'Edwin regretted not getting the shot': Vaccinated Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp details 'VERY different' experience with COVID' to her husband's after both tested positive

  • Mellencamp got the virus from husband Edwin Arroyave who was not vaccinated
  • RHOBH star, 40, said she was sick for six days despite being vaccinated 
  • Her husband, 44, was unwell for 15 days with more severe symptoms
  • Mellencamp said her husband 'regretted' not getting the shot, explaining that the couple were forced to quarantine away from one another and their kids 
  • The Bravo star revealed on Instagram that this is the second time she has tested positive for COVID, having kept the first case under wraps 

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Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Teddi Mellencamp has revealed her husband Edwin's deep 'regret' over failing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, after the couple both tested positive for the virus - despite the Bravo star getting the shot.  

Mellencamp, 40, opened up about her experience with COVID-19 on Monday, explaining that she got the virus from her husband Edwin Arroyave, 44, who was not vaccinated and who experienced far more serious symptoms than his wife while the both battled the illness. 

The RHOHB star share details about their COVID struggles in a new episode of her podcast, Teddi Tea Pod, while also speaking out about how much her husband Edwin 'regrets not getting vaxxed' in a post shared on Instagram. 

'I was vaccinated and my husband was not, which he has since realized what a big mistake that was,' she said on her podcast.

She did not reveal why Edwin had chosen not to get the shot.  

Sharing their 'very different' COVID experiences, Mellencamp revealed that she was sick for about six days in total, adding that she 'got through it quicker' than her husband, who experienced symptoms for 15 days.  

Struggle: Her beach outing comes less than a day after she opened up about her experience with COVID-19 on Monday, explaining that she got the virus from Edwin, 44, who was not vaccinated and who experienced far more serious symptoms than his wife while the both battled the illness

Struggle: Real Housewives star Teddi Mellencamp has opened up about her struggle with COVID-19, after catching the virus from her unvaccinated husband 

Illness: The 40-year-old, who is vaccinated, said that her husband, Edwin, 44, was sick for 15 days, while she overcame her illness in six days

Illness: The 40-year-old, who is vaccinated, said that her husband, Edwin Arroyave, 44, was sick for 15 days, while she overcame her illness in six days

'Regret': Mellencamp said her husband 'regretted' not getting the vaccination after struggling with such severe symptoms

'Regret': Mellencamp said her husband 'regretted' not getting the vaccination after struggling with such severe symptoms 

On her podcast, Mellencamp revealed that this is the second time she has tested positive for the virus, explaining that she first contracted COVID 'a while back', but kept the diagnosis under wraps while focusing on 'making sure she was healthy'. 

'A while back I had COVID and I didn't really talk about it because I was just really focused on making sure that I was healthy and my family was healthy,' she said.

'I was vaccinated and my husband was not, which he has since realized what big mistake that was,' the Bravo star added. 

She explained that her husband tested positive before her and began quarantining in their home - however she started experiencing symptoms soon after so she chose to isolate herself in another room of their house until she 'ended up testing positive' as well.   

Mellencamp, who shares three children - Slate, eight, Cruz, six, and Dove, one - with her husband, said that the couple found it 'extremely difficult' to have to separate themselves from their kids, but noted that they were incredibly 'worried' about passing the virus on to them, particularly her oldest daughter, who has an autoimmune disease.  

Speaking about their differing symptoms, the reality star shared that her husband felt 'super weak' during his illness, while she experienced severe vertigo, which has lingered on even after her other symptoms disappeared.  

Speaking out: The RHOHB star share details about their COVID struggles in a new episode of her podcast, Teddi Tea Pod, while also speaking out about how much her husband Edwin 'regrets not getting vaxxed' in a post shared on Instagram; seen on November 14, 2019

Speaking out: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 40, said she was sick for six days while Edwin, 44, was sick for about 15 days with more severe symptoms; seen on November 14, 2019

HOW LIKELY ARE YOU TO GET COVID-19 AFTER BEING FULLY VACCINATED?

So-called 'breakthrough' COVID-19 cases occur when people contract the disease 14 days or more after receiving their second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine or the Johnson & Johnson one-shot jab.

Clinical trials have shown that Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine is 95% effective in preventing symptomatic disease and the Moderna vaccine is 94.5% effective.

Meanwhile, real-world data showed the Pfizer jab is 91% effective against all disease for at least six months and the Moderna vaccine is 90% effective.

This means that fully vaccinated people are between 90% and 95% less likely to develop COVID-19 than unvaccinated people.

In addition, Johnson & Johnson's vaccine trials showed 72% efficacy in the U.S., meaning those who got the one-shot jab are 72% less likely to contract the disease.

When comparing fully vaccinated people who did and did not get sick, the risk is even lower.

The most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data show that 10,262 of at least 133 million Americans who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 later contracted the disease.

This translates to 0.00716% of people who have completed their vaccine series have gone on to test positive.

It also represents the true odds of getting COVID-19 after full vaccination: less than 0.01%.

What's more, fully vaccinated people who test positive have mild illnesses, and are very unlikely to be hospitalized or die.

The CDC states that 99.5% of all deaths occur in unvaccinated people.

That means, if the figure applies to the 3,165 Americans who've died in July 2021 so far - as of July 13 - about 3,150 deaths would be among unvaccinated people and 15 deaths among fully vaccinated people.

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'Edwin, he was super weak, and it was so many different things and it really was a great reminder how important it is, you know, to get vaccinated,' she said.

'I would feel like I was laying on a water bed and then when I'd get up I'd feel dizzy. 

Her experience: Since she was vaccinated and her husband was not, the duo (seen on February 24, 2019 in LA) experienced very different symptoms

Her experience: Since she was vaccinated and her husband was not, the duo (seen on February 24, 2019 in LA) experienced very different symptoms

'And it kind of lingered with me, even post-COVID, and it had been continuing to happen.'  

Last week, the star shared a snap of herself after she fell and fainted during an episode of vertigo, revealing that she cut her lip, 'busted open her cheek', and got a black eye.

'At 4am, Slate yelled out for me to please come to her room and as any Mom would I jumped up at mock speed and sprinted in there,' she recalled. 

'By time I got to her room, my eyes went black and I fainted and busted open my cheek and lip.' 

The Bravo star then asked for advice on how to deal with the symptoms of vertigo, revealing that she didn't want to look at options online, because they would 'send her spiraling'. 

'Luckily all was good with Slate and something worse didn’t happen to me…that being said, I can’t go onto Webmd because it’s sends me spiraling so any tips appreciated,' she added.  

Candid: Last week, the star shared a snap of herself after she fell and fainted during an episode of vertigo, revealing that she cut her lip and got a black eye

Candid: Last week, the star shared a snap of herself after she fell and fainted during an episode of vertigo, revealing that she cut her lip and got a black eye

On her Instagram Stories, Mellencamp shared that after that 'scary' incident, she 'felt really foggy and just not like myself every since,' adding that she will 'be diligent about wanting to understand why it happened.' 

Mellencamp has not revealed which form of the COVID vaccine she received, nor when she got the shot. However, in order to be fully vaccinated, she must be at least two weeks out from a second shot of Moderna or Pfizer, or from the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.   

Those who test positive for COVID-19 after getting fully vaccinated are referred to as 'breakthrough' cases. Depending on the type of shot that a person received, they are between 90 per cent and 95 per cent less likely to develop the virus than unvaccinated people.

The RHOBH star is the latest in a line of fully-vaccinated high-profile figures to share their positive test results, revealing her own diagnosis just three weeks after former E! News host Catt Sadler shared that she was sick with the 'relentless' Delta variant. 

Days later, it was revealed that fully-vaccinated Team USA Olympic gymnastics alternate Kara Eaker had also tested positive after touching down in Tokyo - while earlier this week, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham shared that he had contracted the virus and was experiencing mild symptoms.   

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