Trying to get ahead of the curve here... It is quite possible a covid vaccine-- including Pfizer's-- will make you feel icky for a few days after you take it.
THAT IS NORMAL.
It is just your immune system doing what it is meant to do: activate.
It is not giving you covid.
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Vaccines sometimes cause adverse events. Commonly you can get flu-like symptoms, soreness over the injection spit, and fatigue.
Please do not let this deter you from getting this vaccine, when the time comes. It's a small and temporary price to pay for immunity.
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@JoanAnzelmo
The flu vaccine, and some others, are known for making you feel icky after you get them. It doesn't affect everyone but often will have some effect on people.
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@RachelAlter007
Hi Rachel! I’m currently in the Pfizer trail. I don’t know if I have the placebo or vaccine, but for what it is worth, I had no symptoms after first dose. Then 24hrs after booster I had 24 hours of flu-like symptoms. I took the day off, rested, and was better ~24hrs later. 💉
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@RachelAlter007
@MarchForScience
I ignored advice and got flu and pneumonia vaccines in the same arm, which hurt like hell for the better part of a week. Looking forward to the shingles vaccine, I hear great things.
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@RachelAlter007
Since I was a kid, every vaccine or booster has given me a mild fever for a day or two. I just expect it.
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@RachelAlter007
👋🏻 I got the Moderna vaccine — can confirm.
I'm a volunteer in that Phase 1 trial. I tested the highest experimental dose (higher than what is being tried now). I had flu like symptoms after the 2nd dose.
I drank fluids, rested, and recovered in 24 hours. Now I feel 100% fine.
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@RachelAlter007
@CrimesAgSci
I know several people who have had reactions to flu shots and think that the vaccine gives them a mild form of the disease. The only time I had a reaction to a vaccine was when the navy hit me with polio, DTP, smallpox, and flu within a 30 minute period.
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