Let's talk vaccines!

[Nunnafinga]

I got a booster of the Pfizer vaccine about a week ago.Like the first two shots I didn't have any side effects except for a sore arm.The pharmacy where I received the vaccine had a lot of appointments available.I had heard that appointments for the booster were hard to come by but that wasn't the case in my area(Phoenix,AZ).

 

[Corrie]

I really want to get the booster, especially with the holidays approaching, but unfortunately in my area it's only available to people who are over a certain age or at risk or who work in a job that puts them at risk. I'll be keeping an eye on the requirements and get mine when/if it becomes available to me, though.

This is my case right now as well that I had my original two shots too recently. The minute I'm allowed to get it, I definitely will.

 

[EmmaFrost]

I’ll definitely get the booster when it’s available.
However I cannot mention booster shots without mentioning how frustrated I am that people in Western countries like myself are able to access boosters while people in other parts of the world can’t even access a first dose.

 

[Livia]

I’m so jealous of everyone who doesn’t experience side effects from the vaccine. I had a terrible time with both doses of Pfizer (which I wrote about in this thread somewhere) and my mom made me get a booster yesterday. I’m starting to get my energy back now, but I was completely exhausted since yesterday evening. I woke up at 2am with my whole body shaking. It was probably chills from a fever, but I freaked out and thought I was having seizures so I had a hard time getting back to sleep. Then today I had a headache for most of the day and of course my arm is sore. My underarm is also sore, so I’m probably going to get the swollen lymph node again that I got last time.

 

[AccfSally]

I just got my Pfizer booster shot today, so far I have a sore arm.

Edited 12/16: I had a bit of a headache and a fever this morning, my arm is also still a bit sore.
Edited 12/16 (again): Feeling much better now.

 

[Violet Witch]

I've got my third booster jab this Saturday, whilst I was initially going to wait until the madness of everyone trying to book a booster vaccine had died down I tried my luck and somehow managed to book an appointment. Honestly it's a weight off my mind seeing as the UK is now officially one big Omicron variant hot spot, oh the joys of living on a big island.

 

[Plume]

I had 2 shots of pfizer earlier this year, and last month I got a moderna booster. I'm concerned that it isn't as effective as having 3 shots of the same vaccine, considering recent studies. Not sure?

The studies suggested that having 3 shots of pfizer and 3 shots of moderna made the vaccines as effective against omicron as 2 shots were against delta, but what if you have 2 pfizer/1 moderna? aaah.

 

[Violet Witch]

Booster jab has officially been injected and this time it was Moderna and so far feeling okay apart from a sore arm which I felt kick in less than 10 minutes after I was injected which was the same when I had Pfizer. Fingers crossed thats all I feel for the next 12 to 24 hours.

 

[FlimsyAxe]

I had my 2nd dose of Astrazeneca just last week. I would've preferred Pfizer or Moderna but this was what was available at the time so I don't really have a choice to begin with. 1st dose was hell - muscle pain and chills for three days. 2nd dose was a bit more manageable.

 

[Hanami]

My first two doses were Pfizer, and I received a Pfizer booster two days ago. Yesterday I experienced lightheadedness, fatigue, chills, and muscle pain, and a sore arm, though the side effects were milder than what I experienced for my second dose.

 

[Livia]

I’m so jealous of everyone who doesn’t experience side effects from the vaccine. I had a terrible time with both doses of Pfizer (which I wrote about in this thread somewhere) and my mom made me get a booster yesterday. I’m starting to get my energy back now, but I was completely exhausted since yesterday evening. I woke up at 2am with my whole body shaking. It was probably chills from a fever, but I freaked out and thought I was having seizures so I had a hard time getting back to sleep. Then today I had a headache for most of the day and of course my arm is sore. My underarm is also sore, so I’m probably going to get the swollen lymph node again that I got last time.

I’ve been having chest pain since last night. My armpit also still hurts, so hopefully it’s connected to that and not something wrong with my heart.

 

[AccfSally]

I’ve been having chest pain since last night. My armpit also still hurts, so hopefully it’s connected to that and not something wrong with my heart.

I have the armpit thing too right now.

 

[Violet Witch]

I’ve been having chest pain since last night. My armpit also still hurts, so hopefully it’s connected to that and not something wrong with my heart.

I was warned today that any chest pain or tightness of the chest can be a side affect of the vaccine. I won’t lie I was quite surprised when I was told about that as I hadn’t heard of that side affect during my previous vaccine appointments.

 

[hakutaku]

I got my booster jab today (pfizer, which is what I had with my two vaccine doses previously). Side effects so far have been a mildly sore/numb arm and falling asleep for 4 hours immediately after getting home. Generally side effects have been easier to deal with than when I had my two vaccine doses.

 

[Violet Witch]

I've got my third booster jab this Saturday, whilst I was initially going to wait until the madness of everyone trying to book a booster vaccine had died down I tried my luck and somehow managed to book an appointment. Honestly it's a weight off my mind seeing as the UK is now officially one big Omicron variant hot spot, oh the joys of living on a big island.

Update since yesterday: Aside from a really sore arm, I felt shattered last night and even though I managed to get to sleep alright I woke up at 4am freezing cold and then woke up again at 8am feeling really hot. I've just taken some more paracetamol which should ease the fluctuating temperatures my body keeps going through. Saying that though I'd rather feel like this for another few hours or so as oppose to a few days/weeks with an official diagnosis of COVID.

 

[-Blue-]

@TalviSyreni Wait you got three booster shots already? Or the booster after the other two vaccine shots?

I forgot to say that I got the booster. Probably a month or so ago. I didn't know I could get it as I thought it was only for the elderly. And yeah I got the same stuff that you had Talvi. Chills, super hot, sluggishness, aches, and my feet felt like I was stepping on pointy stones.

It made working the same day horrible lol. And the following days as it took a while to get out of my system or whatever.

 

[Halloqueen]

Scheduled for the booster next week. I'm expecting that it will knock me on my butt like the second dose did, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

 

[skarmoury]

I just got my booster shot of Pfizer yesterday and holy hell my friends weren’t kidding with the side effects. I had a (rather terrible) headache before I went to sleep, but I suddenly woke up at 4 am feeling absolutely cold like I had a fever. I tossed and turned for another hour or so before falling asleep. I haven’t been this sick since maybe 2 years ago and I don’t miss the feeling haha. Arm is sore as well, a little nudge of my arm and the injection site starts hurting as heck. Need to power through these side effects for a few days, and the main thought that’s getting me through is that I would’ve been much more sick had I been infected with COVID instead.

Anyway, hope everyone has their vaccines or boosters soon! Let’s fight the virus!

 

[Violet Witch]

@TalviSyreni Wait you got three booster shots already? Or the booster after the other two vaccine shots?

I forgot to say that I got the booster. Probably a month or so ago. I didn't know I could get it as I thought it was only for the elderly. And yeah I got the same stuff that you had Talvi. Chills, super hot, sluggishness, aches, and my feet felt like I was stepping on pointy stones.

It made working the same day horrible lol. And the following days as it took a while to get out of my system or whatever.

I got the booster jab on Saturday after having my first two jabs earlier this year. I'm not sure which country you're in but here in the UK the Prime Minster Boris Johnson wanted everyone over the age of 18 to get a booster jab before the end of December to stop Omicron spreading like wildfire across the country. Apparently it's safe to get a third vaccine aka a booster jab three months after your second rather than wait six months in between vaccines... I'm now waiting for my super power to emerge.

 

[nyx~]

I got my booster shot yesterday and was fine up until this morning. I feel extremely fatigued, my head was killing me when I woke up so I took pain medication so that's slightly better, as of now anyway, and I can't put any pressure on my arm I got jabbed in. I had no side effects for the first two doses so I wasn't expecting to be hit this hard, but I'm glad to have the extra protection.