Delayed side effects from booster - anyone else?

[PurpleMice]

I had my booster 3 weeks ago (Pfizer, my first 2 were AZ). I had a slightly sore arm for a couple of days - but that was it. Yay!

Since Thursday evening, I've had a headache, various aches, and that feeling of coming down with something. Fortunately, it came to nothing, and I'm fine again now.

But it occurred to me that this is how they describe some of the side-effects of the vaccine. So I googled, and while I couldn't find any sites that reference a 3 week delay, Google gave me suggestions in the autocomplete that made me realise that I'm not the only one searching for it!

So I was wondering whether anyone here has experienced a similar delay?

I had the same set as you (2 AZ, 1 Pfizer) and felt fine straight afterwards apart from a sore arm for a couple of days. Mine was also 3 weeks ago. This week, I have on and off been feeling that I am about to get a cold or something (vague sore throat, funny 'feeling' at the top of my nose like when I am getting a cold, and the odd shiver). It seems to go off in the evening and comes back again the next morning. It is really strange, I agree with you!

There are other illnesses and not everything is a side effect of a covid jab

Erm … more likely that you actually have Covid?
Pcr?

@SmallGreenStripes

Erm … more likely that you actually have Covid? Pcr?

Was going to say the same thing

I had AZ then Pfizer booster. Sore arm fir two days then fine for two days, then came down with a tight chest although no cough as such, head cold sort of thing but no runny nose. Not sure about aches and such as have Lupus and Fibromyalgia so always in muscle pain.
Dud PCR and negative. Still not feeling right a week later.

There are so many viruses around at the moment I would imagine that is more likely.

Ah yeah - Sorry! I meant to say that I did a PCR yesterday - was negative. Plus I haven't been out for the last couple of weeks! So pretty unlikely to be covid - which is why I was wondering if it could be delayed side-effects.

Add woolly-brained to my list of symptoms! Of course I meant LFT, not PCR! I'm a muppet.

Not with the booster but my friend had side affects from Pfizer that took 19 days to become apparent - water in the lungs. So it isn’t always immediate
After Moderna I have a week of tiredness and three weeks of headaches