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Indymisanthrope said:
Got my booster & flu shots yesterday. This is my first experience with a Moderna shot. My Pfizer shots have all been pretty mild but this one is really kicking my ass. My whole body hurts.
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I had the same experience. My first two doses wer Pfizer and pretty mild. My first 2 boosters were Moderna and they really kicked my ass. Whole body aches and what not.

Not sure who made the booster I had this fall, it was the newly released one. My reaction was somewhere in between Pfizer and Moderna.
 
Indymisanthrope said:
Got my booster & flu shots yesterday. This is my first experience with a Moderna shot. My Pfizer shots have all been pretty mild but this one is really kicking my ass. My whole body hurts.
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My first two and booster were Moderna, and after that second dose and booster I was useless for a day. The last two (both coming after getting covid last summer) have been Pfizer and I got them with a flu shot and only had sore arms. 🤷
 
Indymisanthrope said:
Got my booster & flu shots yesterday. This is my first experience with a Moderna shot. My Pfizer shots have all been pretty mild but this one is really kicking my ass. My whole body hurts.
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I was the complete opposite. First three were Moderna, my latest booster last month was Pfizer. No reaction at all this last time, but chills and body aches from Moderna. I recall reading that the "payload" in the Moderna shot is exponentially higher than Pfizer's.

When my husband and I caught Covid in July 2022, his case was much more severe than mine. I had a minor sore throat and headache. He's only had Pfizer vaccines.
 
Indymisanthrope said:
Got my booster & flu shots yesterday. This is my first experience with a Moderna shot. My Pfizer shots have all been pretty mild but this one is really kicking my ass. My whole body hurts.
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My first Moderna numbed my arm where I got the shot. Floored my pregnant wife at the time. Booster Moderna took me down a whole weekend with covid-like symptoms. Third shot was Pfizer and it felt like a mild cold. I had Covid a year ago, last Christmas. And I somehow failed to get a booster since then. So I'm really behind on my Covid vaccine.
I did get a Flu shot in April, but that didn't do anything on me.
 
YoHabloEspanol said:
My first Moderna numbed my arm where I got the shot. Floored my pregnant wife at the time. Booster Moderna took me down a whole weekend with covid-like symptoms. Third shot was Pfizer and it felt like a mild cold. I had Covid a year ago, last Christmas. And I somehow failed to get a booster since then. So I'm really behind on my Covid vaccine.
I did get a Flu shot in April, but that didn't do anything on me.
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My first booster was in Nov '21. I kept meaning to schedule another, then we caught Covid in July '22. At my annual physical in Oct. '22, my dr. ran a covid antibodies test, and my result was literally off the chart. (Some doctors don't believe that test is accurate or has any meaning) I felt that I was well protected so kept putting of a second booster until I finally went last month, which was over 2 years from my last shot. (with a bout of very mild covid in between)

As someone somewhat immunocompromised, my immunologist did not want me to have multiple vaccines together. So, I had my flu shot in Oct., Covid booster in Nov and Shingles dose 1 in Dec. I am still going through monthly allergy shots, so I had to work all of those around them as well.

Shingles vax seemed to make my arm the most sore, lasting about 3-4 days. No issues with any of the other shots. The tech who did my shingrix told me that it's the second dose that can knock you on your ass - fever, pain and fatigue, so I'm certainly not looking forward to that.
 
I've had them all, and if you think Moderna is bad, man that Astra-Zeneca. That was my first shot of all and it took me out for two days. Moderna has definitely hit harder than Pfizer, but only one of the two Moderna boosters did that. The two Pfizers I had were just like flu shots for me... a bit of arm pain depending on how good the nurse was and otherwise nothing.
 
I've tested positive for COVID.
My 2.5 year old started with a fever and runny nose on the 31st. The 1st he kept up with the mild cold symptoms. Yesterday my 10 month old started with a fever. Today she started with a runny nose. Last night I went to bed with an itch in my throat. Today I woke up with mild cold symptoms. So I went to get a nose swab thinking I'd test positive for rhinovirus (common cold). Nope, tested positive for Covid.
I'm feeling ok, just worried about my family who hopefully will just have the same mild symptoms as I do.
Last time I got covid was Christmas 2022. So it's almost a year to the date.
Wear your masks in public and keep an eye out for even the smallest symptoms. Stay safe.
 
I had the weirdest illness right before Christmas, I wonder if it was the new variant that my test wasn't able to pick up. I had COVID in May of 2022, and this was significantly worse. Complete loss of energy, stomach problems that still haven't fully resolved, and at the peak, my resting heart rate went from ~55 to 85. Boosted in November and 3 negative tests. Whatever it was, not a fan!
 
welp, I got got. Woke the day after a work conference with a sore throat, thought it was allergies due to the first sunny day after a week's rain, then got an email indicating someone at the conference tested positive. Within a few hours the fever descended on me, and the chills. That was Saturday; I'm back on my feet now but still feeling generally gross.
 
RenegadeMonster said:
At my physical yesterday I got the flu vaccine and the latest Covid-19 booster.

Today I itch all over. No rash, no hives. Nothing visible. I just itch.

Weirdest feeling ever and it's constant and persistent.
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I suffer from multiple chemical allergies (also in my final year of shots for environmental allergies) and my immunologist has always insisted that I not get vaccines at the same time because you can't tell which one you are having a reaction to (if you have a reaction)

I got my flu shot on Tues and my arm wasn't even sore.

Hope the itching goes away soon, as someone who does have contact dermatitis, I know how much itchiness sucks.

Also - since this is the covid thread - my husband, daughter and I all caught it while Pearl Jam was touring. I wanted to get boosted before we went to Indianapolis, but the latest vax wasn't yet ready. Fortunately for me it was mild, was much worse for my husband.
 
Just saw this posted elsewhere, gift link included:

Kids and teens who get covid more prone to diabetes, study finds

As the public heads into another viral season, health experts said the findings highlight how the virus continues to reveal ways to pose long-term consequences.

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https://wapo.st/4dKP95N
Children and teenagers infected with the coronavirus are significantly more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than their peers afflicted with other respiratory illnesses, according to research published Monday.
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The coronavirus is not singular in its potential to trigger autoimmune diseases such as Type 2 diabetes; other viruses can illicit similar immune responses.

The Epstein-Barr virus, commonly known as mononucleosis (mono), has been linked to conditions such as multiple sclerosis and lupus. Zika, the mosquito-borne virus, has been associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome, in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the nerves, leading to weakness and, in some cases, paralysis.
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