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I'm mid-40s and had 2x Moderna on the recommended schedule back in Apr/May. First shot was just mild injection-site pain. Second shot was terrible. Symptoms

by ff317 5y ago

I'm mid-40s and had 2x Moderna on the recommended schedule back in Apr/May. First shot was just mild injection-site pain. Second shot was terrible. Symptoms started about 12h after the shot, and I was stuck in bed for ~36-48h of the worst flu symptoms I've ever had in my life (fever, chills, bad whole body muscle ache, etc - basically everything but the usual sinus/cough part). It was totally worth it, though, and I'd do it again! If you're on the fence - please go get your shot(s)!

FabHK 5y ago
FWIW, similar age, Moderna, and just mild injection-site pain both times.
totony 5y ago
>It was totally worth it, though, and I'd do it again! If you're on the fence - please go get your shot(s)! As another data point, I wouldn't and don't think it was worth it. Being KO for 4 days when the virus is mundane is not a good trade. (Im 25ish). Plus it doesn't provide 100% protection so I can still get it.
- jleyank 5y ago
  Not sure you can call covid "mundane", given that 620K have died from it in the US...
  - totony 5y ago
    As I said I'm 25ish. It's a pretty mundane disease for people that age. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-from-covid-by-age-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-...
    - bmitc 5y ago
      Potential damage to your lungs, heart, and brain doesn’t seem mundane to me. The person describing four days of being down is not common and is an extreme case. I myself got a little tired day of, had some mild chills the night of, and was a little sore with a headache the morning after. I took some ibuprofen, drank a lot of water, and ate well, and I felt fine later in the day after. I get the feeling this is very typical. The response to the vaccine is simply your body preparing itself. Getting the virus isn’t that and has a lot of potential for damage.
      - totony 5y ago
        That person is me and seems quite prevalent at least in my entourage of young people. How old are you? Age is very important when talking about side effects. Plus the potential damage is less likely for people that age, aka we get the most side effect for the least chance of actually having a bad case of the disease. P(getting disease) * P(symptomatic | sick) * P(worse than 4 days fever | symptomatic) gets small very fast. Notwithstanding the fact that inflicting damage upon yourself is psychologically worse than chance events like getting a virus.
senectus1 5y ago
I had basically the same experience with 2x Pfizer on the 2nd shot. and yes well worth it and I'll do it again.

by ff317 5y ago

FabHK 5y ago

FWIW, similar age, Moderna, and just mild injection-site pain both times.

totony 5y ago

>It was totally worth it, though, and I'd do it again! If you're on the fence - please go get your shot(s)! As another data point, I wouldn't and don't think it was worth it. Being KO for 4 days when the virus is mundane is not a good trade. (Im 25ish). Plus it doesn't provide 100% protection so I can still get it.

jleyank 5y ago
Not sure you can call covid "mundane", given that 620K have died from it in the US...
- totony 5y ago
  As I said I'm 25ish. It's a pretty mundane disease for people that age. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-from-covid-by-age-us/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1191568/reported-deaths-...
  - bmitc 5y ago
    Potential damage to your lungs, heart, and brain doesn’t seem mundane to me. The person describing four days of being down is not common and is an extreme case. I myself got a little tired day of, had some mild chills the night of, and was a little sore with a headache the morning after. I took some ibuprofen, drank a lot of water, and ate well, and I felt fine later in the day after. I get the feeling this is very typical. The response to the vaccine is simply your body preparing itself. Getting the virus isn’t that and has a lot of potential for damage.
    - totony 5y ago
      That person is me and seems quite prevalent at least in my entourage of young people. How old are you? Age is very important when talking about side effects. Plus the potential damage is less likely for people that age, aka we get the most side effect for the least chance of actually having a bad case of the disease. P(getting disease) * P(symptomatic | sick) * P(worse than 4 days fever | symptomatic) gets small very fast. Notwithstanding the fact that inflicting damage upon yourself is psychologically worse than chance events like getting a virus.

senectus1 5y ago

I had basically the same experience with 2x Pfizer on the 2nd shot. and yes well worth it and I'll do it again.