Let's talk vaccines!

[BetsySundrop]

Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca are not mRNA, so there are already non-mRNA options out there if that's a concern for you. My mom got Johnson & Johnson and felt ill for a day and I got Pfizer and didn't have any side effects at all, so it's not automatic that mRNA vaccines have worse side effects than non-mRNA ones. It mostly depends on the person. Johnson & Johnson also has a much worse reputation than the two mRNA vaccines as far as effectiveness and side effects go. However, any vaccine is way better than no vaccine, so take whatever makes you feels comfortable. Just remember that covid has bad side effects too, and we don't fully understand the long-term damage that covid causes. You can try to play it safe until the Novavax vaccine hits the market, but unless you are living in a bomb shelter, you won't be completely safe from covid until then. I don't think Novavax will be that much more effective than Johnson & Johnson that it's worth taking that risk, but if you're absolutely dead set on getting the Novavax vaccine, at least that's better than refusing to get vaccinated at all.

Who said I was dead set on novavax? Maybe I wasnt clear, sorry. Basically, I noticed some people had concerns about side effects and/or new tech in the vaccines. I was just pointing out that there were going to be more (safer) options, as it seemed some people weren't aware of this.

The only reason i mentioned novavax specifically was as an example, as it works differently than any of the ones currently available and in the last clinical trials proved safer and more effective than any currently out.

I just figured it might help some people decide to eventually get vaccinated if they knew they weren't limited to what is currently available, so was putting the info out there.

 

[Sheep Villager]

One down, one left to go. Changed my vote!

Follow up for my earlier question about bandages/bandaids: The nurse who gave me the shot was more than fine with just letting me hold a small cotton ball against the injection site for a while. It stopped bleeding pretty much after one minute. If anyone else out there is severely grossed out by bandages/bandaids then I recommend just asking the person giving you the shot if you can just hold it.

As far as side effects go: Just a sore arm and some mild muscle twitching around the vaccination site.​

 

[jefflomacy]

been out living life instead of posting here. been fully vaccinated with pfizer. i have covid now and so do all of my friends.

death counter so far: 0 ( i know this is disappointing to many posters here that I am not dead yet )
hospitalization counter so far: 1, a friend who was vaccinated had severe chest pain and was monitored overnight in an ER hallway due to lack of space at the hospital, and was released after nitroglycerin treatment stabilized his condition

I had some chills and sweats and so on, but nothing too bad yet. I first felt sick on Monday. 6 more days before I am no longer contagious and can leave the house to hang around covid negative people. The present suggestion from the CDC is apparently 10 days after first symptoms. A follow-up PCR is not required.

My unvaccinated friends were deathly ill, but did not require hospitalization. They were very sick, crawling to the bathroom in their own home as they lacked the strength to stand up straight. Should you choose not to get vaccinated, you are choosing the path of more significant suffering when you get COVID, which you will, because pretty much everyone is going to get delta COVID in this wave.

 

[Bloodflowers]

changing my vote because as of today I’m fully vaccinated

 

[daringred_]

well, i'm fully vaccinated now, but as expected, side effects from the second jab have destroyed me. it wasn't too bad yesterday, but when i woke up this morning it was horrible. headache, nausea, a weird cramp-like pain in my stomach, and terrible lower back ache. i also have a weird ache all the way down my left leg (and sometimes my right) and when i tilt my head to the left, my neck/collarbone on that side also aches/hurts. (yes, i was jabbed in the left arm.) hopefully it clears up by tomorrow because my god.

also, yes, i would still get the jab again anyway. this sucks, no doubt about it, but you know what sucks more? getting covid.

 

[virgocrossing]

i haven’t had any jabs yet because i’m in the uk where the NHS offers the vaccine by age group. there’s discussion in the media of 16-18 year olds getting it in a few weeks though, i really hope that works out! all my relatives have been vaccinated and nobody experienced terrible side effects, but i’m still mildly concerned. sending so much love to anyone struggling right now!!

 

[Dinosaurz]

i haven’t had any jabs yet because i’m in the uk where the NHS offers the vaccine by age group. there’s discussion in the media of 16-18 year olds getting it in a few weeks though, i really hope that works out! all my relatives have been vaccinated and nobody experienced terrible side effects, but i’m still mildly concerned. sending so much love to anyone struggling right now!!

I’m 20 and I got the pfizer and I had 0 side effects other then a sore arm for 1 day for both ones lol, it doesn’t even hurt getting it, it just hurts a little when you try to move the day after.

 

[tomatospooks666]

welp, yesterday i finally got my first dose of pfizer! and so far, other than some mega arm soreness and a headache (that could just be from using my laptop constantly or anxiety anyway) i'm feeling pretty good.

to think i had been so nervous about the whole thing that i was pretty much making myself sick with stress... here's hoping the second dose won't be too bad and then i can say that i'm fully vaccinated!

 

[Alyx]

As of April, I am fully vaccinated, as well as my parents and grandparents. I was given Pfizer, and the side effects were a sore arm and a common cold feeling for a day or so after the second shot. If I had to, I would do it again, to protect myself, my friends, and my family. I have friends and family that have cancer and other ailments where their immune systems aren't strong enough to take on COVID. This new variant is scaring me, but I keep remembering Dr. Mike on YouTube: "Stay alert, not anxious!"

 

[Chris]

Got my second dose an hour ago. Glad to be done with that!

 

[Princess Mipha]

I am shocked to still see people refusing to get the vaccine. I read so many stories about people who are dying from Covid and they were anti vaccine and their last words were that they regret so much to not have taken the vaccine. Makes me kinda scared for my mother. She has some sicknesses and she is one of those people that refuses to take the vaccine..

 

[princess.looking.for.frog]

I'll likely get my first dose in 1-2 months time and I'm very glad I'm doing my part. both my parents are vaccinated too!

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I am shocked to still see people refusing to get the vaccine. I read so many stories about people who are dying from Covid and they were anti vaccine and their last words were that they regret so much to not have taken the vaccine. Makes me kinda scared for my mother. She has some sicknesses and she is one of those people that refuses to take the vaccine..

that's harsh.. I just wish people would listen to professionals and people that have been affected by covid..

 

[AppleBitterCrumble]

I have been fully vaccinated since June! I had no side affects with the first dose (not even a sore arm), but got a fever for the second dose (this is to be expected though). I was bed ridden the whole day after my second shot and yes it was rough, but I'd rather suffer 1 day of side affects than getting a disease that could harm myself or my family (2 immunocompromised people in my immediate family).

 

[Shawna]

JUST GOT MY FIRST DOSE JUST NOW!!!
I got Pfizers, and my second dose is due on thr 28th. ^_^

 

[SinnerTheCat]

I've been vaccinated (with Pfizer) since January and half a year later I do not have any noticeable side effects besides becoming cooler

 

[Stikki]

I had my second jab a few weeks back. I had Pfizer and I was fine after the first dose. I was very ill for a couple of days after the second dose, but fine again now. I've since heard of several people I know irl still getting covid after being vaccinated...but it was essentially like having a bad cold apparently. So I still reckon getting vaxxed is the best thing to do, even if you do still catch covid cos it least it won't be so likely to tear you apart than if you weren't vaxxed at all.

 

[Torts McGorts]

Fully vaxxed since May (Pfizer), and plan on getting the booster when it becomes available. No side effects either time. Also got my flu shot yesterday.

My grandfather died of COVID last summer. My mom’s family thought they were doing the right thing and instead of placing him in a nursing home after his wife died earlier in the year (not from COVID), they hired a home health aide. But then the aide got COVID and gave it to my grandfather (and an uncle, who thankfully was ok). My grandfather was in his 90s, but was in pretty ok physical health. I hate thinking about his last few weeks in the hospital, alone bc of protocols.

Anyway, if you are able to get the shot, GET IT. It’s infuriating to keep reading about so many that won’t get it (rather than can’t get it).

 

[TheWildShadow55]

I am shocked to still see people refusing to get the vaccine. I read so many stories about people who are dying from Covid and they were anti vaccine and their last words were that they regret so much to not have taken the vaccine. Makes me kinda scared for my mother. She has some sicknesses and she is one of those people that refuses to take the vaccine..

There's this website that is FULL of stories of anti-vax people being all like "ohh I was wrong for being hesitant plz get it" and of course people who made tons of conspiracy posts regarding COVID-19 and vaccination dying of the same virus that they were claiming was fake and such. It's sad but a pinch ironic and also really goes to show how people flip-flop sides only when a problem directly effects them.

 

[Orius]

I got my second vacc today after a long delay; not because of anti-vaxx websites but because I'm a lazy f... iddle.

 

[TillyGoesMeow]

I got my second vacc today after a long delay; not because of anti-vaxx websites but because I'm a lazy f... iddle.

congrats on being vaxx'd !