Got my booster last night and..

[I_UndergroundPanther]

Woah doggie!!
I feel like shit warmed over right now.

The two original vaccines I got were Moderna. The first shot made me tired for a day.

The second shot of Moderna I got a flu shot the same day. Felt crappy but no fever,body aches and a sore itchy arm but it was tolerable,at night it got a bit worse but it was mostly gone by morning.

The J&J booster I got last night is knocking me for a loop compared to the Moderna reactions.

I got a fever ,chills,brain shock effects,aches, nausea tiredness,
my arm hurts and is a bit hot, not red much
and the nerve damage in my back hurts more than usual .

I am reacting big time to J&J.

Decided to mix vaccine types and I think,even though it sucks right now,I did the right thing mixing it up.

My body is learning what covid is so it can kill it,and so I felt like shit late last night, after the shot,all day today and its still shitty feeling into the night.

I hope I'm better when I wake up tomorrow.

[MuseRider]

1. I hope you feel better tomorrow.

I did all 3 of mine with Pfizer. Around here when I got my 3rd they would not mix them.

Wishing you a good evening and a bright and better morning.

Doesn't it feel good to know you did the right thing and are protected? Ahhhhhhh.

[Maru Kitteh]

2. Curious why you went with Janssen?

[BlackSkimmer]

4. I'm curious too.

I actually hadn’t heard that as an option.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

5. Because its two different types of vaccine

I thought it might have a better range of cover.
My info regrettably was a few days old because back than it was thought if you mixed moderna and j&j your antibodies seemed to go up more than moderna to moderna.

I hope my mistake has not doomed my antibody rates.

[LisaL]

6. It works if J&J is your first vaccine and you get Moderna booster-you get better results with

Moderna booster for J&J vaccine. Not so much for J&J booster after Moderna.

[Maru Kitteh]

11. "Not so much for J&J after Moderna" Based on what?

[LisaL]

13. Results of mix and match study recently released.

NT

[Maru Kitteh]

15. Inferring that someone might have the "wrong" booster is inaccurate & unwarranted

based on available reports.

NYT, Updated 2 hours ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/well/live/covid-booster-shot-mix-and-match.html


The scientific studies didn’t show a clear winner, but did show that all the booster shots offered strong antibody response no matter what the combination.

“Part of the beauty of the mix and match is it enables people no matter where they are — rural or in the city — to have a choice,” said Dr. Kirsten E. Lyke, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine who presented early results of a booster shot trial to the F.D.A. vaccine panel. “They’re all safe, they’re all going to give you a boost, and they’re all going to protect you against severe disease and death.”

[LisaL]

16. The results are what they are.

Using J&J after Moderna doesn't produce a better boost in antibodies compared to using Moderna or Pfizer after Moderna.
Link to the study.

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.10.10.21264827v2

[I_UndergroundPanther]

18. I guess i am fucked than.

I hope eventually it becomes a yearly shot like the flu shot.

Then it will always be moderna.

[LisaL]

19. You still should have gotten a boost per the study.

It's just not a better boost than you would have gotten with Moderna boost.
But it should still be good.

[Dorian Gray]

24. You are in no way fucked

You will have more antibodies than if you didn't get the booster. Your body is still doing the work to protect you.

Glad you got it. And hope you feel better soon! xx

[Laurelin]

21. I read the abstract

First of all it's a preprint. The entire study isn't available at the link.

The abstract says that mixing vaccines gives a better antibody response than getting the same vaccine. So getting Janssen after Moderna should be good.

[LisaL]

23. You need to click on "full text"

to see the actual text of the article.

[Maru Kitteh]

9. Oh gosh no I don't think your antibodies are "doomed." Information shows for sure

that those who had Janssen for their initial vaccine benefited greatly from either a Moderna or Pfizer booster.

Data also show that those who had Moderna saw higher ab levels when booste with Pfizer and visa/versa.

I haven't seen any studies of anyone taking an mRNA vaccine initially that then elected for a Janssen booster. That's why I asked.

ETA: you obviously had a robust immune response - that's GREAT! A very good sign.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

10. Moderna was my vaccine

Jandj was the booster.

Godammit a few days ago it was so confusing and I thought j and j enhanced moderna.

I guess I cant fucking read.
Got diabeties and im scared of catching covid.

[Maru Kitteh]

12. It's okay, don't panic. I vaccinate and test people for a living. You had

a very favorable immune response! THAT is very good evidence in your favor. I haven't seen any studies showing data for J&J after Moderna/Pfizer.

You still did a great thing for your immunity!

Talk to your MD in a couple months and see what she/he recommends.

[live love laugh]

3. Keep us posted. Hope you get better fast. nt

[Just_Vote_Dem]

7. Hope you feel better soon

I'm scheduled to get my booster Saturday. Sticking with Moderna.

[StarryNite]

8. So much for those who say the J&J isn't potent.

People who claim to know which order is better to take them don't really know. Not even the doctors and scientists know that.

[LisaL]

14. Serious side effects doesn't equal potent.

NT

[I_UndergroundPanther]

17. Well my immune system is reacting

Its doing something.

[LisaL]

20. Yes, it certainly appears so.

Mine did as well to the Moderna boost after two Modernas.

[Dorian Gray]

25. Is an immune response

the same thing as a side effect?

And you know that UP is feeling anxious about the J&J booster, so why keep negating the benefits of it?

[prodigitalson]

22. Get well soon. Body aches coming on strong now from moderns booater

13 hours ago. About like the 2nd dose. So far no chills like that one