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Full post vaccine report.

Got the second Moderna shot on Friday, noon. I made the 2 hour drive to the coast, 2pm-4pm. When I arrived I took a nap. No, I NEEDED a nap. I’m not a napper. Rested in bed for two hours but never was able to fall asleep.
Friday day turned into Friday night. A sore arm and a sleepless night. Much like after my first dose.
Saturday I felt pretty good. I woke up with a headache but a small dose of ibuprofen took care of that. Ran the dog(s) on the beach. Visited, on the beach, with my friends (and their dog) that rented the beach house next to ours.
Around 6pm I got a chill. I didn’t have a thermometer but my guess is I was running a low grade temp. I turned up the heat in the house and hit the couch. Didn’t have much of an appetite the rest of the evening. I slept well last night.
This morning I was back to feeling my normal self.

Totally worth it for the protection it provides.

Absolutely amazing.

I got my first Moderna Covid-19 vaccine a few hours ago. Have a sore arm, a bit light-headed and achy, also have a bit of a headache. Nothing serious. I'm scheduled to do the second one in 4 weeks. I hear that the second one has worse side effects than the first. I hope not.

F.D.A. clears the Johnson & Johnson covid shot. When it becomes available I will get that one since it is only one shot:

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus...ovid-19-vaccine

Wish it had been available earlier, but in the end, I don't think this is a one and done deal. We will be getting them every year in all probability.

I'm happy the JnJ vaccine is available. I think that one will fill a critical short-term need.

In other news, I actually just got the first round of the vaccine. I work for a med device company, and the company's employees were able to be designated essential'ish (basically, leftover/surplus vaccine doses can be put into our arms after the for-real essential folks get first crack at it).

While I was hesitant to have something injected into my body that hasn't yet gone through the full approval process, in the end I decided the benefits probably outweighed the risks and I didn't want to miss getting an appointment. Also, (since we all expect these vaccines to be fully approved once the data is accumulated and analyzed) I'm kinda happy to be a (small) step towards herd immunity.

Which did you get, Pfizer or Moderna?

Pfizer

I felt a little drowsy right after the shot (but this also could've been my normal post-lunch drowsiness), and my arm started getting a little sore. I still had a hockey game and played that night.

Arm was pretty sore the next day (had a hockey game again and played, so nothing bad at all... even took a couple shots off that arm/shoulder and it wasn't all that bad).

I still (almost 48 hours later) have the imprint of the band-aid on my arm, though... which is weird.

My work will be offering the J&J shot in about two weeks. I’m about 80/20 in favor of getting it. Wife and daughter want me too get it, I probably will.

My wife and I get a Pizer shot tomorrow.

I have been eligible for a while now but decided to wait until she was eligible so we could schedule the thing together.

It put me off about 3 weeks. I figured I have made it this long, a few more weeks wasn't going to hurt anything.

I was able to get my husband an appointment at Rite-Aid in Warren today. He also got the Moderna vaccine. No side effects.

The new data on J&J looks increasingly very good -- efficacy over 80% after 3-4 weeks, and almost total protection against severe cases.

Should definitely get it.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/how-effective-johnson-johnson-vaccine-what-know-n1259652

Scheduled for my first dose on 3-16-01. Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield OH.

Somewhat leary......

Don't be. I know quite a few people who have received the shots and not one has had any long term effects. Tylenol and Motrin help greatly for the brief time you may feel adverse symptoms. Just don't take Motrin before the injection.

TTT... if you would, please come back and tell us which vaccine you received, along with a report on any side effects.
Through open conversation and real life reporting, we can hopefully calm other’s fears and inhibitions towards receiving the vaccine.

You can read my full post vaccine report in this, or one of the other COVID related threads on the board.
A quick update. My mom, 74 years old, received her first Moderna vaccine recently. No side effects other than a sore shoulder. She gets her next jab on the 19th. She’s a little nervous after hearing other’s reports, including mine, about the common side effects from the second Moderna jab. I hopefully brought some calm to her by reporting my findings related to fewer adverse side effects are being noted in older, 65+, recipients. The body typically doesn’t (is unable to) mount such a big immune response at those ages.

I have a question...

Do you 'want' a large immune response? Is your body's response an indication as to how effective the vaccine will be for you?

On some level the immune response, side effects, is indicative of the vaccine ‘taking effect’. That doesn’t mean that those that didn’t have side effects are any less protected. Different people respond differently. Anecdotally I’ve never had a reaction to a flu vaccine. Some of my coworkers get laid out by them.

Tks jfan.

Just a little leary. Some things you'll never forget. Like I posted in another thread.....sitting in Richmond Heights Emerg waiting room in 1976 with my grandmother listening to them work 12'-15' away on my grandfather....., repeatedly yelling, "HANG IN THERE Mr. P, HANG IN THERE, HANG IN THERE.......then SILENCE. 3-4 doctors walked outta the room. One towards us.

Dead. Pulmonary Adela. Lungs filled up with fluid

He received the Swine Flu shot/vaccine that morning. They attributed it to a possible reaction to the shot/vaccine.

Some things you can never forget.

Thinking about tightening up a visit to the local church pastor before vaccine D-day.

j/c...

As to this: ^^^

My parents are 79. They both had covid in late October, lasting close to 3 weeks, including 3 different trips to the e.r. between the 2 of them.


They recently got the second dose of vaccine - I do not know which one, though - and neither of them had any issues to speak of - other than a little tenderness at the injection site, which is normal for ANY shot, really.


A nurse friend had the vaccine, and was sick as a dog for a good 24 hours - puking, feeling miserable. Her husband took her to the e.r. as well. Now, she also has some other health issues, so, as she said, "I don't know if it was related to the vaccine or not....."

Son had both vaccine shots, and again, I don't know which product - but the first was no problem. After the second, he had chills,and body aches for about 10 hours or so.

As I said, we both got our 1st dose last Friday morning. Pfizer.

She complained about a stiff shoulder more than I experienced. For me, I hardly felt anything the next day.

I did work my shoulder more than she did after the shot. I always rotate my shoulder and pump my arm for a good while after getting a shot. I also massage the area well for a good while. Good while means maybe a few minutes at a time over 20-30 minutes or so.

I may be full of crap, but I believe it helps prevent the medication from settling in the injection site and helps disperse it in to the system.

That's my story and I am sticking to it.

My wife and daughter(both RNs w/the Cleveland Clinic) both said I'll most prob receive Pfizer.

I'll def give the "blow by blow" report.

First Pfizer shot two Saturdays ago. Super sore arm and fatigue for about 3 to 4 days. Not fatigue like you just got done playing 5 games of full court basketball. Fatigue like you just want to lie down and close your eyes. Of which I didn't do. Pushed through it and still went to work.

Second shot is scheduled for last week of March.

First one scheduled for tomorrow at Noon. The second one is set for April 6th.

J/C - Does anyone know if there is a vaccine rollout expected in Ohio for the "everyone else" category? I know that right now we're getting into the 50+/Type 2 Diabetes group. Didn't know if there was a plan for the normal Joe Schmoe's like me.

And before you say it, yeah, I know I'm not normal

My girlfriend’s sister got the J&J vaccine yesterday. She’s feeling it today. Fever, chills, body aches, headache... I just reminded her it’s better than catching COVID.

I am in this same category in California. I am on a few wait lists. I would call around to some places you know have the vaccine and ask if they have any leftovers.

Im getting the J&J shot tonight at work, actually around 4:30am tomorrow morning. Just hope to make it til 6:30 and get home before any symptoms may set it in. Luckily if I have some symptoms and can’t make it to work I can get a day or two off because of getting the shot, paid.

I got the first Moderna last Wednesday, I called off work Thursday. Sore arm, headache and tired.

I get the 2nd one 03-31. I plan to call off 04-01.

As long as we get ours, who really cares about you?

LOL....that is a good question. I don't live in Ohio, and I couldn't tell you about the state of Tennessee.


I do see that supply has finally reached a saturation point, meaning the drug companies aren't having any difficulty with meeting demand.

My feeling is the age group in the 50's were the youngest of the seriously at risk groups. Once they begin to see appointment levels dropping in that age group, open it up to any on appointment.

If I had to guess, maybe come June or July, and at that point it may be to the point you can schedule with your primary care. At some point it should be as easy as getting a flu shot.

So you are planning to go fishing on 4-1, are ya!

Ha! That would be nice. I guess now it's all about the post-manufacture logistics.

I'll be getting my shot next week.

That's probably a good idea.

I think so. As the supply has grown, more avenues to receiving the shot have opened.

JnJ is/will be a gamechanger in this regard.

You're probably within a 10 minute drive of me. Any plans in your direction?