after recovering from Covid? Many thanks I have trawled the site but can’t see this has been answered before but I think it must be there somewhere!

[Peggy4]

I was told 28 days

[LeoPa]

Having covid is supposed to be as good as a booster so I would leave it alone for 6 months but of course check with your doc.

[Pageboy]

Three to six months I believe. Certainly don’t rush to get the booster.

[Zeus52]

I was told 1 month

[Soukibobo]

I think it's two weeks?

[FeistyGirl]

This happened to me the first time I had Covid. You had to wait 28 days before receiving the vaccine.

[CLLerinOz Administrator Volunteer]

It's no wonder people are confused about this as the advice varies from country to country. In the UK where you are, the NHS says this about the Spring 2023 booster:

"When to get a booster dose

"If you're eligible for a booster dose you can get it from 3 months after your previous dose.

See what to do if you have COVID-19 or symptoms of COVID-19

If you have COVID-19, or think you might, wait until you feel better before getting vaccinated. You should also wait if you have a high temperature or feel particularly unwell with any illness. If you have recently got better from COVID-19, there is no need to delay getting vaccinated"

nhs.uk/conditions/covid-19/...

[PishySue in reply to CLLerinOz]

Thanks for your reply. As you say it’s confusing and if my understanding is correct it seems in the UK you could have your Spring 2023 booster within a couple of weeks of having Covid providing you feel better! Hmm!

[CLLerinOz Administrator Volunteer in reply to PishySue]

That's how it reads, provided you're over the infection. In the US, the advice is similar, although it adds:

"If you recently had COVID-19, you still need to stay up to date with your vaccines, but you may consider delaying your next vaccine dose by 3 months from:

- when your symptoms started.

- or, if you had no symptoms, when you first received a positive test.

Reinfection is less likely in the weeks to months after infection. However, certain factors could be reasons to get a vaccine sooner rather than later, such as:

- personal risk of severe disease,

- or risk of disease in a loved one or close contact,

- local COVID-19 hospital admission level,

- and the most common COVID-19 variant currently causing illness."

cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nc...

I'm not sure how easy it would be for you to receive the Spring booster in the UK when the rollout stops in June.

[PishySue in reply to CLLerinOz]

Thanks, it’s interesting the US are taking a slightly different view. Also hadn’t realised that the UK rollout of Spring 2023 booster is ending in June !

[CLLerinOz Administrator Volunteer in reply to PishySue]

Someone in the UK might be able to tell you more out what happens if you miss the Spring 2023 schedule but it sounds as if they’re not planning to offer Covid vaccinations during the Summer.

The info on UK Health just says:

“Timing of the spring booster

You should be offered an appointment between April and June, with those at highest risk being called in first. You will be invited to have your booster around 6 months from your last dose but you can have it from 3 months.”

gov.uk/government/publicati...

[DanBro1]

My oncologist told me 2–4 weeks.... When I was in a test group for Lymphoma and Leukemia Society, I was told to wait 4 weeks after my Covid shot before I gave a blood sample for their further analysis.