The CDC also suggests that those who have been infected with COVID should be vaccinated. “Due to the serious health risks associated with COVID-19 and the fact that reinfection with COVID-19 is possible, people may be advised to get the COVID-19 vaccine, even if they have been sick with COVID-19 before” , the agency says.
If you have had COVID but have not received antibody treatment, you are free to receive the vaccine as soon as the virus leaves your body. The CDC says, “Vaccination should be postponed until recovery from the acute illness (if the person has symptoms) and the criteria are met to stop the isolation.” Then, 14 days after contracting COVID, you can get the vaccination.
However, you can choose to wait longer. “The current evidence suggests an unusual reinfection within 90 days after the initial infection,” points out the CDC. “Thus, people with documented acute infection in the previous 90 days can postpone vaccination until the end of this period, if desired.” And for more vaccine guidance, see These are the only people who should not take 2 doses of the COVID vaccine.