Take advantage of these medical breakthroughs. The NHS wants everyone, regardless of whether or not they get cold sores on face, fingers or genitals to be vaccinated. Well over half the adult population has herpes simplex, though most don’t know it. Because ‘everyone’ has herpes they can have the COVID vaccine. My past history of oral herpes type one (‘cold sores’) did not concern me.” Professor Colm O’Mahony MD.
Indeed, I had my first Covid jab yesterday. There is no scientific basis for thinking there would be any problem. As most of the population have been infected with herpes type one or type 2 if there were any complication, we would have seen it by now. “Having had herpes is not a contraindication for COVID vaccination.
Like the antiviral drugs for herpes, all the vaccines are safe for any religious group. The vaccines approved for use in UK do not contain egg or any other animal products. Do the best for yourself, get yourself protected against COVID: a serious, life-threatening virus. We recommend that people with herpes have the COVID vaccine – or any vaccines offered.
