Second vaccine still ill a week later - normal?

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It's been 6 days since my second Pfizer vaccination, and im still struggling with head cold like symptoms. I read that symptoms don't usually last over 48 hours but I feel full of it... have others experienced similar?

I have health anxiety so naturally I worry about these things!

Could you actually have picked up a cold. There’s a lot going around at the moment!

Possibly, my immune system is terrible but none of my family members are ill and it started the day after I had the vaccine so I just assumed it was side effects!

Sounds more like you have an actual cold and timing of the vaccine is a co-incidence.

There are some awful colds doing the rounds - half my colleagues down with one on the last few weeks.

Sounds more like a cold. I haven't heard of anyone having cold symptoms after the vaccine - the side-effects are usually more flu-like (aches, temperature, chills, headache, feeling tired etc.)