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"I suppose there is no way to know for sure whether it is a side effect of the shot or food poisoning when you have that pattern of symptoms"
That's why the VAERS system is good... they can look at all reports to see if there are similarities. There are now 50,000 reactions and 3000 deaths since January, so they have a lot to work with.
The VAERS system is.. Problematic and needs work.
But.. I believe it was responsible for tracking the blood clot issue with J&J.. Though that was somewhat known from Europe previously as I believe it's in the same family as the AZ vaccine which also had an issue with blood clots. Not positive about that, but think they're the same style of vaccine.
So.. Hard to argue with its success. And, the fact that the J&J has been out far less time than Pfizer or Moderna and they identified an issue with it and not with the others.. Not sure that there's anything for them to find.
Yes as a matter of fact I do right now. Husband and I had the second shot last night and I woke up with a 101 fever and body aches and sore arm. Hubby has a sore arm and feels tired. He rarely runs a fever. I stayed home from work today. My face feels like it's on fire so I will turn on the window AC on for a bit. I has the chills very bad about 2 hours ago. Been taking Tylenol. At 50 years old I am still a big baby when it comes to not feeling well but that stems back from childhood. I'd rather feel like this for a day or two then be in the hospital on a ventilator.
If you're worried about the clots or side effects, you can take 1 shot of the two two-shot vaccines. They're still about 67% effective for the elderly. If everyone got only 1 shot, the odds of getting infected are only about 11% for the elderly and much lower for other age groups. The efficacy ratings of 95 percent for two shots came early in the pandemic when there were few infected people.
Fever still 101 and I threw up some bile about 2 hours ago. Sorry to be gross. Switched it up and took 2 Advil about 30 minutes ago. I may take Nyquil before bed. If the fever was gone and the headache I'd feel ok.
I had my 2nd shot at noon yesterday felt fine all day after that except a sore arm the nurse must have hit a bad spot really burned normally I don't feel shots. I woke up early this morning with Chills, and 104.5 fever, and some coughing like a flu. My joints ached this way different then the first Moderna shot I got a month ago which was nothing. I took Tylenol as advised and it brought the temp down to 101 I could sleep. As soon as it wore off went back to 103 I kept taking Tylenol all day today as of now 7:30pm I'm down to 99F. My hope is I'm good tomorrow I think I will be. I was expecting this everyone told me I would have this. Some say not to take anything so your immune response be higher I'm in the camp that also need sleep.
I had my 2nd shot at noon yesterday felt fine all day after that except a sore arm the nurse must have hit a bad spot really burned normally I don't feel shots. I woke up early this morning with Chills, and 104.5 fever, and some coughing like a flu. My joints ached this way different then the first Moderna shot I got a month ago which was nothing. I took Tylenol as advised and it brought the temp down to 101 I could sleep. As soon as it wore off went back to 103 I kept taking Tylenol all day today as of now 7:30pm I'm down to 99F. My hope is I'm good tomorrow I think I will be. I was expecting this everyone told me I would have this. Some say not to take anything so your immune response be higher I'm in the camp that also need sleep.
No problem taking something after the shot. By the time you have symptoms your immune system is far out of the starting gate. You are not slowing it down.
Moderna -I got the "covid arm" both times. Got my second dose last week and injection site was tender, red, and really warm to the touch, and the constant Itching!!! I still itch and I'm slapping some hydrocortisone cream on it to keep it somewhat tolerable.
I also had some tiredness and just a general 'blah' feeling the following day, and a headache and a really sore arm with both doses, even with taking tylenol right after getting the shot. With the second dose I also had a bad case of chills for a few hours. If this turns into something recommended yearly I may pass on it.
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