None of my family or friends have had any side effects that I know of from getting the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. (other than if you specifically touch the spot you feel it and that goes away by the next day) Some have had 1 shot so far and many have had both shots.
My dad got both shots of the Pfizer vaccine. (second shot was February 4th) My uncle and aunt got both shots of the Moderna vaccine in Tennessee. My 98 year old grandmother in Tennessee is due for her second shot tomorrow, but when we called a week ago to try to make a second appointment they were already behind. It's the kind of deal where you're supposed to call if they don't call you. That was before appointments on Tuesday to Thursday were canceled due to all the wintry weather and tomorrow's existing appointments were moved to Monday. We were going to try to call Friday but we'll call Monday to try to make an appointment. She had no side effects from the first shot and she definitely would have said something if so.
Various family members and friends have gotten one or both doses of one of the vaccines. Some I am not sure of what vaccine they got and some I don't know if they've had both yet. One or two had even had the coronavirus previously too.
My dad should have the full effect now too, though we're not changing anything our behavior at all. Not until I get both shots too and even then we'll still be pretty careful. Hopefully I'll have my shots sometime in the summer and then a few weeks after we would visit my grandmother since it will have been well over a year at that point since we've seen her. Over a year and a half if you don't could the one day we spent in March to visit her. That trip to the grocery store was the last time I've went out to a store other than getting a flu shot in the fall and a few short drives not around people. My dad has wanted to be the only one to go grocery shopping. He has a chemical mask and googles and he's very careful when he goes out. And he'll still do the same thing even though he's vaccinated.
The only thing I do that is a bit of a risk is playing with a neighbor's dog. I've know her since she was a puppy, like 13 years ago. But I do that outdoors, well apart from my neighbor, with a double mask (plus a filter, which I have done since the middle of last year), goggles and I take a shower right after and don't use the clothes again or my mask for a week. We have a living room where we still set groceries for a week, that are non-perishable. Everything that goes into the fridge or freezer in the house is cleaned and everything in our deep freezer we consider contaminated and wash as we use it. We still go beyond what most people do, a little overboard perhaps, but it's not like we have anything else to do.
I'm glad you didn't have too many side effects. I assume that was related to the shot. Maybe not related to what's in it and just the fact that you had a shot of some kind? I don't know. When I used to donate blood I used to have various reactions on my arm around the site depending on how easy it was to get the blood flowing. Of course these shots are so much simpler, essentially painless. My dad didn't even feel the first one going in. When getting a flu shot, at least for me, it at most feels like someone tapped you with their finger.
I do know of one person, who a family member got an appointment for to get the vaccine, who refused to go because they were afraid of needles. They tried everything to get them to go, but they wouldn't. (Seems like they gave them the speech I would give if I knew someone like that, not holding back.) And they have a health condition that would put them at greater risk if they got the coronavirus. At least the family member that lives with them got the first shot.
Anyone who is a lot older should be extra careful getting around for the day or two after the shots, especially the second one which seems to generally have more side effects. I don't know that from reading anything about it, but someone who may already have trouble getting around, or someone at greater risk of complications from a possible fall, should just take it easier. For example, you don't want to stand up too fast. (again, not from reading anything, but pays to be careful)
Common side effects:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/expect/after.html
PDF: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/videos/coronavirus/expect-after-getting-COVID-19-vaccine-transcript.pdf
Just simple tiredness could make it more easier to fall. It's something we'll remind my grandmother of again after she gets the second shot. |