My brother got the 2nd Moderna jab. Rough after effects, but not as bad as after the first jab

[Siwsan]

When he got the first one, he was down and out for about 36 hours. He said he felt just as bad as he did when he actually had Covid. They warned him that this 2nd jab could be as bad. Fortunately, he said he's achy and tired but he definitely does not feel quite as bad as what he's already gone through. Twice. Poor guy. At least he's through the worse, and hopefully will never have to go through it, ever again.

12 more days until my 2nd Pfizer jab.

[5X]

1. My first Moderna shot wasn't too bad, so far

but my tonsils and lymph nodes swelled up for a couple hours. Since gone down.

[blueinredohio]

2. I had my first Modern a shot yesterday.

My arm was a little sore but that's it.

[northoftheborder]

5. First Moderna shot yesterday, sore arm last night & this morning, but going away this afternoon.

No other ill effects, fortunately.

[MaryMagdaline]

11. First Moderna shot yesterday. Sore arm. That's it

[Dorian Gray]

12. I had Moderna this week... my first

sore arm next day. And exhausted. (But.... that could just be life, not vaccine effects. lol.) Overall, pretty darn good.

[CabalPowered]

3. Just survived the 2nd shot of Moderna

Flu like symptoms for 12 hours. 103 fever for about 4 hours. All fine now, 36 hours after the jab.

[MustLoveBeagles]

4. Glad your brother is doing better

My second Pfizer shot is on the 24th.

[LisaL]

6. He probably only needed one shot, since he had covid already.

"Based on these results, the researchers say, people who have had Covid-19 may need only one shot."

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/health/have-you-had-covid-19-coronavirus.html

[Siwsan]

9. That's what I thought but they had him get both, regardless

Maybe because he was never 'officially' diagnosed. He was sick last March, when all of this was just starting to happen, ERs and intensive care units were starting to fill up and they were telling people to stay home, if possible. His symptoms were text book Covid.

I keep wondering if I possibly had it and was asymptomatic. He was at my house several times when he would have been highly contagious, but since it was early in the pandemic, not that much was known. I had a mild cold, at that time, so maybe my basic coronavirus antibodies were already building up. At least that's one theory I've heard. Or, was I asymptomatic. Or very lucky.

All I do know is that I had zero reaction to the Pfizer vaccine. So far, anyway.

[Luciferous]

7. Got my first a little while ago. My arm is a little sore

but not bad. The nurse did warn me the second one would probably make me feel crappy though. I'll get that one during spring break so if it does make me sick, I'll already be home.

[roamer65]

8. My jabs were about equal.

I did ache more after the first, left arm was sorer than right which got the first dose, but I am more tired after the second.

I think I had the strong immune reaction after the first.

[brush]

10. I got Pfizer. The first shot I hardly felt it and had no later reactions.

The second shot just felt like a shot going in, but no later reactions either.

It seems more people are having reactions with Moderna than Pfizer.

[Dorian Gray]

13. Totally anecdotally, but I agree

More people I know getting moderna have side effects. (But I also know more people getting moderna.)

[Notek]

14. My first

Moderna shot (late Jan) was followed only by a sore arm for about six days. Second shot (Late Feb) had me feeling fatigued and queasy for about 12 hours with some minor arm discomfort lasting about 4 days.