If you've had (any) vaccine recently

[BertieBotts]

Just curious as I've recently had DTAP and then Covid vaccines, and rather than being in the middle of my upper arm muscle, as all my school ones were, they've been given to me really high sort of on the corner of my shoulder.

I found them much less painful than I was expecting. Is this a new technique? Or just coincidence?

I know I'm not misremembering the school vaccines as my TB scar is in the middle of that muscle there.

My Covid vaccination was high up and it hurt. Still does a month later!

My covid one was much less painful than the flu, whooping cough etc ones I had when pregnant. The vaccinator said it’s a smaller needle. Mine was roughly where all my others have been on my arm.

I think it's probably just vaccinator technique (or lack of it).
My first Covid vaccination was high near my shoulder and really hurt, and was still a bit uncomfortable weeks later.
Second was a bit lower and didn't hurt at all, same as my flu vaccinations.

Ah fair enough, probably just coincidence then.

The pain often does not depend on the vaccinator - unless he/she is absolutely useless or clumsy, but on weather the needle has touched one of the tiny nerves close to the skin, which is completely unpredictable.

(I give injections and vaccines)

Aah that makes a lot of sense. Maybe in the future there will be done kind of light to illuminate those nerves so they can be avoided.

@aurynne

The pain often does not depend on the vaccinator - unless he/she is absolutely useless or clumsy, but on weather the needle has touched one of the tiny nerves close to the skin, which is completely unpredictable.

(I give injections and vaccines)

When I had the second vaccination (and didn't feel a thing) I told the vaccinator about the painful first one. He said she had probably hit a nerve. I've had flu vaccinations for 20 years and never had that happen before and hope it doesn't happen again!

Here’s a guide to where it’s supposed to go:

www.the-pda.org/wp-content/uploads/The-PDA-Guide-to-Covid-19-2.pdf

Like you, I have a BCG scar lower down.

I felt my first Covid jab very mildly, and didn’t feel the second at all.

DH had a meningitis one in the morning and his second AZ Covid in the afternoon. Both high up his arm and both were not painful.

I had my second P Covid one in the same place. 6 days later it's still painful. It's a solid lump about 3cm long and wide and can be felt through my T-shirt, hoodie and coat. I guess it's just luck as to whether it's a good jab or an iffy one. Mine was iffy cos even the nurse said it was... odd. She stabbed it in and met resistance which suddenly gave. It was a particularly painful jab at the time (which is how nurse and I ended up discussing it)