Many of us have now had our two COVID shots, maybe even most of us. And many of us have worried before getting our second one how badly we would fare afterwards. Would we get sick as a dog, or have no after-effects at all? Some people report only a mild headache. Others say they got hit hard, and spent the day in bed, miserable.
The next day we wake up and feel fine. At least that’s the way it goes for many of us. What about you? How did you fare?
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I was tired the next day and a little achy. My big problem was my arm, it got hot to the touch and I broke out in a itchy rash at the vaccine injection site that lasted for over 2 weeks. I’m fine now and as my Grandson said, it’s a lot better than actually getting Covid.
Only had the one shot J & J vaccine. Zero reaction except from others who are surprised I would take that choice due to the 2 deaths out of 7,000,000+ persons vaccinated. 😀
Wife felt sick and tired for 3 days.
After I got the second shot that night I got very cold and got the shakes. By morning I was fine.
No noticeable affect, I did have a sore arm after the first shot but not on the second. My wife was pretty much the same.
i had a sore arm for about 10-minutes after each Moderna shot. No big deal.
I’m not getting “the stick”, but, yesterday I got five shots of my childhood vaccines because my personal immune system was eliminated when I got a stem cell transplant. So, 75 years of “immunity” to everything is gone. Phffft – just like that. Both arms are sore! For each shot, I have a monograph that explains everything you’d ever want to know about each one (and some stuff you don’t want to know . . .). But also with each one there is an explanation of the “National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program” which tells you how to file a claim if you are injured by the vaccine. This is what you don’t get with any COVID shot.
That is because the CoVid shot is covered by the Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program. It covers many others like Ebola, Anthrax and more. I received info when i got my shot.
‘Pretty Darn Sick’ is not true, but I did have fever & chills for about 12 hours along with a sore arm after my 2nd Moderna shot. Not bad at all!
Had feeling of headache, general yuck but took 2 Tylenol and after about 10 hours everything was better.
Same here
Sore arm for a couple of days after each shot was all.
First shot my arm was sore about two weeks. Second shot it was sore for about a week. About 6 hours after the 2nd shot, I was running a fever, it lasted about 6 hours.
Still waiting to see what the final side effects are before we venture out and get something the government says is okay! Could be interesting!
No shots for me !
Nothing after the first shot. The day after the second shot, my body temperature went up one degree but no other issues.
I had chills for 6 hrs and fatigue the entire following day. By day 2 back to normal.
Soooo tired. Spent most of the day in bed.
Took the J&J ONE shot and survived. Always thought I was one in a million.
Moderna vac. Just normal injection site soreness. Nothing else.
For those of you not getting vaccinated, please tell us where you are camping so we can go the other direction. Guess you would rather get sick and spread a virus than use your head!
Amen to going the other way. Some people just don’t get it.
Maybe they should put signs up that they did not get the vaccine. Would be easier to avoid them.
Do your homework. And please don’t judge those of us that have.
I had Covid so I had a reaction with both of my shots. I knew going in that most people who had had Covid had a greater reaction. The 2 days of 100 degree fever was way easier to take than the 10 days of 103+ fever when I had Covid!
I had “Covid arm” for a week after the second Moderna shot. Red, swollen at the injection site. Slight itch.
Two family members had a reaction. Three others had no reaction. For me: A sore arm after the first shot and a need to take a nap or two (or three) for a few days after the second. All Pfizer.
Pfizer; just normal injection site soreness.
We had COVID before we could get shots. Doctor does not recommend shot for 3 months after recovering. Now, I’m not sure we’re getting shots, at least for a while, and J&J vaccine when we do.
Our COVID symptoms were less than many people’s reaction to the vaccine (just longer duration): Mostly low energy, loss of appetite, loss of taste, slight sense of nausea, hardly any temperature increase, wife had mild headaches. Within 2 weeks most symptoms were gone (except taste issue).
Guys, you are a smaller subset. It was estimated that 30 million in the US had contracted the Wuhan prior to the roll out of the vax. Can’t tell you how I know, but, the level of natural antibodies are found in those studied to be as much as those vaccinated. NOW, here’s the kicker, the recommended dosage for “those” is one shot.
Back story on this is; 30K were in the initial study, of those a certain subset (numbers not disclosed) did not have the sufficient level of antibodies thought to be “acceptable” . So, the shot program for the MRNA vaxes..was ordered to two shots. Just to take care of the majority, who already had sufficient antibodies as was determined in the initial 30K study.
So, for you to make an educated guess, and go with natural immunity from complications being lessened if re-infected is frowned upon. I’d say, IF you trust your doctor, quiz him, but hold back on what you know. See if he/she bestows their knowledge on the subject, then you can make the informed decision. Carry on.
I had the J&J jab and an uncomfortable day after.
My first Moderna shot was in my left shoulder and caused a bit of stiffness, tenderness, and swelling for about two weeks. After that it itched for a day then everything went away. I got my second shot in my right shoulder and experienced slight stiffness for a day and curiously, the stiffness returned to my left shoulder. Now it’s been ten days and I have no symptoms at all.
My wife might want me to get the shot, not in my arm, wink, wink.
I agree with those who have done their research and decided not to take the vaccine. I respect the decision of you who have opted to take the vaccine. Please respect my decision. BTW my husband is a physician, I’m a nurse my SIL is an OT so we’ve been interested in the COVID19 shot for a long time. Oh, also, I’m 71 and had COVID19 in November and my daughter in December.
I totally respect your decision, because you DO own your own body, contrary to what both big parties actually practice. That said, if you had covid (any variant), actual CDC/WHO medical science says you ARE immune for life better than the vaccines can provide. Politicians still push redundant shots for “idiot proofing” people who mistook a cold for C19 and for political gain, but there IS NO GAIN to vaccinating C19 patients.
I agree completely, it has a 99% recovery rate, and it has a lot of mercury in it!
Wolfe, I wish they were selling it, had the virus, so your immune, but not true. Can’t say how I know, but AS OF NOW (oh it will change, lol) they recommend just one shot, if you had the Wuhan.
They have no idea what any of this is doing, but whos going to step to the podium and say it, plugs, not without a script 🙂
Medical microbiologist here. SIL did research for Johnson and Johnson. I agree with you. I pass.
News flash, current administration halts pause, J&J is back online. Shoot em up boys and girls.
I have had serious fatigue or tiredness for six weeks after the second shot. Pfizer.
Had very small discomfort at the Moderna shot site. I used some Tylenol and was fine.
Total lack of energy the day following our second Covid shots. Had difficulty staying awake and eventually went back to bed and slept soundly. Despite sleep during the day, had no trouble sleeping the night of the second day. No pain or other discomfort. Just exhausted feeling.
I got the Pfizer vaccination and had no discernible adverse effect. My wife got Moderna and did not feel well for a couple of days after getting the second shot.
Other than a sore injection site… I had no side effects. 1st shot was a different story.
Our stinking Canadian government has screwed around so much that I won’t be able to get my second shot for at least another hundred days
I DO NOT mean this in a bad way, but this shows you how screwed up Canadian socialized medicine is in your country. As of April 8th, 196,000,000 have been vaccinated here in the US. The most vaccinated in one day here was in excess of 4,000,000 citizens.
So all the misinformed out there, who want to model Canada’s system, start paying attention and tell the current clown show going in in DC (not a state) stop being stupid.
Your medicine is fine, until you get sick, or have a pandemic.
I had only a sore arm. My neighbor had a rash on each arm from arm pit to elbow that did not itch or anything . They switched arms for the second shot. Watching tv and those long needles scared me but i had the BEST nurse. Ever. Didn’t feel a thing. Unlike on tv watching them poke you at 20 miles an hour. Kinda different from when I was a kid. They only had 1 needle and was shared by everyone. Im sure this audience will verify this.
I started feeling bad the day after my second Moderna vaccine and still do! It’s like long haul Covid symptoms.
Very depressing, I can’t get energy up for anything. Most food is not interesting.
When we received vaccine we were given a paper if we wished to log into from CDC site called vsafe to report daily effects ( yep I know more tracking from government, who cares) after 1st shot for a week and then once a week for 4 weeks. Repeated this process after second shot.
Hey, at least you did it. Anybody else bother??????
I had very minor discomfort in my arm after each shot, even less than when I get a flu shot. It was gone by the end of the next day.
We got the J & J injection, no discomfort at all. Our doctors recommended taking the vaccine as insurance against a stronger form of covid. We may get covid, however the effects will be greatly reduced.
Re covid. I had running nose for few hours then extreme fatique but no pain. Mostly slept for day or so. Neighbor had same. Hers 2nd day. Mine hit third day. Just stayed in bed.
The vaccines WERE approved by the FDA for emergency use. The only thing I could find otherwise is that it was not approved to PREVENT you from getting the virus. Same as the flu shots or shingles shots. and many others.
The vaccine allows your immune system to replicate the virus and produce antibodies. Very few vaccines actually prevent viruses, but they do allow the body to fight the viruses.
My daughter works in the research department at the University of Pittsburgh. They were one of the top 5 that did the research.
Instead of reading the blogs from all the “unknown expert” websites, check the ones from reputable research facilities and scientists.
Thank you for the rare correct information! I explain it as “vaccines are a wanted poster – you can still get mugged but you already drew your gun.” This is also why vaccinating c19 survivors is pointless – you’ve already seen the virus, naturally.
You have no idea what I am reading. Judge not. I am young, healthy, O+, with naturally excessive vitamin D. Tell your daughter to get out of her bubble..I hope she doesn’t get the shot if she hopes to have children someday.
Say what? Holy cow, you mean we will might be inundated with slip and fall lawyer commercials in the future. OH NO WE WONT. That was covered in legislation. Interesting, to say the least, don’t you think!
I had a third arm grow out of my head. It was quite handy. The third day it withered and fell off. Left a bald spot.
Bet when you waived to people you got a double look, huh.
I’m growing fangs. Guess I’m turning.
For about 12 hours my shoulder felt like someone gave me a nuggie, but that was it.
Just last night 26 hours post vaccine got the wonderful temperature spike indicating my body was up for the fight to make antibodies …. went to bed & got up this morning just a bit tired with a very mild fever that I expect will allow me to return to 100% by tomorrow. So thankful for the ability to be vaccinated & know it will be unlikely that I will be hospitalized for COVID.
Thank you sir for stating the facts. People need to do their research before parroting the MSM drivel
And people need to think before replying thats its a MSM thing
Well, a bit off topic, but, currently there is this little thing called a full forensic audit going on in AZ (oops paused till 5PM Monday) that will determine what, when and where. Just a small thing, you know the Presidency of the United States. Anyway, pay attention Mr. Tom and see how they handle the results in about 6 weeks time, when the report comes out. That might give you an idea if the MSM has agendas.
But what do I know, I just drive an RV
I got my first AstraZeneca vaccine about a month ago without any symptoms beyond a sore arm and should get my 2 vaccine sometime this summer (64 year old Canadian). I also have a blood clotting disorder and had no problems with this vaccine. I recommend any vaccine that is offered is a good vaccine. See you on the road soon!
I was very sleepy after both Pfizer injections, but that’s all.
Where’s the mercury????
The Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine includes the following ingredients:
Active Ingredient
nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) encoding the viral spike glycoprotein (S) of SARS-CoV-2
Lipids
(4-hydroxybutyl)azanediyl)bis(hexane-6,1-diyl)bis (ALC-3015)
(2- hexyldecanoate),2-[(polyethylene glycol)-2000]-N,N-ditetradecylacetamide (ALC-0159)
1,2-distearoyl-snglycero-3-phosphocholine (DPSC)
cholesterol
Salts
potassium chloride
monobasic potassium phosphate
sodium chloride
basic sodium phosphate dihydrate
Other
sucrose
I’ve read a lot of ingredients on products in the supermarket, you know the ones you in jest to sustain life, yeah it’s called food.
It would be a real treat to get the back story on hydoxy…….awe I can’t even pronounce it. Or, better yet nucleoside (sp? nucloetide maybe!). Like where did that synthesize from.
Now that would be quite interesting Dan.
none on the first. second was last week, at first no reaction, 11 a.m., later in day arm hurt, ache all over, other symptoms. next few days some hair loss, not sure if to do with it. may be coincidence. lethargy.
No mercury.
I didn’t have any reaction, but my wife had a sore arm for a couple of days.
I had the Moderna vaccine and I ran a 100.4 fever and felt bad for about a day and a half. The injection site was a bit sore, but no worse than with the flu shots. I was relieved that I had the negative reaction, that reinforced that the vaccine was working as it was supposed to.
Only side effect was on 2nd shot first shot arm hurt more. Definitely psychological!
I had my second Moderna vaccine shot yesterday and my arm is just a little sore. I wasn’t even sore after the first shot. My wife is a different story. She can hardly move her arm. I say that, since I live with pain every day, maybe my tolerance level is a bit higher.
For two days, my wife and I had similar reactions where we were lethargic, and took a lot of naps. No real aches or pains, but just a step behind. Day three, we were back to normal. Seems like folks we know in their 30’s or 40’s had worse reactions than us older folks.
We had the Moderna vaccine and I ran a bit of fever and felt bad for about a day. Wife was in bed for 2 days with about 6 of the 8 symptoms.
Wife and I both had the Pfizer. Reactions were about like flu shots, maybe milder. Now, the Shingrix shingles vaccine— that was a doozy!
Husband had Pfizer, I had Moderna. He had some muscle pain at the injection site. I had mild discomfort, less than the annual flu shot.
No second shot. I had the J&J vaccine. Two days later the announcement the J&J vaccine injections were being delayed due to 6 (now a total of 15) young ladies had a issue after receiving the vaccine. 15 out of 7 + million injections…not bad odds. I have not had any issues with the J&J vaccine, and do not worry about any future problems. DW had the Pfizer vaccine and she has not had any problems. I’m in my early 70’s and she is in her late 60’s.
Sore arm for 2 days and felt pretty blah the second day. It wasn’t terrible, but I definitely wasn’t my normal self.
My wife & I got Moderna vaccines. 1st shot: we both had sore injection sites & she had a sore shoulder/bicep; I had only soreness @ injection site. 2nd shots: hardly any site tenderness, my wife had a bit of tiredness, but I was down w/ flu-like symptoms for a full 24 hrs. Fever to 101.5, down into 99-100, then back up. Body aches, general malaise. Gone w/start of 2nd day after shot. Hoping boosters are more reaction-free.
The mercury is in the conspiracy-laden mindset.
I have the old mercury fillings, didn’t effect me one bit. Ask my wife!
After the second Moderna shot, I had two days of fever (100 deg), chills and body aches. Persistent headache for a few more days, with fatigue. 3 weeks out, I’m back to “normal”!
Had a sore arm the night of the shot but barely felt a thing the next day where as after the first Moderna shot my arm hurt a few days!
I had a small stroke four hours after the 2nd shot. Spent two days in hospital and now am getting slowly to full functionality. All medical professionals I have talked with say it’s too soon to tell if there is a link between the two.
After the second shot I went home fine…by dinner time I was miserable, fever and achy and very tired. I went to sleep, didn’t eat, just went to sleep and slept for 24 hrs. When I finally woke I was fine, no residual discomfort.
Both my wife and I had pretty bad day after Pfizer shot 2. My daughter was ill after first Moderns, but not 2nd.
Had no reaction to either of Moderna shots, though friends had issues…it could have been because I was taking pain meds for a torn rotator cuff/collarbone injury..
Pfizer shots. Had soreness with first shot but absolutely no problems with second shot.
I haven’t had a covid shot yet, since all the shots are experimental, I have waited until there are some results to analyze. I do believe I will be getting one in the next couple of weeks.
Pfizer second shot – worst headache I’ve ever experienced. Lasted from hour 4 to 30. Then boom – gone and back to normal. Nothing after the 1st shot.
Haven’t been able to get a second one yet.
Pfizer here. Outside of a bit of a sore arm, no reaction with the first. With the second, I had a bad headache, fever, nausea and generally felt like crap. My husband had nothing after either shot.
Pfizer for both of us. After the first shot we both had sore arms, just like a flu shot. After the second, I again had only a sore arm, but my wife was sick for 3 days. She’d tell you it was worth it for the protection.
Moderna. Reacted to both shots we figure mostly because I had a mild case of covid 60 days before and had antibodies in my system (although no nurse or doctor asked that prior to receiving the shots).
Both wife and I got the J&J shot. She had 24 hrs of severe headaches and heaved for 12 hours straight. I HATE shots, and didn’t even feel the needle – Not sure I actually got the shot, but is was a real cute Air Force medic that gave it to me so maybe that made everything right.
I felt tired the second day, my wife was so fatigued she came back to bed the morning after the shot, which I only remember her doing once in the previous 37 years.
I was fine for about 2 days after my 2nd Pfizer shot. But, on days 3 and 4, I was tired, had a little bit of fever, and my arm was sore. Very strange that it took a couple of days.
Pfizer second shot. Slightly sore arm but serious chills for a couple of hours in the early morning. Then I was fine and back to normal
Sore arm for just under 24 hours from Pfizer second shot.
We both just had a sore arm at injection site.
Just very tired for a couple of days.
We both received the J & J vaccine on April 4th. We had a sore arm in the injection site only, diarrhea for a few days, we still tire very easily and I’ve had a headache since the day of the injection.
I’ve only had my first Moderna shot, and after three weeks my arm is still, occasionally sore, though the first three days it felt like I got punched a dozen times. My wife had flu-like symptoms, fever, chills, upset stomach, but was okay after two days. We go back next week for the second shots – we’ll see how that one goes.
Both of us felt quite tired all day. And as far as headaches they only lasted for a few hours (2-3) after waking up. By the following day (3) we were fully back to normal.
Pfizer vaccine, sore arm after first for 3-4 days; 21 hours after second had headache, shoulders and neck stiffness, took a “nap” for a couple hours and by dinner was feeling back to normal. Did not have a sore arm for as long with the second. Wife had sore arm from first poke and nothing from the second.
The entire family (wife, daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter, mother-in-law, and myself) received the Pfizer vaccine (both) without any reactions.
Week and half after our second shots we are still feeling the effects. Mostly mild flu like symptoms. Still, I’d rather that then the possible alternatives.
I feel for you, our neighbor had all she could do to function for three weeks after each shot.
I started aching in the morning and felt progressively more tired an worse during the day, like I had the flu. I went.to bed with a fever of 100.4 after taking some Ibuprofen and woke up at 3 AM sweating profusely when the fever broke. I’ve been fine ever since. Not bad for being immune from COVID-19!
My wife and I had no reaction whatsoever with the first and second dose.
Same here, now they are talking boosters. At the moment boosters are out of the question unless they have good solid reasoning.
Yes…following both first and last Moderna…I had fever, severe aches and pains and chills, which began almost exactly 12 hours after the injection and lasted for about 12 hours also. Sore arm first time, not the second. Hubby only reacted to second shot with same symptoms and duration.
I ran a little fever and very tired. Left work, took a nap and was fine the next day! First shot nothing.
I opted for the J&J shot unfortunately my wife second shot on 4/22 the day before our first camping trip of the season. She experienced low fever and painful headache. Fortunately our trip was only 2 hours from the house. In all after 24hours rest she was fine. Yours in camping/rving, Ray and Joy from the Badger state.
I experienced mild tenderness at the site of the injection but less than what I had from the first shot.
I experienced Nominal pain at the injection site of my second Moderna COVID vaccination. Travelling that day, I seemed unnaturally tired and somewhat achy, but not enough to keep me from my journey. Upon arrival at my Mother-in-Love’s home, it quickly became apparent that her Septic System was backed up. Seeking, but not finding, a lean-out plug, I hurried to the DIY store for the required parts. After installing a clean out plug, I was able to ease the back up problem somewhat (a professional later determined major root infestation in the pipes). By the time I was able to sit and relax, I noticed that I had a low grade fever. A couple of acetaminophen tablets washed down with some iced tea, a good night’s sleep, and I all but forgot about any discomfort from the injection.
Both Hubby and I had a slight fever, headache, chills and body aches after both injections of the Pfizer shots. All better after 24 hours but it was a rough 24 hours both times.
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Wife and I had the Maderna vaccine.
My wife had no reaction while I slept most of the next day. Nothing more
I had the Moderna vaccine and I have been sick for 5 days! Four of those were with 104.7 fever! Then add a migraine headache, nausea, diarrhea, severe joint pain, and severe fatigue! The doctor finally had to put me on prednisone to counteract all the symptoms! She said that although it’s not very common, some people are having severe symptoms. She said my body was on immune system overload! I’m on Day 6 after second vaccine and finally beginning the healing process!
My wife and I were sick and tired after the second moderna shot. She was sick and I was tired.
My wife had a rash that came to the injection site a week after her shot. About the size of a baseball. It lasted about 4 days.
Covid is yesterdays news. We should really let it go. The news media/gov’t/politicians would like to keep this in front of us for their own selfish interests. I have had 3 shots. Nada, no discomfort what so ever. I am over 70 years old. Thank God I live in the free state of Florida but I digress. Covid, reactions to vaccines have been a “nothing burger” for me.