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Can I ask if you've had any mRNA vaccine for COVID?
by dataflow 5y ago
Can I ask if you've had any mRNA vaccine for COVID?
- mjfl 5y agoI have had one dose of moderna but got a severe fever from it so I held off from the second.
- dataflow 5y agoI see. The reason I asked is (and I'm not a doctor, obviously) you might've ended up avoiding the very cure you were looking for. Some people have had their long COVID symptoms heal (including smell) after a second dose. You can Google around (e.g. see [1]), it's still not Scientifically Proven™, but it seems to have helped some people. You might want to ask your doctor if the fever is a genuine, serious risk, and whether you should try to get a couple doses if not. > She almost didn't get her second dose. But she did — and a few days later, she noticed her energy was back, breathing was easier and soon even her problems with smell were resolving. > About 40% of the 577 long COVID patients contacted by the group Survivor Corps say they felt better after getting vaccinated. [1] https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/31/982799452/mysterious-ailment-mysterious-relief-vaccines-help-some-covid-long-haulers https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/31/9827994...