Moderna Covid Vaccine

My sibling (physician), otherwise healthy, got quite ill. I’m waiting for more details on the duration, extent, and which vaccine. I tend to agree with your assessment.

How was she after first injection?

 

My sister is a nurse practitioner at UT Southwestern, where the first shot was okay, but the second shot made her nauseous and feverish. It went away the next day though. My understanding is that those who are younger tend to have a stronger immune system so can react more aggressively to the second shot. That said, it the nausea went away after two days, but the doctors can prescribe anti-nausea medication to help.

I hope your sister gets better.

 

My wife is in her 45th year of being a nurse, she’s 69.
Got her first Moderna last week, no problems.
She is in good health, petite, at 5’2” and 110lbs.

 

First dose gets your body working against the virus. The body is then ready for the fight, and responds accordingly with the second dose. I know several medical providers that had a little soreness with the first dose, but a rougher time with the second dose.

 

ER RN myself. Got the Phizer and I pheel phine In all seriousness I got vaccinated(x2) with Phizer, and no reaction at all other then a sore arm.
In my unscientific observations it seems that there have been more severe reactions to the Moderna after the second dose. Of course I know people that have had a pretty strong reaction after the 2nd Phizer.
Of those people I personally know that had the reaction they said they had no regrets about getting the vaccine and would happily do it again even with the known reaction.

TAV^^ "sounds like this vaccine could kill them" seems like a opinion meant to scare/dissuade people from getting the vaccine more then help or encourage

 

It's not uncommon. If the symptoms do not resolve she should contact her primary care provider. Everybody is different, I just wanted to provide some reassurance in that I've seen this quite a bit and all the folks are back to 100 percent after a few days.

 

Fair response and some valid points regarding what I said.
I'll try and respond in order of what you questioned.

1) You are correct I should not have omitted the question mark and the way I posted my comment was an accusation (not intentionally, apologies). What I should have said was--seems like a question that might scare/dissuade people, I hope that wasn't your intention?

2) I think that people should not be dissuaded from getting this vaccine if they are "already sick or in bad health". That being said if you do (or don't) have health issues and are concerned about getting this vaccine you should consult with a qualified medical provider. No I do not think that everyone should be required to get this vaccination. I wish I could say there won't be any "grave (literally) consequences". There is going to be many people that do not get vaccinated based on a variety of reasons. Those people just have to do the best they can to minimize the risk of exposure if they so choose. Hopefully if enough people get vaccinated it will decrease the risk of those that don't (get vaccinated) from getting Covid.

3) Even though opinions are "just simply what someone thinks" they can still have an effect on a person and what they think or do.

4) I don't know you but have read a lot of your posts.

5) People that are in very poor health and are sick should definitely be careful about getting the vaccine. There are certainly risks with any vaccine but if you are want to get this vaccine and feel comfortable with the risk versus the rewards go for it.

6) I do not at any point feel like I called you "anti-vax".

7) I think the part of your question "sounds like this vaccine could kill them?" is WTF caused my response. I could/should have phrased my response better.

Respect

 

Surprisng to hear about such a reaction to a vaccine. I would have thought it rare.
I think the media for the most part are doing a lousy job of reporting on this. I remember when the first day of vaccination in the UK brought a couple of allergic reactions people were confused because the side effects were said to be close to nil but when this happened the media then explained, oh that doesn't include allergic reactions.
I don't know how much of it is bad reporting and how much is agenda driven to sugar coat any down side, which used to be a legitimate medical attitude not that long ago btw. Don't want this to get political so let's keep it strictly medical and where to get reliable information.
I wish I knew a site that was open and reliable. CDC and Mayo should be. Doctor Radio on Sirius XM is, in my experience.

 

I didn't come off that way to me. Just saying what happened to someone, an expression of surprise and concern and a question whether it's normal and for more info.
Alarmism is bad and the mod of this forum will respond to that if warranted, I'm sure.

It's natural to be concerned. My concern is NOT getting the vaccine.

 

https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/22...ergic-reactions-to-modernas-covid-19-vaccine/

I'd suspect as they immunize more people there will be more reactions. But that's sorta how it works.

 

"Never mind" - Rosanne Rosannadana

 

My wife has had her first dose with no side effects at all. She gets her second one on Thursday so we shall see. We have been hearing lots of reports the second/last dose is a real doozy so fingers crossed..

 

I recall seeing quite a few stories weeks ago about some people having tough reactions to the second shot, but it was reported at the time as a small percentage, don't know if it's become more common . . .

 

I thought those vaccines are based on RNA - there shouldn’t be anything in there to cause a feverish reaction. unless someone is allergic to one of the ingredients.
I’m not trying to be an ass here so please don’t blast me....... but could it be a psychological reaction?