Just got mine…last year it wasn’t a big deal, but this year it fucking HURT. I’m already a giant baby who hates getting my vaccines but this was way worse than usual. When I started telling people about my reaction this year a number of people agreed that it hurt way worse this year and/or they had different reactions than previous years.
Please note I’m not looking for any conspiracies about it being worse or different somehow in a bad way, and I’m not trying to scare people into not getting it; even if it fucking hurt this year please get it, the temporary pain is better than getting and spreading covid.
But it definitely felt different in my arm and in my body this year and I have heard the same from others. Did something change or are we just misremembering? Or are our bodies reacting different somehow this year for other reasons? Or is it just random and this year for whatever coincidental reason I know a bunch of people who had a worse muscle reaction to it.
I got it, didn’t hurt noticeably more than any other. I felt weak and had a head ache that night, slept in and felt fine mid day the next day.
Mine hurt more going into my arm. But it didn’t feel very sore the next day, and I wasn’t wiped out like I have been previously.
Yeah I was surprised. Expected it to be worse/more like the previous years
I just got my flu and COVID Monday.
the flu was a joke. didn’t even perceive it happening.
COVID was the same for injection and immune response compared to all previous years. I feel it happen. at
- t+12 hours I am sore at the site
- t+18 hours I am sore+stiff
- t+24 hours I am chilly, sore, and stiff
- t+26 hours things begin tapering
- t+30 hours not chilly anymore, but extra fatigued
after a sleep from that point in I just feel mildly stiff, but otherwise 100%
I didn’t notice any more pain then last time, and got covid+flu. I had more body ache last time. It’s weird how the effects vary so much between people.
Are you talking about side effects or the immediate feeling in your arm? For me, it was honestly the same as last time except I chose a different location and chose a different vaccine manufacturer than what I usually used. I remember the very first time I got the shot was hell. I basically had a fever and couldn’t lift my arm for the entire day. Now, they don’t even bother telling me to wait for 15 minutes for side effects. But then again, I know someone who fainted right after they left the pharmacy and was just about to drive home.
The vaccine is different this year as it’s updated for the 2024-2025 covid variants, kind of like how the flu shot is a little different every year to vaccinate against the expected dominant variants.
I did know that, but is it different in a way that would make it feel different?
The Moderna dose is larger than the Pfizer one.
Oooo that could be it
Yeah, general anecdotal consensus is the Moderna hits harder because of that. I’ve been sticking with Pfizer so far but am hoping to try the Novavax this time. I’m a pretty large guy, but Pfizer always knocks me out for a day or so. And every mRNA shot has resulted in a longer and longer period of swelling in the lymph nodes of my armpits. Hoping for something less drastic this time.
