I got the J&J shot last Monday. Other than a low grade headache, I didn't have any issues at all.
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My wife got the Pfizer shot and had to take off work the day after both of her shots. Fever, chills, achy, generally felt like $h!t. But she has strong reactions to virtually every medication that she takes, including vivid nightmares for things such as NyQuil.
Looks like J&J showing some potential side effects:
Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Reactions Spark Site Shutdowns
The Georgia Department of Public Health shut down a vaccination site administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine last Wednesday after eight people experienced adverse reactions from the...www.yahoo.com
I wonder if this will mirror the situation that the AstraZeneca vaccine found itself in last month in the EU. If I recall similar “findings” prompted them to temporarily halt distribution there too.
Where's the picture for "I signed up for Moderna but when I showed up they said they were only giving J&J for first shot recipients and I didn't want to reschedule"?
I got my second Pfizer yesterday.
Both times have felt similar to a tetanus shot with the sore arm. With my first one I was kind of tired the next day but that could have been from jet lag because it was the day after we got back from Florida and the flights home ended up taking almost 20 hours because of a weather delay in Dallas so I'm not sure if that was from the first shot or not.
This second one was kicking my ass about 20 hours after I got it. I woke up about 3 this morning with chills and body aches and that stuck around until I got up for work this morning. I feel ok now, just stupid tired with only 4 or 5 hours of sleep. I told my boss I'm going to be online until about lunch then I'm taking a nap.
Both times have felt similar to a tetanus shot with the sore arm. With my first one I was kind of tired the next day but that could have been from jet lag because it was the day after we got back from Florida and the flights home ended up taking almost 20 hours because of a weather delay in Dallas so I'm not sure if that was from the first shot or not.
This second one was kicking my ass about 20 hours after I got it. I woke up about 3 this morning with chills and body aches and that stuck around until I got up for work this morning. I feel ok now, just stupid tired with only 4 or 5 hours of sleep. I told my boss I'm going to be online until about lunch then I'm taking a nap.
1 in 1 million chance of a J&J blood clot. 9708% greater chance you die in a car crash driving to the vaccine appointment (1/103)
In all seriousness, if someone were tracking me, they'd be bored AF pretty damn quick.
Agreed. Potential immediate aches/pains/reaction are nothing versus unknowable potential longer-term ramifications. As I understand it, these vaccines are completely different from any other prior vaccine in that they are entirely *novel* in approach. And not well tested. So, basically, there is a worldwide experiment underway. No telling how it will work out. This is completely (ultimately criminally?) downplayed in the push to get people to consent to vaccination.
If you are younger and your 25 Hydroxy vitamin D3 level is in the 60-80ng/ml range, your odds of being killed or harmed by this virus are miniscule, and taking the vaccine would be a senseless risk. If you are older, higher risk with co-morbidities, if 'long-term' for you means say 5 or 10 years, then perhaps consenting to the vaccine is a sensible gamble. IMO.
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probably already discussed because I'm behind but I believe all were women, so could be related to birth control. Think they found similar with the AZ vaccine and a very small subset of women that had a previously unknown low platelet disorder or something like that. So a very rare combo of circumstances.
My paranoia is what will kill me. Anytime I felt a muscle twitch or a slight discomfort after my first shot I braced for the worst. Ended up being completely fine.
After reading this thread and having my 2nd Pfizer shot scheduled for Tuesday:
I don’t think you have much to worry about. I’ve heard the 2nd shot is worse with symptoms, but I think that’s dependent on whether you had any reaction to the first vaccine.
I think genetics also plays a role in this. Both of my parents had Pfizer as well and reacted about the same as I did.
The CDC is saying this morning the pause for J&J is a "matter of days". In CDC's world, this may mean 2 days or it could be 2 million.
it's also very possible this exists with other vaccines as well but women have traditionally been EXTREMELY underrepresented in drug/vaccine trials in part because 'their hormones mess with the results" which is of course, incredibly stupid to not include them for exactly that reason. So it is possible these type of things occurred with other vaccines but the volume and awareness of this one is making it easier to spot.
This just further undermines trust in vaccine rollout. Public health in this countries needs a crash course in communications...
It shouldn't but it will. Pausing because 1 in a million had a bad reaction so they can get more information out to understand and better treat the side effects shows how stupid safe it all actually is.
We'd never drive another car if they recalled 1 in 1million issues
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