Mornin' all. I got my first dose today and I feel almost tearfully relieved and energized to be on this side of history. I thought I would start a thread dedicated to the experience of being vaccinated, so that we can share info with those who are still on the fence or who are watchful waiting to see how things go.
My hospital got 5000 doses delivered on Tuesday. We have given almost half of that already in the last two days. Participation is voluntary and divided into tiered groups based on patient exposure. Those who volunteer (still paid but outside normal job duties) to work the employee Covid vaccine clinic we have set up can also get it, which is how I was eligible to get it already today.
Getting the second dose is crucial for any protection, so we make an appointment to come back for the second dose on exactly day 21. We will get another shipment from Pfizer in time for that. My wait time in line was about 30 minutes in all. The first day employees showed up and waited over 2 hours, cheerfully. There is a LOT of positivity and hope going on here surrounding this, which feels amazing.
We go to an observation room for 10 minutes after the injection, where we were given bottled water and single serving snacks while we observe for any allergic reaction.
The injection itself was nothing. Easiest shot I have ever gotten by far. I don't even have any arm soreness so far. I will touch base if I start to get any kind of side effects.
Thought I'd contribute to the thread since I got my second Pfizer shot 2-3 days ago.
My arm was less sore than the first injection, but I suspect that was more due to injection site than the vaccine itself. Other than that I had absolutely no noticeable side effects. Guess I'm lucky.
Got my second Phizer dose 9 hours ago. I'm off these two nights and can rest in bed the whole time if need be. So far, though, I feel okay except being a little restless/couldn't get comfortable enough to stay asleep.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended granting a conditional marketing authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine on December 21, 2020 and the European Commission gave its formal approval hours after EMA’s recommendation. The first vaccine doses were delivered and administered in various EU countries on December 27.
This week it was my turn to get myfirstdose. I am really happy that so many of my coworkers decided to get the vaccine. It is entirely voluntary, but 95% of the nurses and physicians on my unit (n=121) have now gotten their first dose. One person wanted to think about it a bit longer and a couple of others were off sick this week so were unable to be vaccinated.
Got my shot around noon and by 8 pm that day I had very mild sorenessandswellingattheinjectionsite and it never went beyond mild. A bit later the same evening I experienced mild, borderline moderate nausea on and off until I went to sleep.
I also developed mildmusclepain primarily in my thighs, that same evening. (And no, hadn’t been to the gym the day before or done anything out of the ordinary so I suspect that was the vaccine). Slept well and by the next day only the mild shoulder pain and swelling and some ”barely there” general muscle pain.
All of us were also offered to be screened for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies and everyone who got the first dose also chose to do that. The plan from now is that we get the second dose of the vaccine three weeks after the first, and also a second screening for antibodies six weeks after the first vaccine dose (which of course translates to three weeks after the second vaccine dose).
(Mid-forties, healthy if that is of interest to anyone).
All in all, feeling quite happy that the world is now on track rolling out the vaccines.
Have had both shots without any major issue...just a little tenderness for 24 hours. Weirdly the arm I DIDN'T get the vaccine in has been sore for 2 weeks. Go figure. It's the arm I got my fluvac in...dunno if there's a connection.
Got my 2nd vaccine on 1/7. Mildly sore arm but nothing significant. I did have very mild tingling for a few seconds after the 1st dose; thought I was probably just freaking myself out until I read later that a lot of people have had some degree of numbness & tingling. The 2nd dose I was watching for it, but instead I felt more like sharp pinpricks running down my arm, again lasting only seconds.
Thankful I didn't have any chills, fever, etc since I had an early shift the next day.
I got the Pfizer vaccine yesterday. This morning, I woke up with a sharp, right-sided frontal headache, but it faded away within about half an hour. I didn't even feel the needle go in, but I have a small ~1cm bruise. Today my arm is a little more uncomfortable than what I usually get from the flu shot, but if I bump it, YEOW!
I worked today, but I feel a little off. Cranky. Irritable. Tired.
Like vereni, I can't figure out the V-Safe. When I got the shot, they told me their computer system was down. Maybe that's it? I'll try again tomorrow.
On 1/3/2021 at 8:10 PM, Kitiger said:
By the next day, my arm felt OK., but I was tired and a little irritable for 2 more days. I'm fine, now.
I got my second Pfizer shot on Wednesday, the 20th.
I felt a sting as it was administered, but that faded quickly. Starting about 3 hours later, I had a dull headache and my arm was hot and sore. No bruise, no site tenderness, but really sore when I moved it.
That evening, I started in with leg cramps.
(I should point out that I've been dealing with leg cramps off & on for several years, especially if I'm dehydrated. But I wasn't dehydrated this time, and the cramping was much worse than usual.)
My foot cramped so much that - when I was finally able to get the heel to the floor - my toes pointed up! I would call the pain at 9 or 10. OK, maybe I'm a wimp, but I was sitting at the table, leaning on the table, and whimpering (pain = 5) and crying out (pain = 9 or 10). I felt sick to my stomach. My dear husband brought me water. He brought me Theraworx (that stuff is magic!) and he brought me Flexeril and water. When I was finally able to start walking it out, I stumbled, and he ran upstairs and brought me a walker!
I didn't need the walker, but isn't he great? ?
My guess is that the vaccine made the leg cramps worse than usual.
I never had fever or chills, but the injection site pain kept me awake that night. I did take Tylenol at bedtime.
I had the next day off. The headache lasted most of the day. When I got on the AirDyne bike around noon, my arm hurt so much! But as I gently peddled along, just holding on to the handles, the pain faded. Maybe I should have tried that at bedtime?
24 hours after shot#2, arm is sore but that's it. Slept badly, but I've got some family things and maybe job changes going on so that's not surprising. I have UC, and am on Stelara.
2nd shot wow knocked me for two days went work but felt like chills no fever aches muscles hurt everywhere headache but well worth the other side would have been worse so glad to have gotten it .I have get zostrex next and I was told 2nd one of them has same reaction .
Hello everyone! I was skeptical at first about the vaccine, but I educated myself and read as much as I can about it. I got the 1st dose of the vaccine last month towards the end of the month. It was in our auditorium and after the shot they have to watch us for about 15 mins for any reaction.
They prioritized high risk employees such as those in direct contact with COVID patients which I am. I did not get any bad side effects other than a sore arm. When I got the flu shot my arm was actually more sore than this. My heart did feel like it was raising later that night but it did not last and I'm a coffee drinker so it might have been that. By the next day, its just the sore arm.
I will be getting the 2nd dose this week, and I can post an update on this.
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Thought I'd contribute to the thread since I got my second Pfizer shot 2-3 days ago.
My arm was less sore than the first injection, but I suspect that was more due to injection site than the vaccine itself. Other than that I had absolutely no noticeable side effects. Guess I'm lucky.