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I'm a nurse. I am a very healthy 60 years young. I got my first dose before Christmas and my second dose 9 days ago. My arm was sore after the first one for 2 days (similar to a tetanus shot) and moderately more sore after the second one (couldn't sleep on it that side for one night.) Ibuprofen helped. No redness or swelling.
I had a low grade fever and felt like I had the flu for about 3 hours the day after the second shot. Flu like symptoms had resolved by the time I went to bed that night. Side effects after the series of 2 shingles shots that I got 2 years ago were much worse. (My arm was sore for well over a week and felt really lousy for over a day) Husband is a doc, also vaccinated, had similar sore arm but he had no systemic effects.
I will say that we both got Pfizer vaccine. ANECDOTALLY I have heard of more side effects from the Moderna vaccine. Also, interestingly, younger nurses seem to have had more reactions/side effects than those of us that are more. . . seasoned. LOL. I absolutely would take it again in a minute (either of them). I have my 90 year old mother on a list with her primary care doctor. I am politically conservative and have no medical reservations about it.
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