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It was a halting and sleepless night. The latest Covid vaccine just became available. I got my jab yesterday. I felt great when I turned off the WNBA game at 10:30. I awoke at midnight with aching bones and a fever, and what sleep I managed to get was hit and miss.
Oh I know there are vaccine deniers out there that think that I’m stupid to get the shot, I respect that, but I’ve lost a half dozen friends and clients to the sickness, and know dozens more that nearly succumbed. I’m having too much fun right now to risk my life by defying the doctor’s orders.
I’ll feel better tomorrow. In a few weeks I’ll repeat the experience when I receive the enhanced flu shot. I just have to remember to not put anything on the calendar the following day.
I got the Moderna shot yesterday, because I have never had a reaction to Pfizer and wonder whether it’s working. Had a restless night and woke up with a sore arm and a temperature of 100.1. Had to keep sitting down. Am feeling a bit better, but maybe I’ll get the Pfizer shot next time!
The odds of my getting a serious side effect after nine shots has to be remote. The likelihood of long Covid if I were to get Covid is higher.
I’ve had both over time and the Moderna has always given me more of a reaction than the Pfizer. This time I got the Moderna and the flu shot at the same time. Definitely had a reaction and felt slightly lousy the next day. I’m going with the science and I’ll continue to get the shots as long as that’s the official recommendation.
We have used Moderna from the beginning and again last week. Only reaction was with first shot years ago that caused us to sleep for hours.
So many boomers still believing in what has turned out to be Mainly an illness of overweight or immuno-compromised people. If I were over 65, I might have jumped onboard at first. By premise of the title of this forum says something and give some pause and thought about where we are. “It’s Easier to Fool People Than It Is to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled.” – Mark Twain
stackmchale, It appears you’re not be very trusting. Neither am I. The quote from Mark Twain is apocryphal:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-mark-twain-say-its-easier-to-fool-people-than-to-convince-them-that-they-have-been-fooled/