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[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. Please get vaccinated

These side effects are minor compared to getting COVID

[lapfog_1]

2. you WANT the fever headache fatigue

that means the vaccine is causing the immune response... thus activating the response the next time it recognizes the "virus" (the real virus)

[USALiberal]

4. So if none of those, it might not be working? Nt

[lapfog_1]

6. no... many people get the actual virus with no symptoms

the only real test is to look for sars-cov-2 antibodies 2 weeks or so after your last vaccine shot

[USALiberal]

8. Thanks, I sort of hope I have some symptoms. Nt

[Disaffected]

10. AFAIK there is no difference

in conference of immunity between those who have no side effects and those who do. The side effects are likely caused by the additives used in the vaccines rather than the active ingredients.

At least we had better hope that is the case as most folks have no significant side effects to any of the vaccines.

[USALiberal]

13. Thank you! nt

[Disaffected]

14. Yer most welcome.

It's a misunderstanding that seems oddly prevalent, even here on DU, so am glad to help refute it.

Here's another way of looking at it:

Since most people do not get significant side effects, there is no way the vaccines could achieve the efficacy they are reported to have if side effects were a reliable indicator of that efficacy.

[lapfog_1]

19. uhhh no

the symptoms are a result of your immune system reacting to the "fake virus" in the vaccine.

of course the majority of people will not have a symptomatic response to the vaccine. Doesn't mean that the vaccine was not effective in training your immune system to recognize the real virus.

but a symptomatic response to the vaccine (fever, headache, etc) is a good indicator that your immune system reacted to the fake virus.

the best way to test if the vaccine worked is to do a blood test and look for the specific antibodies

[Rorey]

5. That's the way I felt about it

I hardly even felt my first injection, and actually asked if I really got it. A few days later I had a day of fatigue, but nothing overwhelming.

When I got the second shot, I did feel the actual shot. I woke up at 2:30 a.m. feeling not at all good. The next evening I started feeling better, and within another day or two felt great. Because of the side effects, I KNOW it worked.

[ShazzieB]

9. Well, shoot...

I didn't have any of those things, just a slightly sore arm. My husband didn't have much of a reaction, either. Are you saying that means it didn't work? If so, I'm not sure that's accurate. Each person’s immune system is different in the way it reponds, but I don't think that necessarily means it isn't responding... does it?

[Disaffected]

11. Relax,

the presence or absence of side effects has little to do with it.

[catbyte]

3. Good grief. If the side effects are uncomfortable, then why can't they grasp just

how catastrophic Covid would be? jfc

[Scrivener7]

12. I doubt the number is really as low as 270 per million. My reaction was a big welt from the

first shot and flu like symptoms for 2 days from the second. I didn't think they were worth reporting. I'm sure many are like me.

Which is ANOTHER indication that side effects should not keep you from getting the shot. The reactions, when they do occur, are so minor most of us don't think they're bad enough to report.

(PS: I changed my name, y'all! I used to be Squinch.)

[LisaL]

15. Of course the number is as low as 270 per million.

Most people don't report their side effects.

[Scrivener7]

16. We are agreeing.

[luvs2sing]

17. The worst vaccine I've ever received..

was the Shingrix. Knocked me out for ten days, took a month for the skin on my arm to get back to normal. If I had known all this would happen beforehand, would I have gotten that shot? Hell, YEAH..because SHINGLES! I feel the same way about the Covid vaccine. It is soooooo worth that inconvenience.

[left-of-center2012]

18. I had one day of a sore arm with the shingles shot n/t

[AZProgressive]

20. I had the Pfizer vaccine the other day

All I had was a little soreness in my arm which isn't unusual for me when it comes to shots.

I was able to get one sooner than I expected. VA was offering vaccines to Veterans of all ages.