Second shot....

MissCroft

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Well, I had my second shot of Pfizer 2 weeks ago and I've been feverish and sick for the last few days. 🙁 I went to the hospital and they said I am just having a strong reaction. Has anyone else been experiencing this?
 
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I've known many individuals who have experienced difficulties with their second dose.

Unfortunately there isn't anything that you can do about but wait it out.

My friends wife had the same reaction as you plus severe swelling in her face and ankles........This lasted 6 weeks.

She's okay now though.....You will be too.
 
Well, I had my second shot of Pfizer 2 weeks ago and I've been feverish and sick for the last few days. 🙁 I went to the hospital and they said I am just having a strong reaction. Has anyone else been experiencing this?
How was your reaction on the first shot?
 
Well, I had my second shot of Pfizer 2 weeks ago and I've been feverish and sick for the last few days. 🙁 I went to the hospital and they said I am just having a strong reaction. Has anyone else been experiencing this?

This is not unheard off. There is also a strong possibility that a third shot...fourth may be coming for the general population. In your case, the side effects might be even worse than with the second shot.
 
Two weeks sounds like a moderately long time for this kind of reaction. I have two comments.

It may not be related to the vaccine. Something that you may have gotten even without the shot.

If it is from the vaccine, there has been speculation that your body's antibody response will be stronger than people with no fever.
 
with all the information and misinformation out there you did the right thing in going to the hospital to get it checked out. Actually 2 right things. 1. you got the shots and 2. you went to the right place when experiencing an adverse reaction. 👍
 
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I had three bad days from Moderna. Then fine.
 
I had 2 shots of Pfizer. Sore armmfor 36 hours both times.

My 2 children who are in their 20's had first shot Pfizer, with only similar sorecarms. Their second shots were Moderna, and they were both felling a bit under the weather for a few days after, but that was it.
 
This is not unheard off. There is also a strong possibility that a third shot...fourth may be coming for the general population. In your case, the side effects might be even worse than with the second shot.


That's what I'm afraid of. I don't ever want to go through this again. :(
 
I've known many individuals who have experienced difficulties with their second dose.

Unfortunately there isn't anything that you can do about but wait it out.

My friends wife had the same reaction as you plus severe swelling in her face and ankles........This lasted 6 weeks.

She's okay now though.....You will be too.

Thank you. 🙂 I've also experienced swelling in my face and my feet. 🙁
 
Not too bad....sore arm and very tired and a bit achy. This is different. 🙁
My neighbour's reaction for the 2nd shot was more severe than the 1st. Nether one really bad but there was a difference. She had Pfizer both shots.
 
First shot was AZ and felt ache in my knees and elbows. Also, exhausted for 2 days with a pounding headache that no aspirin or tylonal would do anything about. Best way I can describe it was severely jet lagged.

Second shot was Pfizer and just a head ache the day after for 2 days. Other than that, I was tickedy boo.
 
This is not unheard off. There is also a strong possibility that a third shot...fourth may be coming for the general population. In your case, the side effects might be even worse than with the second shot.

When will it stop then? 1 shot every four months now? Why not just take the flu shot while you are at it and who knows what else you want to put in there!

I took the vaccine and finished the 2nd shot in August because of others but I am concerned at when this will stop and how far are they willing to take this. Will this be a new normal get injected 4 times a year and wear a mask everywhere we go or can’t go to groceries, restaurants, travel or work without getting these passports for mandatory yearly shots now and who knows how many? This is creeping out of control.
 
When will it stop then? 1 shot every four months now? Why not just take the flu shot while you are at it and who knows what else you want to put in there!

I took the vaccine and finished the 2nd shot in August because of others but I am concerned at when this will stop and how far are they willing to take this. Will this be a new normal get injected 4 times a year and wear a mask everywhere we go or can’t go to groceries, restaurants, travel or work without getting these passports for mandatory yearly shots now and who knows how many? This is creeping out of control.
I think with uncertainty, the situation is going off on several tangents. One thing that is certain is that more virulent variants of Covid-19 than Delta will appear and we will be compelled to go beyond double vaccinated status fairly soon with boosters or even new vaccines creating additional problems. The politics of the pandemic will also ramp up. It is hard for many of us to plan or forecast under these conditions.

The FDA is poised to give full approval for the Pfizer vaccine and remove the “emergency “ use only restriction.
India has approved the world’s first DNA vaccination for “emergency” use just days ago.
 
When will it stop then? 1 shot every four months now? Why not just take the flu shot while you are at it and who knows what else you want to put in there!

I took the vaccine and finished the 2nd shot in August because of others but I am concerned at when this will stop and how far are they willing to take this. Will this be a new normal get injected 4 times a year and wear a mask everywhere we go or can’t go to groceries, restaurants, travel or work without getting these passports for mandatory yearly shots now and who knows how many? This is creeping out of control.

Yeah, this thing just isn't "going away"

You could vaccinate 100 percent of the world's population and it still wouldn't "go away".

This is a very well engineered virus isn't it.
 
Well, I had my second shot of Pfizer 2 weeks ago and I've been feverish and sick for the last few days. 🙁 I went to the hospital and they said I am just having a strong reaction. Has anyone else been experiencing this?

Good for you getting vaccinated! You will be fine and stronger for it in the case you come up against Covid.

Just curious if they gave you a Covid test at the hospital considering you went in feverish?
 
Yeah, this thing just isn't "going away"

You could vaccinate 100 percent of the world's population and it still wouldn't "go away".

This is a very well engineered virus isn't it.
If the hospital is filled with unvaccinated people...and I and my friends and loved ones are vaccinated...I consider it having gone away.

We may be asked to wear masks in public and little things like that for a while, but the fear is gone.

And as more unvaccinated folks become covid-resistant by either catching the disease or dying, the world gets slowly safer.
 
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