The New Protection: Why You Shouldn't Have Sex With Him If He’s Covid Vaccinated
Shocker, it’s not just a conspiracy! New evidence has emerged suggesting that mRNA vaccines can produce viral shedding. So, perhaps you’re justified after all for being pretty picky about your sexual partner.
Sometimes you’ll hear people say things like, “Don’t have sex with somebody if you’re not willing to raise a kid with them.” Perfectly valid, if I’m to be completely honest. You may not want to be on hormonal birth control due to its slew of moderately pesky to potentially severe side effects, you may both feel discomfort from or have allergic reactions to condoms, or you might not want to allow a man access to your body without a lifetime commitment.
Indeed, sex opens up the door to a host of complexities – whether that’s the potential for the woman to become pregnant or for either the man or the woman to pass along a sexually-transmitted infection (STI or STD). Thankfully, there are modern inventions that can protect you from contracting an STI (like condoms), but experts do admit that some of the best options are abstinence or choosing your partner more wisely.
So, by the same token, what if when having sex with a man who received the Covid-19 vaccine, you could also be exposing yourself to adverse vaccine reactions? You may not be vaccinated for any number of reasons, but even if you’re totally Covid jab-free, it turns out your man could pass some potential problems onto you.
Isn’t Vaccine Shedding Just a Conspiracy Theory?
Recently, new evidence emerged which suggests – but doesn’t necessarily prove – that aerosolized antibodies from mRNA Covid-19 vaccines can be transmitted from vaccinated to unvaccinated individuals. It’s called “passive immunization,” and at face value, it sounds like it could be a net positive, right? If someone has “immunity” and passes it along to you, then you’re that much more protected from the virus! But it’s not so simple.
Some critics, like podcaster Joe Rogan, have pointed out how the very nature of this “vaccine” likens it more to experimental gene therapy than your typical vaccine. It’s true, what we’re currently dealing with are mRNA vaccines, not live attenuated vaccines. The latter contains a weak form of the virus that is meant to cause an immune response upon injection and therefore provide future immunity.
Live vaccines can indeed shed from vaccinated to unvaccinated. This doesn’t discount the positive aspects of live vaccines, from protection against cholera to chickenpox, but it’s worth bringing up since some who are virulently pro-vaccine will shut down any opposition based on viral shedding. It can be a reality and shouldn’t be disregarded as a right-wing conspiracy theory. After all, many of the vaccine skeptics of the past were actually left-leaning, but I digress.