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Originally Posted by OtinG
I just got my 2nd shot a couple of hours ago. My arm is already starting to get a little sore. It did that with the 1st shot too, started hurting within a few hours and got worse the next day, but it wasn’t too painful. My 70 year old sister got her 2nd shot earlier this week and said her arm hurt worse with the 2nd shot, but she didn’t have any other side-effects.
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Quick update on side-effects:
Monday, the day after the 2nd shot, was a bit rough. I had upper body aches that were fairly bad, but since I’ve got arthritis it might have contributed to the severity of the aches. I briefly (for a few hours) had a slight fever of about 99.4° F. I was very tired all day, and had a very minor headache on and off. For a couple of hours I had a very slight breathing issue and felt a bit of dizziness whenever I stood up, but it didn't get dangerously bad by any means. Basically I felt like I had a minor case of the flu but without congestion. Tuesday, today, I feel fine. I would rather feel like I did yesterday rather than have a common cold or the flu, both of which would be much worse. None of those choices are good, but all in all yesterday was not horrible. It was more annoying than anything.
IMO, the side-effects were totally worth it to get the boost in immunity to COVID-19. From what I’ve read and heard, a lot of people taking the Pfizer vaccine have had similar side-effects after their 2nd shot. My primary care physician's office told me that having these kind of side-effects is a good sign that my body is reacting to the vaccine and building up antibodies to create an immunity to COVID-19. My sister, a retired nurse, told me the same thing. So if you have minor side-effects, it is probably a good sign that the vaccine is doing its job!