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What v-safe registrants wrote to the CDC after their Pfizer or Moderna shots, in their own words. Each card is one person, with all of their free text. This page shows only the longer stories: the 116,000 people who wrote at least 400 characters in all. The text is as the CDC released it, except that email addresses and phone numbers are hidden. You get a random set of these people on every visit.

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Miliaria, Rash erythematous and Lacrimation increased

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– Numbness in my arm down to my pinky (in the arm where I received the injection) and tingle/ numbness feeling in my face

– A little bit of tingling and numbness continues in my face and arm. I have some pain in the lymph nodes under my arm and on my breasts.

– I have watery eyes and some congestion in my head. I also have a small light reddish rash just above the right side of my stomach (just below my breast). I am not sure why. I dont typically get heat rashes, but it looks like a heat rash.

Pulmonary congestion, Sputum discolored and Body temperature increased

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– No

– Rapid heart beat, ER visit, was admitted as inpatient came home same day, no continuing issues. May have been dehydrated.

– Went to ER. Had high pulse rate

– Sore throat, congested lungs spitting up dark phlegm. Temp elevated.

– Tested positive for Covid-19's Not feeling well like I had the grip or was being hit with a rubber hose. Didn't have a fever. Coughing up a lot of phlegm. Was in bed for most of the week. Took pills for 5 days. Returned from a trip to Iceland.

Celiac disease, Pelvic pain and Irritable bowel syndrome

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– I have IBS and symptoms are severe today

– Pelvic floor pain; tiredness from pain and broken sleep

– Anxiety and depression that started in Aug. 2020. Also IBS diagnosed about a month ago

– I have anxiety and depression and IBS and all contribute to how I feel. All of these conditions existed before I got the vaccine but were exacerbated by the pandemic

– Increase in anxiety

– Nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, very tired Saw nurse practitioner and had PCR test

– Cough, sore throat, head and body aches, runny nose, congestion Antibodies administered to me by two trained people at my home

Seasonal allergy, Intermenstrual bleeding and Sensitive skin

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– Stuffiness and congestion

– Stuffy nose

– Bruise on injection site

– Mild bruising around injection site

– Heavy spotting before menstrual period, increased flow

– Slightly heavier period flow

– Period flow slightly heavier still

– Persistent headache. Possibly from seasonal allergies, but more severe than usual. Relief with Tylenol

– Some digestive issues, a single temp spike of 99.4, bad headaches, some arm pain (possibly due to manual labor but unclear). Unknown if these things are related to booster or just chronic illness symptoms.

– Mild pain around injection site. Very rare

– Extremely sensitive skin on upper back/neck

Edema peripheral, Lymph node pain and Chills

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– Chills and headache were yesterday after my check-in but didn't last long.

– I neglected to previously include that I had a severely swollen lymph node in the arm pit of my shot arm. It was the size of a softball 12/2-12/4 and is now receding. It was painful. Other arm pit was only slightly swollen.

– I had a lot of these symptoms for the first 2 days after my shot, but this question is asking about today and my shot was 6 days ago.

Iris melanoma, Complex regional pain syndrome and Malignant melanoma

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– Numbness in face and right hand

– Numbness and burning face

– Numbness on face

– Numbness and burning in face, lower back

– Numbness and burning

– Numbness burning in face

– Numbness in face and leg

– My complex regional pain syndrome worsened. Appt with md and on meds

– Numbness and burning back again from my CRPS

– Numbness and burning exacerbation of my crps

– Exacerbated my crps

– Numbness and burning post shot due to my crps

– Numbness and burning from flair up of crps

– Numbness and buff egg Ning from aggregated crps

– Exasperated numbness and burning crps

– Left arm where vaccination was is still really swollen. 2 larger than right arm

– Left arm where the shot was swelled up more after an allergy shot 3 wks post 2nd vaccine My own allergist

– Increased neuropathy of the face and back. Stared taking meds again. Tremendous burning and numbness on right side face. Started within 10 min of each shot. Subsided after first vaccine with meds. Came back after second and not subsided yet

– Iris melanoma and skin melanoma

Musculoskeletal discomfort, Hypoesthesia oral and Sinus pain

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– No fever, but felt feverous. Very slight sinus discomfort. Mild headache.neck a little sore.

– On day of injection and day after lymph nodes on neck itchy, sore. Neck hot. Forehead normal. Neck achy and sore. All those symptoms completely resolved.

– Fever blister on lip

– Fever blister to left lower lip. About 12 to 14 hours after shot I woke up with left lower lip numb. 3 days later I got fever blister to that area and still have the fever blister.

– I had one fever blister and then I got 3 more fever blisters, but they are improving and are small

– My neck is uncomfortable.

– Rigor

– I feel so very cold, no shivering or shaking

– Hypertension

Respiratory symptom, Parosmia and Flatulence

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– Awful, smelly gas and my diet is the same as usual. This gas is insane! I only mention it because its rare i smell this bad.

– I have a cold. Not covid. I took a rapid antigen test and have had no contact w anyone not vaccinated.

– I must have rsv - sore throat, nasal drips, minor cough. All covid tests are negative. No fever just run down. Worked from home so i wouldn't infect others. Did not see a dr.

Breast discomfort, Aphasia and Stress

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– Have had a headache and some mild nausea and fatigue the last couple of days. But that is probably related to my period.

– Something i forgot to add - the day of and day after i had major brain fog. Hard to focus, hard to have complex thoughs, hard to come up with the right words, etc.

– My shoulders are sore, but I think thats from exercise.

– This could all be nom vaccine related. Like diet and exercise. Unclear.

– This morning i felt really hot for a while. Didn't have a fever, but just felt off. My stomach has been off a few days, and I've been exercising again. Could explain a lot od my symptoms.

– I have had some pain in my left armpit, the same arm as the vaccine. Once I felt a little twinge in my left breast too. I assume this means it's in my lymph nodes and working, so I don't mind!

– I've had a major flare in my GERD (avid reflux) symptoms the last few days. I had a stressful experience right before it started though, so it could be due to that.

– I've had a mild headache briefly a few times over the lssr few days.

– My asthma has gotten worse the last few months. I think that's probably more related to stress and lifestyle though.

– My asthma has been getting worse lately. But I think that is because I am not exercising as much and eating things that give me heartburn.

Restlessness, Renal pain and Abnormal dreams

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– I was fine all week. Yesterday and today Im suffering from very bad migraines that my medication is not helping. I also have chills and feel queasy. This could totally ally be just migraines, but my symptoms happen to be much worse than normal

– Calf pain. Sleeplessness.

– Yesterday, a lot of coughing. A little bit today. Also, last night, severe pain by kidneys and loss of appetite. Much better today.

– Still have a slight cough.

– Had a day of diarrhea.

– Yesterday some diarrhea

– Scratchy throat - comes and goes.

– Restless night with weird dreams

– Scratchy throat

Facial nerve disorder, Hypoesthesia oral and Paresthesia oral

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– Right Facial tingling, R tongue numbness, tingling R neck & below ear Ck by personnel at vac pop up site, including BP ck

– R face still tingling slightly Ive emailed my reg doc because of concern about facial nerve. Have had shingles in same area years ago.

– Tingling right cheek

– Tingling R side top of head, cheek, lips; Trigeminal nerve area Seeking virology consult. Had shingles and Shingrx vac previously

– Tingling in R cheek, lip; itching top of head R side; felt flushed - not exactly feverish

– Tingling around R eye; R cheek bone area; felt flushed 1x around 11:30 am

– Slight tingling cheek

– Cheek still feels tender as if tingling sensation will return at any moment

– Forgot to report slight swelling of probably lymph node in right arm pit

– I had problem w dose 1; including swelling and CDC said dont take dose #2 which I totally agree with.Can I take J& J vac ? Im very stressed by lack of knowledge.

– Hot flashes which I havent had before. R knuckles swelling and morning pain. Again, have not had this before

Gingival discomfort, Laryngitis and Neck pain

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– Last night had chills, joint pain and insomnia. Joint pain and chills resolved with Tylenol.

– Irritation lower gums in mouth.

– Swollen lymph nodes right axillary area and down into breast tissue.

– Swollen, painful lymph nodes in right axilla and breast mild today

– 1/1/2022 started with cough, fever up to 100.5, headache, body aches, chills, neck ache, laryngitis. At home Binax Now test was negative yesterday. Scheduled to get a PCR test tomorrow.

– Laryngitis type symptoms Fever Occasional dry cough Body aches Chills

Bradyphrenia, Apathy and Confusional state

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– I feel good. Thank you.

– Feeling Very good since the first day after the 1st shot. Very invigorated, very focused. Thank you.

– Unfocused and tired today.

– A little spacey and stuff like that in the morning. Once I start something I can focus, but often times it does seem to take a small while to start up and get doing something once I stop. Seems like that I am taking a lot of breaks and time seems like its a little slower or just more steady or something. I feel fine nonetheless. Thanks for all the research, effort, and support. I hope you all get an emergency support staff government health and physicians bonus or something like that from legislators sometime as well. Thank you.

– I missed yesterdays check in but have similar experiences for each day. In the morning I have had trouble with motivation and get a little confused about things. By the evening everything seems to be fine though. I think I am doing good and dont think anything bad is going to happen. I am looking forward to the next dose to be vaccinated. Thank you for your support and efforts making the treatment possible.

Fibromyalgia, Pollakiuria and Diverticulitis

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– Muscle aches were yesterday pm.

– Eyes sore but not red

– Soremess of arm and hand of opposite arm from from one where got shot

– Have had fibromyalgia symptom flare-up since 2nd day after injection but a little better today

– Continued to have fibromyalgia flare. Yesterday had what was probably an alergy attack with runny nose congestion fatigue and elevated temp but fine today

– The headache is much better than yesterday when I had severe pulsing pain in the back of my head that was scary and so debilitating I couldn't report

– Although temperature was only 99 my normal is below 98

– Frequent urination

– Suspected diverticulitis,. Also arm where received shot still sore to touch

– Still digestion problems like healing diverticulitis which got bad after 2nd shot. Unrelated, had planned oral surgery tooth extraction Regular physician office

Bronchial disorder, Breast swelling and Loss of personal independence in daily activities

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– Eyes are red and hot and skin red with fever & lots of diarrhea

– Massive swelling under my armpit/arm/boob and bruising under arm from the same arm as the injection. Explosive diarrhea and stiff neck

– Slept 15 hrs straight. Serious swelling underneath the injection site, which is my armpit, and down into my boob. Painful and bruised. Looks like a softball

– Swollen in my arm pit still. Less pain than yesterday but still swollen and sore.

– I am constantly tired. Even the supplements I take that used to give me energy aren't helpful. My joints are horribly swollen and I cannot stand more than an hour before my feet and knees are burning. Miserable. Activity has declined immensely.

– Bronchial issues ,bronchitis . Body soreness

Vomiting, Arthralgia and Dizziness

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– I don't know if its relevant but this past weekend i was very dizzy to the extent the room was spinning and if i walked to bath room i would vomit this lasted for between 12 to 16 hrs. But its never happened before so i wasn't sure if it was related to 1st shot or not even though 1st shot was 2 weeks before. Curious if anyone else experienced any dizziness other then within the 24 hr I've heard about. Thanks

– I had severe joint pain yesterday but its gone today, probably severe because i have joint pain almost everyday

Vascular headache, Urinary bladder rupture and Vein rupture

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– Pain and inflammation on top of scalp - hurts to touch. Itching under fingernails, palms, tops of feet. Muscle cramps, feelsx line muscles twisting. Slight chest pains and occasional rapid heartbeat

– Body shaking, top of scalp hurts to the touch (like a sunburn), muscle cramps, occasional rapid heartbeat, throat feels a bit constricted and rash on chest but thise 2 could be due to my autoimmune issues.

– Hives, body itched, top of scalp hurt, slight throat constriction,

– Hives, itching all over body, rapid heartbeat, slight chest pain, muscle cramps

– Top of scalp hurts, migraine, rapid heartbeat

– Extreme Migraine, extreme pain from scalp inflammation, hives, wart-like lumps on bottom of left foot, bruising on legs, red broken blood vessel spots on limbs.

– Top of scalp mildly hurts, Day 4 of the worst migraine I've ever had but it's almost gone - yesterday's head and scalp pain scared me, still have weird lumps on left foot but they're almost gone - Dr thinks it's an allergic reaction to vaccine

– Lingering dizziness, initially occurred 15 minutes after injection

– Body Shaking, muscles twisting

– Rapid heartbeat, chest pains, blood rushing through vein in left temple, top of scalp hurt to the touch.

– Rapid heartbeat, top of scalp hurts to the touch,

– Top of scalp hurts to the touch, migraine, rapid heartbeat

– Top of scalp hurts to the touch - head is inflamed from the inside out.

– Top of scalp hurts to the touch, migraine

– Muscle spams, chest pains, rapid heartbeat, top of scalp hurts to the touch

– Sore throat yesterday and today. Diarrhea. Chest pains.

– Muscles twisting, body shaking, fever, sore throat, left side of throat closed up, scalp so inflamed it's unbearable to the touch, blue toes, oxygen levels dipping into the 80's a few times and 60's once, chills, altered sense of smell & taste,cramps I may need hospitalization

– Scalp hurts (extremely inflamed), rapid heartbeat, blood rushing trough veins in left side of head

– I contracted Covid again. I still haven't regained my mobility from originally getting Covid in 2020. DOH Telehealth rejected me, had to do urgent care Zoom with Dr office

Heart valve incompetence, Rash vesicular and Nodule

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– Sore throat

– Back pain

– Back ache, sore throat

– Sore throat, earache

– Backpain, sore throat

– Constant headache, intermittent sore throat

– Ear ache, stiff neck

– Ear ache sore throat

– Earache sore throat

– Ear ache, sore throat

– Severe earache, always tired, intermittent sore throat, constant headache

– Ear ache, head ache, sore throat, still very tired

– Constant headache, ear aches, sore throat, pain that feels deep in the bone, fatigue

– Back and chest pain, I was admitted to the hospital on Feb 26. I now have my left ventricle at 60 percent with a leaking valve. No previous cardiac issues . I have to take 325mg aspirin. I still have remaining pain constant at a level 5. I am working

– Headache, still have pain in my chest and back. Fatigue

– Some chest pain

– Ear ache, heaviness in chest, cough

– Cough. Some chest pain

– Palpitations

– Pains in my neck, lingering tiredness

– Chest feels heavy

– Nodule on my eye. Also recurring blistery rash that recurs. Also headache every day

– Pain in the bones of my extremities. To describe like waiting for the bones to implode

Trigger points, Meniscus injury and Carpal tunnel syndrome

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– Depression and anxiety have gotten worse

– Muscle aches and headaches

– Back pain and neuropathy

– Trigger point on right hand and bilateral carpal tunnel Ortho specialist

– Bilateral carpal tunnel Nausea Anxiety

– Not Covid related-severe knee pain d/t osteoarthritis and miniscus tear. Also had surgery for deviated septum and enlarged nasal turbinates. Covid related- Also having Covid brain fog. Memory loss issues and unable to complete simple tasks.

Injection site swelling, Influenza and Musculoskeletal stiffness

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– Im probably just tired.

– I had symptoms for 24 hours following the vaccination, but I havent had issues since then. I didnt get to report my symptoms because there was a day delay in getting my second dose.

– Rashly/soreness near armpit closest to injection site

– Ive had intermittent arm pain/minor swelling on the side where the shot was injected.

– New and difficult to explain stiffness in my leg. Scratch throats more often.

– COVID (omicron) and flu

Encephalitis autoimmune, Respiratory arrest and Eosinophil count increased

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– Heart fluttering

– My armpit and lymph nodes in the armpit on the side where I got the injection hurts so bad that it's difficult to use my arm or put pressure on my elbow - it feels as if I tore a muscle inside my armpit and it hurts to touch.

– My armpit and lymph nodes in the arm that I received the vaccine still hurts to touch or even move my arm. It feels like I tore my muscles inside my armpit.

– Still have pain in my armpit and lymph nodes and my arm itches really bad. My leg aches as well now, all on the side I had the injection.

– I have a rash where I received the vaccine on my arm and I now have a rash on the side of my stomach, same side where I got my vaccine - it looks like hives. I also still have the pain in my armpit

– Heart palpitations and fast heart rate while resting

– Rapid heart rate, high eosinophils, sharp stomach pains, nausea and dizziness

– Intestinal blockage

– Uncontrollable eye twitching and deviation, and eye rolling, eye strain and pain, migraines

– SVT, afib

– Had worsening svt and Atrial flutter and stopped breathing after the episode lasted over 20 mins at a heart rate over 350. Went to the hospital by ambulance. Had an ablation.

– Afib, flutter, AT, SVT Ablation

– Visual hallucinations and more coughing problems Endoflip dilation

– Autoimmune encephalitis

Ear pruritus, Skin discoloration and Epistaxis

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– Back ache

– Nose bleeds

– Broke the fever today. Bloody Nose for three days, not continuous.

– The shot site didnt start showing any signs of redness, swelling or pain until the 3rd day then it morphed into this swollen, red, and painful arm that radiated pain into my shoulder and neck, today its beginning to itch.

– From taking the Benadryl it makes me nauseous

– My arm from my shoulder to my elbow is discolored it looks as if its sunburned

– Inside my ears itching

– My nose keeps running.

– Constant runny nose, this has been happening since I had Covid I July 2020

– Continually runny nose

Eyelid rash, Pharyngitis and Tonsillar hypertrophy

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– Slight chest pain

– Overnight heavy chest sweats the past two nights.

– Sore throat

– Sore throat and cough

– Axillary and submandibular swollen lymph nodes. The latter of which is greater and painful.

– Supraclavical swollen lymph node (painful)

– Supraclavical lymph node swelling.

– Supraclavical swollen lymph node

– Rash and swelling above eyelids.

– Low-grade fever, sore throat and chest pain.

– Pharyngitis and bronchitis.

– Swollen tonsils and throat pain.

Generalized edema, Skin swelling and Fluid retention

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– Swelling in my armpit of arm injected and overall body swelling (puffy, water retention across my whole body) to the point that I had to change my clothes into very loose clothing.

– Swollen lymph nodes. The full body selling went down mid afternoon. Ive also felt a bit wheezy.

– Lymph node is still slightly swollen but is no longer the size of a softball and I can now lower my arm.

– Slightly swollen & sore lymph nodes in injection arm.

– Falling asleep continually. Swelling in my hands, legs, and feet. Abdominal distention.

– My lymph node swelled up under the rm I got the shot last night. Its only about gold ball sized and not too painful. Much better than the first shot.

– Swelling in my lymph nodes under left arm pit.

Neurodegenerative disorder, Antiphospholipid syndrome and Vibration syndrome

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– Cold numb purple hands new diagnosis perniosis chilblains Raynauds phenomenon new meds steroids immunosuppressants calcium channel blockers from no med history Rheumatologist dermatologist neurologist immunologist

– Diagnosed w chilblains perniosis and Antiphospholipid Syndrome and POTS.

– New diagnosis post vax include: APS, SFN, dysautonomia, tachy, POTS, frequent fevers, flushes, rashes,m. Neuro deficits tremors, nystagmus, internal vibrations, brainfog memory loss. CHILBLAINS, migraines. Arthritic joint pain and swelling. Disabled!

Prostatic hemorrhage, Blood urine present and Gastritis

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– Gross blood in urine on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Urine test negative for bacteria.

– Last week I reported gross blood in my urine over period of 24 hours that then stopped. Never had this before. Tests showed no infection. Urologist believes it was temporary bleeding in prostrate. Prophylactic cystoscopy this coming Tuesday.

– No

– Right hip joint, possibly from playing tennis

– Hip

– Exzema on left hand

– Some soreness in left wrist and shoulder, probably muscular and due to exercise. Continue treatment for eczema on left hand with prescription steroid cream. Dermatologist office visit

– Left shoulder pain, which I believe is soft tissue issue.

– Lower back pain, probably sports injury. Internists office

– Gastritis, muscle pain in left hamstring, IT band, glute Office visits, physical therapy, colonoscopy-endoscopy

Esophageal pain, Blood glucose fluctuation and Hematochezia

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– Intestinal rumbling and gas.

– Blood in stool

– Blood sugar levels fluctuating more than usual

– Continued tiredness although it seems to be getting better daily. Also have had blood sugar levels fluctuating more than usual. For a while, I was bleeding very easily, but that seems to be going back to normal. I have not yet been tested.

– I had a major pain in my esophagus going to my right jaw and into my right ear. My cardiologist determined it was a gastrointestinal attack. I am fine now but was told to call him immediately if it happened again. Lasted apx 20 min.

– I have had headaches & gastrointestinal issues this past week. I cannot be sure they are connected to the shot or due to something else. Talked to my cardiologist to ensure it was not my heart.

Neck mass, Tenderness and Edema peripheral

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– Swelling in my underarm on the same side as the injection, small knot in my neck above the collarbone on the same side

– Lymph nodes under arm and on neck of same side as injection are still swollen today.

– Lymph nodes under arm on injection site and in my neck are still swollen and have not gone down. Neck area is slightly tender but not affecting daily activity at all

– Lymph nodes are still swollen. More so in my underarm than my neck

– Lymph node under my arm is still swollen but the swollen lymph node in my neck has gone away.

– Swelling in underarm lymph node on injection side is nearly gone. Yay!

Bronchiectasis, Sinus disorder and Asthma

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– Shore throat.

– Aches and discomfort; Fatigue; Lungs -Exacerbation of Bronchiectasis without any other apparent, plausible explanation; slight fever (could relate to the prior). Just not sure, so thought i would share.

– I have a cold. Covid test after 2 days from onset indicated negative results.

– I caught a cold, but fir me and my lung disease that gets pretty intense.

– A cold with sinus issues.

– Asthma still afn issue. Cold air, inversion, exertion, etc. Working to manage it.

Myalgia, Diarrhea and Injection site pain

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– This was my 2nd covid vaccine. Pain getting the shot. Could feel substance going in to my body. Six hours after shot now. Muscle still sore.

– Yes. My name is (b)(6). I am being sent check-ins for both names. Both are me. Also, when I got the Booster shot there was no pain or reactions for 8 hours. At the eight hour mark my right arm where I got the Pfizer shot had pain.

– I just had lunch and came back home and I immediately had diarrhea.

– Strong headache today

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