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34. I get flu shots each year and have never had a reaction -- until this year.

Thu Oct 1, 2020, 04:03 PM

Oct 2020

Up until this year, I always got the regular vaccine designed for what flu strain(s) are circulating (or predicted to be circulating). This year, I was administered the high dose/multi-strain vaccine for people 65 or over, or for those with highly vulnerable immune systems. Within about three hours I started feeling a bit woozy and very, very tired. I just took it easy for the remainder of the day and into the evening and I woke up the next day with no lingering systems, except for a pretty sore upper arm at the injection site, but it diminished within 24 hours, and actually seemed less painful from others I had in years before.

I'd be somewhat panicky if I actually woke up after having the Covid vaccine with fever, chills and muscle pains. I'm pretty sure I'd be scared to death that I'd contracted the infection from it.

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Coronavirus vaccine trial participants report day-long exhaustion, fever and headaches -- but say it' [View all] TomCADem Oct 2020 OP

Captain Clorox. efhmc Oct 2020 #1

Interesing but... droidamus2 Oct 2020 #2

That would be an argument against taking the flu shot. former9thward Oct 2020 #27

Maybe droidamus2 Oct 2020 #40

I got a flu shot I_UndergroundPanther Oct 2020 #3

Yep, I don't see may people wanting to deal with these type of side effects unless vaccine is LisaL Oct 2020 #4

+1 LizBeth Oct 2020 #9

Some reactions similar to the flu shots.... Historic NY Oct 2020 #5

I will continue to mask and socially distance until the guinea pigs not_the_one Oct 2020 #6

Yeah...... I don't think so. Bayard Oct 2020 #7

As others have said, some folks- myself included- get similar symptoms with flu shots. a la izquierda Oct 2020 #8

Accept no Trump-approved medication. dalton99a Oct 2020 #10

Shaking so hard that you crack a tooth EndlessWire Oct 2020 #11

Yeah, that caught my attention, too. LisaM Oct 2020 #19

That reaction was after participant got the second dose of the vaccine. LisaL Oct 2020 #23

There isn't a 3rd dose DeminPennswoods Oct 2020 #29

I know. By third dose I mean what happens when they are exposed to actual virus? LisaL Oct 2020 #30

as someone who once had a job doing fracture analysis, i can tell you that tooth was already cracked ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #25

I disagree. EndlessWire Oct 2020 #28

that was a blow hard enough. ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #38

These trials are in otherwise healthy adults. It doesn't sound safe for me! rainin Oct 2020 #12

A partially protective vaccine gives people a false sense of security. rainin Oct 2020 #13

Are Any Vaccines 100 Percent Effective? TomCADem Oct 2020 #17

Head of CDC says masks are better than vaccine at preventing spread of COVID19 rainin Oct 2020 #31

How Does It Prevent The Spread When People Refuse to Wear Them? TomCADem Oct 2020 #32

I can see that you aren't masked. I can't see you're unvaccinated rainin Oct 2020 #37

I'm not about to take that vaccine with those side effects. LiberalFighter Oct 2020 #14

short term side effect from any vaccinne is more normal than not, so this in and of itself beachbumbob Oct 2020 #15

Hmmm...1st shot - nada; 2nd booster - reactions as reported above; Backseat Driver Oct 2020 #16

I also find it troubling that the second dose gets a bigger reaction. LisaL Oct 2020 #21

Pass. I'll wait for something both safe and effective. This is just another "close enough" failure PSPS Oct 2020 #18

WTF. Shaking so hard you crack a tooth? How is that vaccine considered "safe"? SunSeeker Oct 2020 #20

I Trust in Dr Fauci and his medical expertise. I've already postponed my flu vaccine shot... AKing Oct 2020 #22

I got my flu vaccine at the VA clinic last week. marie999 Oct 2020 #24

For historical perspective, go back 104 years to the WW I Tetanus vaccine... Hekate Oct 2020 #26

Personal history of tetanus toxoid h2ebits Oct 2020 #35

I felt like crap after my Shingrix shot(s) Zeus69 Oct 2020 #33

I get flu shots each year and have never had a reaction -- until this year. Texin Oct 2020 #34

...out of how many? We don't know... Sancho Oct 2020 #36

It Would Be Nice To Know How Many Participate In The Study, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2020 #39