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Original poster

Vaccine experiences please!

259 replies

Helptonight · 30/04/2021 18:14

I've had my text, sitting on the fence and need some real experiences. I am early 40's, no health conditions. Not anti vax at all just struggling to decide whether or not to have it. Friends/relatives I have spoken to have experienced side effects (tiredness, fuzzy brain, no energy) since having it even a month or more down the line with 2nd dose being worse (AZ) Some report no reactions at all! I feel like if I am not sure then I shouldn't go ahead? I feel like I want to wait until further down the line before going ahead, is this silly?

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Schrutesbeets · 30/04/2021 19:33

I also find it funny that when people are trying to promote the jab they liken it to the flu jab, but if anyone dares suggest c19 is anything like a flu they're hung out to dry.

Schrutesbeets · 30/04/2021 19:34

@AlternativePerspective

In answer to your Q OP, yes, it's looking like there's going to be a yearly jab. Not for everyone there isn’t.
Why not?
steff13 · 30/04/2021 19:37

I had my second dose of Moderna two weeks ago. The first shot, my arm was sore. The second shot, my arm was sore and I slept the whole next day. Other than that nothing.

I had COVID in November. I was nervous when I was exposed, because I'm early 40s, overweight, and asthmatic, but I had no symptoms at all.

steff13 · 30/04/2021 19:40

Oh, and my boys (ages 22 and 19) just got their second shots on Tuesday, Pfizer, and they had no side effects with either shot.

hopefulmama36 · 30/04/2021 19:43

I'm 42 and had my AZ jab at the start of March. I had a sore arm for about a week and was very tired for about a week. Even though generally I was sleeping well by early evening I felt exhausted. Which I'm told is a sign of a good immune response. Other than than no other side effects really. I've felt worse after my annual flu jab

DH is a key worker and had AZ had sore arm and didn't sleep well after his first jab. After the second he had a headache the next day which was better after paracetamol. No other symptoms

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Helptonight · 30/04/2021 19:43

@Nexttome yes of course although tbf most people sound pretty positive that have had it on here

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HoulYerWheesht · 30/04/2021 19:44

@Schrutesbeets

I also find it funny that when people are trying to promote the jab they liken it to the flu jab, but if anyone dares suggest c19 is anything like a flu they're hung out to dry.
The diseases are different, the preventatives and the reasons behind them are similar. You really haven’t understood anything you’ve read if you’re trotting out things like this.

Boosters will probably be given to the vulnerable first. They may well get round to the rest of the population but nobody really knows yet.

Sushirolls · 30/04/2021 19:44

@Helptonight

Can I ask another question if anyome knows off the top of their heads - will an additional injection be require each year like the flu jab (which I haven't ever had either!)
From what I gather, it's two doses, a booster, then a yearly jab 😔

Also, look up yellow card and VAERS for reactions etc. You need to be able to make an informed choice.

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Helptonight · 30/04/2021 19:45

@lostlife I am so sorry to hear of your experience Flowers

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FlyingBurrito · 30/04/2021 19:47

[quote Helptonight]@Schrutesbeets thank you for the advice. As I said I am looking for all insight/experiences. I know my family and friends will be unhappy with the fact I am even questioning this so I really am thankful for peoples input and hopefully I will come to a decision eventually![/quote]
Did you know that there's a coronavirus topic where the vaccine is discussed endlessly, they must be approaching about a billion posts by now. If you think that other people's experiences have any connection to yours read the threads there (clue, there is absolutely zero connection and no way to predict how anyone will react)

Think about it - if any one of the tiny people who died after having the vaccine had asked all the other millions of people who'd had it if they'd died they would have assumed they'd be OK. It's illogical

I'm not an anti-vaxer, I've had my first jab but it's frustrating that people are deciding based on the experience of others. It makes no sense.

3teens2cats · 30/04/2021 19:47

Astra zeneca here and very little to report. Tired and grumpy 24hrs later but passed within a day or so and may not have been down to the jab at all.

AlternativePerspective · 30/04/2021 19:48

I also find it funny that when people are trying to promote the jab they liken it to the flu jab, but if anyone dares suggest c19 is anything like a flu they're hung out to dry. well that would be because it’s a vaccination not an illness.

The chicken pox jab and the MMR would be more or less the same in terms of how painful they are, how many side effects there are, etc. But chicken pox and measles are vastly different illnesses to one another.

You do know that a vaccine is not an illness right?

Happymum12345 · 30/04/2021 19:48

Sore arm, a little achy, cold and tired for about a day and a half. Beats covid any day.
I’m 44 and had az.

ivfgottwins · 30/04/2021 19:50

I really don't see what the dilemma is personally - you just sound a bit attention seeking to be even making a drama out of it 🤷‍♀️

Have the vaccine

therearenogoodusernamesleft · 30/04/2021 19:50

@AlternativePerspective just to confirm that this was about antibodies after having had covid, bit the vaccine, as there is a misperception that anyone who has had covid is forever immune.

AlternativePerspective · 30/04/2021 19:52

@ FlyingBurrito I suspect that the people who start these threads aren’t actually looking for positive experiences. They are goadie threads just waiting for the antivaxx lot to step in and say there’s no need/it’s all a conspiracy/people should be careful etc etc etc.

It’s very evident from the fact that the OP is thanking one particular poster who is a clear antivaxxer, in fact I am wondering whether there is some sockpuppeting going on here.

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Helptonight · 30/04/2021 19:53

@ivfgottwins fair enough, thanks for the input Grin

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Matilda15 · 30/04/2021 19:53

I had AZ. I got a banging headache about 24 hours after which was gone after a good nights sleep and a couple of paracetamol.
Had friends who’ve been fine and not had an issue and some who have felt rubbish for 48 hours after. Imagine how bad the virus would be for you though if then Vaccine affects you so much would be the way to look at it.

Schrutesbeets · 30/04/2021 19:54

@AlternativePerspective

I also find it funny that when people are trying to promote the jab they liken it to the flu jab, but if anyone dares suggest c19 is anything like a flu they're hung out to dry. well that would be because it’s a vaccination not an illness.

The chicken pox jab and the MMR would be more or less the same in terms of how painful they are, how many side effects there are, etc. But chicken pox and measles are vastly different illnesses to one another.

You do know that a vaccine is not an illness right?

And I'm not cross comparing the vaccine and the illness. But when Valance and Van Tam are trying to convince people to have it "just like the flu jab", and c19 just so happens to be a respiratory virus that circulates during flu season with v similar symptoms, they can't be surprised when people are comparing it to flu.
AlternativePerspective · 30/04/2021 19:55

OP, @Schrutesbeets isn’t able to give you advice though are they? Because they refuse to have the vaccine, know nothing about it and are anti vaxxers. Therefore anything they tell you is personal opinion and nothing more.

Schrutesbeets · 30/04/2021 20:01

@AlternativePerspective

OP, *@Schrutesbeets* isn’t able to give you advice though are they? Because they refuse to have the vaccine, know nothing about it and are anti vaxxers. Therefore anything they tell you is personal opinion and nothing more.
Wow. You really are trying to push the "antivax" thing aren't you?! Yes I do refuse the vaccine (of which I'm completely entitled to do so - go pro choice!). No, I'm not anti vaccine as I've repeated several times now - both my kids are fully vaccinated, and I'm all for the elderly and vulnerable going full steam ahead. It seems you're not too clued up on it however, as you didn't even know its still in trials until 2023 yet you've had it yourself?! Did YOU do any reading before rolling up your sleeve?
Fridaysgirl17 · 30/04/2021 20:01

I had Pfizer first dose yesterday and apart from a tender arm,no other side affects,I'm in Ireland so I got it part of the high risk category,I'm late 30's with an underlying condition but nothing I'd class as serious,3 members of our family have had it with no issues,my mother has had her 2 doses as she is in a care home and currently battling cancer and she had no reaction no side effects,lots of people around us have had it with no effect what so ever,I'd rather a headache and sore arm or some of the side effects than risk covid honestly

Schrutesbeets · 30/04/2021 20:03

Also, AlternativePerspective (the irony isn't lost on that name BTW), you still haven't answered why the annual jab will only be for the vulnerable, yet this one MUST be had by all?
If that doesn't raise questions to you there's no hope.

ThatOtherPoster · 30/04/2021 20:03

I was dithering for ages. I even made an appointment then cancelled it. I am trying to remember what finally made my decision to have the vaccine but I can’t!

I had Moderna 2 days ago. That same evening I got a headache and felt sick, which lasted till about lunchtime the next day. Now my arm hurts, but nothing bad.

Orangebug · 30/04/2021 20:03

I'm 46, no underlying conditions and I had AZ on Tuesday. No side effects apart from a sore arm.

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