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2nd Vaccine Dose Reaction/ Symptoms - Do I get Booster?

After my second (Pfizer) shot, my upper arm was a little bit sore for 24 hours (the same for this year's flu shot). I got my booster on Dec 13th. Nothing, nada, zilch... Also, my blood sugar did not change even a small bit after any of the 3 shots (Pfizer). No lottery winnings for me, I suppose......
 
I have a few autoimmune problems, so not just a few beta cells affected for me and sorry to say but 1% of the world's population seems rather a lot to me and to say they are not worth protecting seems very sad , I have to say if someone says they are not vaccinated then I will not invite them near me
 
And something being non-fatal for 99% of the population doesn't equal those 99% being absolutely fine and dandy if they get covid.
Personally I have enough health issues to deal with, without adding potential organ damage, long covid, or whatever else.
 
as someone still copying with Long Covid, I agree.
 
unfortunately vaccination doesnt stop transmission of the disease, although it can lower the amount a bit. Vaccination only reduces the severity of getting covid, it doesnt stop it spreading. We need to keep up the protective and preventative measures too.
 
Yes you are right, even the Christmas meal our village normally do for us over sixties was cancelled this year but we did get a nice box of food and wine deliverd to the door so I was happy with that but yes best if we are all careful
 
Prepare for this post to get deleted because I've gone 'off topic' but you are confusing protection of the vulnerable with getting a vaccine. With this vaccine it isn't the case. It is with other vaccines such as measles, which is a sterilising vaccine.
The fact of your vaccination doesn't protect me. It protects you if it does anything at all. It doesn't seem to be affecting transmission much nor your ability to contract the virus. My having had covid also protects you more than my getting endless boosters since my immunity is now broader than that conferred by the vaccine which I've also had btw!
The OP had a legitimate concern about his reaction and I was merely saying this has to be a choice in this context (non sterilising and transient imuunity against a rather weakened virus) not a social obligation. I am not a total libertarian and can see some contexts where forced vaccination would be for the greater good.
BTW the actual mortality rate is now reckoned to be 0.15-0.23% (WHO December 2020 estimate) and that is before omricon.
 

On the contrary, the stronger the reaction you have to the Covid Vaccine, the better state your immune system is in. By 'react badly' I think the NHS website managers may be worried that you had an allergic reaction, or anaphylactic reaction to the vaccine. The reaction you describe has certainly been common among the younger members of our staff. I had no reaction to either vaccine but had a really sore arm after the booster. I'm a nurse, so this may be anecdotal, but I'm pretty sure this was reported fairly widely when the second dose became available, I certainly remember reading an article to that effect on several news websites.
 
ultradad said:
I think the most important thing is to make sure they asperate before injecting. Here is a video on why


Hope you find it helpful
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Aspiration hasn't been taught in injection technique for many years. Last time I was taught to do this was about 30 years ago!
 
May I remind everyone to stay on topic please.
As a reminder, below are the main questions asked. For the complete opening post, just scroll up to read it and decide if your reply is on topic before posting.

This expressly is NOT a thread on the effectiveness of vaccination, vaccination policy, the way you feel about vaccination or what you think about rules and measures taken by various governments.
JackPurvis said:
I'm very eager to get my booster but also definitely now more nervous then I ever have been due to how badly I reacted to it 2nd time round. Any advice to help me prep to try and keep the symptoms at bay?
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NB I am a type 2, but 70 years old and with a failed thyroid.
I suspect that the really nasty illness we had at the end of '19 was Covid - I live in Poole, Dorset and it is a ferry port. Our little area is the most obvious point to stop to fill up with petrol and do a bit of shopping, so I hear a lot of foreign languages in the local shops and can direct people to the free car park in several of them. If something is coming this way, it lands here first.
When I had the first AZ jab I was really rather ill, first with sore throat, cough, low fever and then with swollen feet and legs.
The second one I approached with apprehension - nothing - not even a sore spot where it went in.
When contacted about the booster, I was down with the Om version, definite symptoms, but I've had colds which were worse.
I suspect that many will have found that the jabs caused totally different reactions - quite a few I have spoken to have seen the same, reaction to one and not the other with no pattern to it at all.
 
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