Let's talk vaccines!

[tiffanistarr]

I got my vaccine yesterday (J&J) and i am absolutely feeling like crap. Muscle aches, headache, exhausted, chills but it’s totally worth it. I’ll take feeling like crap for a weekend over getting covid or bringing it home to my family any day. It feels nice to be able to be this much closer to the other side of this pandemic.

 

[mocha.]

I got my vaccine yesterday (J&J) and i am absolutely feeling like crap. Muscle aches, headache, exhausted, chills but it’s totally worth it. I’ll take feeling like crap for a weekend over getting covid or bringing it home to my family any day. It feels nice to be able to be this much closer to the other side of this pandemic.

Hope you feel better soon! Congrats on the vaccine
still waiting on my letter through the post - it’s starting to feel like the golden ticket from Charlie and the chocolate factory haha. I can’t wait to get my vaccine, the only thing I’m slightly worried about are the side effects but I’m usually okay with vaccines so hopefully I’ll be fine!

 

[Seastar]

I've come to change my vote because I got vaccinated today. It was the Janssen one, so I only needed one dose.

Yeah, I'm aching everywhere now. I'm sure I'll be fine in a few days, though?
Edit: Now the chills have happened and I had put on a coat.

 

[Shawna]

So, my mom and I have been texting back and forth about the vaccines, and she said that my grandparents on her side of the family have gotten their 2nd vaccine shots this passed Monday. This means that both sets of my grandparents are fully vaccinated! ♥

 

[Antonio]

Guess who got vaccinated? I did, eeeeee.

 

[tiffanistarr]

Hope you feel better soon! Congrats on the vaccine ❤
still waiting on my letter through the post - it’s starting to feel like the golden ticket from Charlie and the chocolate factory haha. I can’t wait to get my vaccine, the only thing I’m slightly worried about are the side effects but I’m usually okay with vaccines so hopefully I’ll be fine! ☺

Thank you After a long day and a half, I am feeling much better! I still have a lingering headache that's pretty rough and my arm is sore, but no fever, no chills, no sweats so I think I'm on the up and up! They are like golden tickets aren't they? I feel so lucky to have gotten one so early and quickly. I was really worried about the side effects too and it was a pretty rough weekend, but overall it wasn't the worst "sick" i've felt. I hope you get yours soon and I hope it doesn't knock you down like it did me!

 

[Shawna]

Thank you After a long day and a half, I am feeling much better! I still have a lingering headache that's pretty rough and my arm is sore, but no fever, no chills, no sweats so I think I'm on the up and up! They are like golden tickets aren't they? I feel so lucky to have gotten one so early and quickly. I was really worried about the side effects too and it was a pretty rough weekend, but overall it wasn't the worst "sick" i've felt. I hope you get yours soon and I hope it doesn't knock you down like it did me!

Congrats on getting vaccinated, and I hope the side effects are going away for you. <333

 

[LoserMom]

I was supposed to get my first dose sometime last week but I ended up having to reschedule it so I just, finally, got my first dose yesterday! For a few hours my arm felt like someone had punched me really hard and then it went away for the most part. Other than that, I’ve been fine I’m slightly nervous for the second dose though since I’ve heard that one is where you usually have more side effects. gEtvAcCinAtEd

 

[amemome]

I got my first dose and besides some bad muscle aching the day after, I'm feeling good! I gave my arm a good massage and did some weight lifting and I think it helped with the aching. Hope everyone else getting their vax have little to no side effects!

 

[sleepydreepy]

Its now been almost 48 hours since I got the first dose of Pfizer and I feel great. I had some arm soreness Saturday and Sunday but its mostly gone today. I did have a migraine yesterday but I'm not sure if the vaccine caused it since I regularly get migraines (I take prescription meds for it).

But yeah my arm pain is currently at a 1 and I feel fine otherwise. After I got the shot on Saturday I moved my arm around a lot so maybe that helped reduce the pain. I also made sure not to sleep on the arm that got the shot since apparently that can make your arm hurt very badly the next day. Overall I had a neutral experience, and I'm curious to see how I react to the second dose since that one is suppose to be pretty intense lol

 

[Biyaya]

So, I've been trying to keep up-to-date on whether the vaccines prevent transmission, and I have not seen anything solid.

Taken from the CDC website, emphasis mine:

A growing body of evidence suggests that fully vaccinated people are less likely to have asymptomatic infection and potentially less likely to transmit SARS-CoV-2 to others. However, further investigation is ongoing.

I hope everyone continues taking preventive measures to protect those who haven't yet been, or can't be, vaccinated.

If anyone has any nice, promising information on it, I'd love the reassurance!

 

[Mariah]

I just got my first Pfizer shot.
Yes, it did hurt. I do have quite a low pain tolerance though and I’m sure I’m going to swell up.

 

[DJStarstryker]

So, I've been trying to keep up-to-date on whether the vaccines prevent transmission, and I have not seen anything solid.

Taken from the CDC website, emphasis mine:


I hope everyone continues taking preventive measures to protect those who haven't yet been, or can't be, vaccinated.

If anyone has any nice, promising information on it, I'd love the reassurance!

I don't think it prevents transmission. I'm pretty sure the vaccine just makes you less likely to get sick, and if you do get sick, you're far less likely to get seriously sick or die. If you are vaccinated but manage to get COVID, you will still probably be able to spread it to others. This is why I highly encourage everyone to keep wearing masks even after getting vaccinated. Until we get enough people around the world vaccinated for it, COVID will still be a risk.

 

[princess.looking.for.frog]

In Australia, the whole vaccine thing is very slow because we almost have zero new cases everyday. Some days we might get 1 or 2 but we are doing ridiculously better than most countries right now, so only vulnerable and front line workers are getting vaccined. So I won’t be getting the vaccine for a least 6 months or so. We are very blessed not having to suffer from serious COVID cases, and I am so thankful for my country.

 

[Biyaya]

I don't think it prevents transmission. I'm pretty sure the vaccine just makes you less likely to get sick, and if you do get sick, you're far less likely to get seriously sick or die. If you are vaccinated but manage to get COVID, you will still probably be able to spread it to others. This is why I highly encourage everyone to keep wearing masks even after getting vaccinated. Until we get enough people around the world vaccinated for it, COVID will still be a risk.

Thanks. That's what I thought, but I haven't heard anybody acknowledging that. It makes me worry because I hear people talking about being vaccinated and being "all good". And I feel like a jerk for turning down visits even after both shots are complete, but I've got a baby to keep safe. D:

 

[tiffanistarr]

Congrats on getting vaccinated, and I hope the side effects are going away for you. <333

Thank you! The side effects have officially worn off. I did feel them for what seems like more than most people. I started feeling the effects Saturday evening which was the same day I got the vaccine. Then all that night, sunday, and then i thought I was over it, but i had a surprise chill/sweats earlier at work. it was short lived and I have felt great since. My arm still hurts though. I have used my arm quite a lot and have been moving it around, but unfortunately when I was sick the other night I kept turning over and sleeping on it which I don't think helped haha.

 

[Shellzilla_515]

So, I've been trying to keep up-to-date on whether the vaccines prevent transmission, and I have not seen anything solid.

Taken from the CDC website, emphasis mine:


I hope everyone continues taking preventive measures to protect those who haven't yet been, or can't be, vaccinated.

If anyone has any nice, promising information on it, I'd love the reassurance!

I keep hearing this where the vaccine doesn't prevent transmission. It begs the question: If we can still carry the virus despite being vaccinated, then how can it be fully eradicated? Of course, the situation is still evolving very rapidly and information is limited (at the time of this post at least), so we're gonna have to wait for more evidence on this. We should use this thread to post more credible information and keep people informed.

 

[Lavamaize]

I keep hearing this where the vaccine doesn't prevent transmission. It begs the question: If we can still carry the virus despite being vaccinated, then how can it be fully eradicated? Of course, the situation is still evolving very rapidly and information is limited (at the time of this post at least), so we're gonna have to wait for more evidence on this. We should use this thread to post more credible information and keep people informed.

Don't quote me on this but from my understanding of the vaccines, the percent they are effective is in relation to how likely you will be to catch Covid-19 if you come into contact with it. For example, with the Phizer vaccine, if you were fully vaccinated with it and came into conact with someone with Covid-19, there is a 95% chance you would not catch covid-19 from them, but a 5% chance you would. I'm pretty sure, even if you have the vaccine and catch covid, you can still transmit it, but the job of the vaccine is not to exclusively stop transmission, but to stop people from catching it in the first plus from others, thus limiting/preventing them/more people from speading it.

 

[ting1984]

Update on my second Pfizer vax that I got on Friday: I did develop a large arm rash yesterday. It's hot and sore. But that localized reaction is still the only side effect I've had from it. I read it's not uncommon to develop an arm rash a few days after the vax. Not a big deal at all.

 

[Biyaya]

I keep hearing this where the vaccine doesn't prevent transmission. It begs the question: If we can still carry the virus despite being vaccinated, then how can it be fully eradicated? Of course, the situation is still evolving very rapidly and information is limited (at the time of this post at least), so we're gonna have to wait for more evidence on this. We should use this thread to post more credible information and keep people informed.

I agree! Nobody should be too quick to say in either direction whether it works to end transmission or not; we just don't know. That's why I like to advocate for caution while it's being looked into. Interesting you have people stating it like it's a fact that it doesn't while I'm seeing people ignore the possibility completely. I'm hoping for some evidence that it does prevent transmission; it would make life so much easier.

Concerning full eradication, I read some pessimistic news that herd-immunity isn't looking super likely at the moment due to a number of factors. (Found the article!) I think it's a worthwhile read. Honestly, I hope we can get it under control. Otherwise, we may have to wait until the virus eventually evolves enough to not kill its hosts. :x