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New Covid vaccines are on the way as 'Eris' variant rises
(www.reuters.com)
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Normally I'd agree, but these COVID vaccines put me down for 24-48 hours and the flu shot has never done that. Its very weird and difficult to schedule myself 48 hours of 'sick time' for a vaccine recovery.
Edit: I'd like to clarify that I've always gotten them when available, so I'm 3x boosted or whatever, I just wish they had options for people that react like this.
Feeling sick for a day or two after the vaccine is a small price to pay to avoid long COVID. Some people never recover, see Physics Girl on YT.
Can confirm. Had COVID twice since 2020 and it absolutely fucking sucks. Never felt anything like it.
I don't disagree at all, I should have elaborated in my original comment but I guess I was more yearning for better suited vaccines for people that get hit hard by them. Maybe we could take a smaller dose or different cocktail?
Which one did you take? A lot of people I know who took Moderna got hit hard, but only one person I know who took the Pfizer did. My family all took Pfizer and didn't have any symptoms besides the usual soreness at the injection site.
thus far mine have all been moderna, ha
I had it for three weeks and that was long enough, and for a couple of weeks after still I couldn't enjoy coffee or chocolate or anything with floral flavors. Definitely sucked hard, I can't imagine having it longer
Post viral syndromes are phenomena that have been well documented long before COVID. You can find any number of scientific papers on the matter if you only cared to look.
COVID took me out for over a week last time. I'm good with 24-48hr if it means I won't be as sick the next time I catch it.
I have the same mild reaction to COVID and flu vaccines. I feel shit for about eight hours. The only COVID shot that put me down was the second of the two moderna shots. That hit hard. None of the boosters have hit hard.
Yeah that was the same for me, the second one in quick succession hit me, but the following ones that were months (year?) apart didn't really affect me thankfully. Just an incredibly sore arm for a couple days, but that's standard for me and shots.
Not sure why you’re getting downvoted. I guess it’s because any negativity to the vaccine.
The same thing happened to my wife. It was much less the for the boosters so it will likely get better in the future. I never even really felt bad. A little bit of a headache the first time but I’m not even sure that was related honestly. And I’ve gotten a little bit of a drained-feeling with the flu vaccine.
Each one of the shots made me feel worse than the last (multiple side effects) so I stopped at 3. The one time I got sick with covid was a lot worse than the shots mainly because it lasted for about 10 days, but the intensity was similar to the shots' side effects. It was after my 3 shots were all completed. Now I'm fine fortunately but I don't want any more covid shots.
I never actually got sick with covid until I stopped wearing a mask. N95 masks work well against covid and pretty much everything else. If you don't want to get sick, get some N95 masks and use them wherever it's crowded.
yeah in hindsight i probably should have elaborated more on the perspective of yearning for the dosing or something to get better for people that have severe reactions.
You've had a flu shot every year and never had any side effects?
Nope, I've never had anything more severe than some malaise for a couple hours that evening. With the moderna shots I'm usually down for 36 hours and on the mend for another 8. the 2nd booster that happened in quick succession gave me a 102 degree fever before i started taking tylenol for it but i consistently run 99-100 even with tylenol dosing.
Yeah same. The flu shot usually makes me feel a little bad for a morning. The Covid vaccine makes me feel flat out sick for 24 hours.
I just had a doctors appointment on Friday where they offered me the newest booster and I had to say no because I had full days of work the next 3 days.
Yeah better to plan it out. My wife and I take it on Friday and then we take the Saturday to just be lazy, usually it's conveniently timed to rewatch Star wars
I feel like I shouldn't complain as much after reading this.
Last booster with moderna was a half dose. If you had Pfizer it was a full dose. Not sure what the next ones will be but make sure you check and see if there is a half dose option.