You are right the doctor is going to probably say get the vaccine. As Scott indicated you don't know how you will react to the vaccine and you also don't know how you will react if you get Covid. I was talking to an attorney friend yesterday who lost her brother a year ago and her father more recently to Covid. Her mother also got Covid and is apparently now a long hauler who is no longer capable of independent living as she was before Covid. She mentioned to me the only consolation is that FEMA is apparently helping the family with payment of the $20,000 in funeral expenses for her brother and father.
Basically it's a lot of unknowns. It's not a choice anyone really wants to have to make, but it's a choice you do have to make. Talk to your doctor and express your concerns. My understanding is that the Covid vaccine works a lot differently than the Flu vaccine does, but it does provoke an immune response and nobody knows what that response will be and it varies by the individual. On that note I am getting Pfizer part 2 vaccine tomorrow. I am a little anxious but I realize whatever will happen will happen. Because I am immune suppressed by Remicade, I discussed the timing of the vaccine with my doctor and he approved it as being 1 week plus after my last infusion. Anyway, good luck with your decision. Let us know what you decide.