Covid jab - is this normal

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Had my booster today at a large vaccine centre where it was administered by a member of the armed forces, not the usual nurse. I thought at the time it really hurt and he gave me a plaster whereas for the last two jabs I didn’t bleed.

I’ve now got undressed and there is a lot of blood on the plaster and a huge bruise already under the skin. It’s very high up almost on the top of my shoulder. Is this normal? My arm is sore but it was for the previous two jabs.

Here is a photo of the injection site

Ouch, that certainly doesn't look like a carefully given injection

It is a bloody piss take tbh. They are rushing them all one in one out and the people doing it have probably only recently been shown how to give injections.

That looks sore.

This happened to me with my first one, it was given in totally the wrong place, way too high up.

@itwasntaparty did it heal? I was surprised by how quick it was, I had barely taken my coat off and he was sticking the needle in!

I had my second jab done by a soldier. He did it v high up, almost on my shoulder so I suspect it's where the army are trained to inject. Mine was painless. The bruising and bleeding is just from hitting a blood vessel. It can happen anywhere you stick a needle in.

I had that with a different injection I get on just one occasion.

I phoned the gp when I got home and saw the mess on my clothes. He said not to worry as it happens sometimes.

I was not best pleased.

They should teach practitioners in this country to put the needle in the arm, pull back in the plunger to ensure no blood comes out (ie the needle is in a muscle not a vein or blood vessel) and if all good only then press the plunger to deliver the shot.

But they don’t. They bung it in any old place and hope for the best.

I think it’s negligent tbh as shots are not supposed to go in blood they are meant to go in muscles.

I felt a bit weird and saw stars for the next day but was totally fine. I was more concerned the fluid had leaked out and I’d not got the benefit, but the gp said no it’s be ok.

Phone the number on your leaflet/nhs24 if you don’t feel well.

I had that after first one-they had hit a vein apparently. Took ages to go away.