I’ve taken one Moderna shot and had zero side effects
Side effects are more common after the second dose. I had no side effects after the first Moderna shot except maybe a sore arm. After the second one, my arm was sore that night. The next day I felt kind of tired and achily. That night I had a chill maybe a very slight temp.. The next mourning, I fell ok, maybe a bit listless. The next day I was back to normal and no other side effects. I had the second dose two months ago. My daughters had the Moderna shots and had nothing but a sore arm. My wife had the same shots on the the same date as I did. She had a sore arm and was bit listless the next day but she never felt sick.
It's nothing to be concerned about, although I wouldn't plan on running a marathon the next day. Since Dec, there have been over 274 million doses administered and there has been a very small percentage of serious side effects. The Phizer and Moderna COVID vaccine has been compared to two other commonly received vaccines, the flu and shingles vaccines. The side effects of the COVID vaccine are more than the typical flu shot, but are fairly comparable to, or possibly a bit less than, side effects from the shingles vaccine. Early studies show that side effects of the J&J vaccine are bit less. All of the above vaccines have a very low occurrence of serious side effects.
“Generally speaking, side effects have an upside,” Dr. Brady noted. “Typically, the more side effects one gets from the vaccine usually means the more antibodies your body is making and the stronger your immune response will be against getting the virus.”
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