Up until now, I've only gotten the Pfizer vaccines. And while I've reacted to them, it was never particularly bad. Light muscle aches and some fatigue were basically it. Worst was the second one - I could feel my hair follicles and eyelids with that one.
But the Moderna one seems to be quite the beast.
When I found out I could get the new Moderna, I was excited, since I've heard that mix-and-match is probably the strongest immunity you can get. And I figured it wasn't going to be that bad when after several hours, I only had some light fatigue.
But today has been awful. Consistent fever around 102.3, chills, headache, nausea, whole-body aches, and ludicrous levels of exhaustion. I've been utterly useless.
Is this what Moderna vaccines have been like all along? I'll take it over contracting COVID-19, definitely... but ouch. It's hurting me plenty.
Next morning update: Chills are gone, fever seems to be gone, muscle aches aren't entirely gone, but they're fading. All in all, 10/10 would feel like shit for a day again to help stop the spread of a dangerous disease.
Making yourself more ill with side effects from the vaccine than you would likely get if you caught Covid.
"I'd rather have it than Covid though". Why? 🤷
Because I'm definitely not more ill than I would be from COVID-19, and I'm unlikely to accidentally kill anyone by spreading a vaccine to them.
How do you know that? I've had Covid twice and it was nothing like the symptoms you're describing there.
None of us know how Covid would affect us. But in 99% (probably more than that) of us, it's no worse than a cold or mild flu. Automatically thinking that you're going to end up in hospital is silly.
Easy to get COVID twice when you take no precautions.
You are the problem.
Twice in three years is "not taking precautions"? 😂
Since you put so much stock in personal anecdotes, I've had it zero times in three years, so clearly my precautions are superior to yours, and there is zero possibility that I've gotten lucky in any way.