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SolidDoctor t1_j0o1fsl wrote

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Why was your second shot different from your first?

My first two shots were Pfizer, then I got the Pfizer booster, and this year I got the Moderna bivalent. The worst reaction I got from any of the shots was shot #2, the effects were easily three times worse than the other three shots, and the effects lasted for about two days.

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DanDierdorf t1_j0ooi7c wrote

Everyone is posting negative stuff, I've had 4 Moderna shots with nothing more than a slightly shore shoulder for 24 hours maybe,. Pretty sure this is the norm.

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stupid_systemus t1_j0pevo2 wrote

Same. First shot of Moderna I got chills on the first night and shoulder pain (similar to getting a flu shot). 2nd shot, my lymph node on my arm (injection side) swelled up (which is to be expected) and body aches (which is something I sometimes get from flu shots in the past). I've had the 2nd booster and the Moderna bivalent booster recently and the side effects not as bad anymore (I feel it more compared to the flu shots, but they last for at least a day).

The harder the expected vaccine side effects hit you means it's actually working.

Moderna is also twice the dosage as Pfizer's vaccine and their effectiveness last longer than Pfizer.

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SerialStateLineXer t1_j0q2b5e wrote

See table 12 here. Among people age 18-64 getting a second dose of Moderna, 17% reported a fever (possibly biased downwards by people not taking temperature), over 60% reported headache, fatigue, and myalgia, and nearly 48% reported chills. This is significantly higher than for people over age 65 or for people age 18-64 getting the first dose.

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mmecr t1_j0o5wic wrote

Same here, I've had Pfizer for all 4 (2 original, 2 boosters now) and then second one had me down for the count.

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Haunting-Offer6922 t1_j0o3xri wrote

In my country that's how it was rolled out for my age category. During the second and third boosters phizer- was reserved for seniors. I skipped a booster during the summer because of side effects and moderna being the only available vaccine. In the fall the new phizer vaccine came out and was made available to my age category.

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