The wife and I got our second Pfizer yesterday. Both in our early 70's and had heard anecdotal.....

[usaf-vet]

..... reports that senior citizens seem to tolerate the second shot better than the youngsters.

We have a family member that is an EMT and therefore got the shot early on. The second shot "hit" the young EMTs like a light to a mild case of the flu yet the older EMTs not even one flu-like symptom.

So I'm guessing all those years of exposure to flu, colds, sore throats, and the myriad other "bugs" in daily life have helped us to build a cache of antibodies the just ignored the new vaccine and let it do its thing.

My total guess is that senior public school staff who have worked for years in what is fondly referred to as a "large petri dish" during flu and cold seasons will have the same non-reaction to the Pfizer Covid shots.

This in NO WAY is suggesting that teachers don't need to have the vaccine before opening schools. THEY DO!

Remember this is only a guess with no real personal data to support the hypothesis.

Here's hoping there is some truth to my ramblings.

One final note:
Thanks President Biden for finally treating the Covid pandemic for what it is, REAL and need of government intervention.

[Ohiogal]

1. Congratulations on getting your shots!

My best friend’s 89-yo mother in law had her second shot Monday and had nothing more than a sore arm and a bit of tiredness.

[Bobstandard]

2. It's working!

My wife and I got our second Moderna shot a week ago. At 69 and 70 we found the effects of the second shot to be a bit worse than the first. Remember your last decent hangover? That’s what it felt like. As we moped around the house we’d ask each other, “how are you feeing?” The reply? “It’s working!”

Best hangover i ever had.

[Towlie]

3. Same age as you, and I had no effects at all from either Pfizer shot.

 
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And as of today I am officially "fully vaccinated".

The CDC defines full vaccination as two weeks after receiving the second shot of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks after getting a single-shot vaccine.

[colsohlibgal]

4. Finally

We have a President with compassion who cares about more than himself.

Getting my 2nd Pfizer dose two weeks from today, can’t wait. Had zero symptoms from shot one hope it is the same for dose 2.

Cannot wait to get back to some semblance of normalcy.

[lagomorph777]

5. Congrats, and glad you are tolerating it well!

[Peacetrain]

6. I am so happy for you!!.. No vaccine available for us yet..

and we are eligible for the vaccine right now.. at the rate we are going now, we will be lucky to get our vaccines by May.. sigh.. but the more people who get their vaccines will cut down on the number of variants which protect us while we wait.. so I am doing the happy dance for you guys

[usaf-vet]

7. Thank You and we are keeping our fingers crossed for all who are still waiting.

[badhair77]

8. I lucked out with few side effects with Pfizer Dose 2.

Slight arm discomfort and that’s it. The nurse told me to move my arm throughout, like in waving or doing the upper part of jumping jacks and it worked. My arm pain with Dose 1 was much worse. Glad I took her advice.

Wanted to add in regards to your reference to age: our great-nephew got really sick after his second dose but only for 24 hours. He’s about 24 and a teacher.

[Polly Hennessey]

9. Had my second Pfizer yesterday. Nothing more

than a sore arm. I was ready to be miserable. Had my blankets, hot tea, and cookies ready.

[usaf-vet]

11. Good planning!

[yellowcanine]

10. I had the second one and got some mild muscle aching and some fatigue. Gone in 24 hrs.

So no biggie. I am almost 70. (Pfizer)