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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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Motion sickness, Injected limb mobility decreased and Musculoskeletal pain

42Q-17121-22984

– Arm aching

– I really believe that my shot was administered in my scapula not in my deltoid creating the terrible pain I had in my arm in which I was unable to lift it or use it at all for 24 hours

– Ive had What urgent care called acute pansinusitis For the past two weeks! A week prior I felt lightheaded and motion sick on and off each day before the sinus issues hit! And, I have not been able to taste anything in the last seven days. Urgent care

– I have had episodes of feeling unwell more since I've been vaccinated than prior to!

Joint range of motion decreased, Musculoskeletal stiffness and Heart rate increased

42Q-17727-43457

– intermittent rapid heartbeat

– On the day of injection I did have some facial numbness on the contra lateral side for 2 hrs . Also elevated heart rate

– Just had shot 5 minutes ago

– Facial numbness last night

– Neck stiffness

– Ive had left arm stiffness and now a limited range of motion since my vaccination . I think that the injection was up too high on my arm. I am entering physical therapy to address the ongoing issue.

Therapeutic response unexpected, Tenderness and Insomnia

42Q-21483-58157

– I actually feel better than I have in several months. I have Crohns disease and wonder if the vaccine somehow reduced the inflammation associated with Crohns and that is why I feel so much better?

– Felt horrible last night. Achy all over, chilled and had a hard time sleeping. Had to take Tylenol to finally feel better and sleep. Not achy today, but still getting the chills.

– Probably a swollen lymph node under the right side of my jaw. Tender to the touch. No tooth pain or other tooth related issues.

Injection site urticaria, Lacrimation increased and Eye pain

42Q-23094-66859

– A few hives on lower arms days 5 to 9 after shot. Hive-like blotch near injection shot started day 9. It's larger today, slightly itchy and a very faint pink. These few hives do not bother me much at all. I just want to know that i can get my second shot. I read online that the hive-like splotch near injection site is being called "covid arm," is not serious, and will not mean I can't get a second shot. I very much want to get it. Can you advise?

– Chills, sweating

– Since i got my second shot my eyes have beeon very sore and tear constantly to the point that tears run down mybface. I've never had this before. I also had hives for over 30 days after the first sot but they have gone away. Will my eyes get better?

– Constant watering, sore eyes since second Moderna shot on 2/17. Will this go away?

Skin induration, Knee operation and Skin reaction

42R-12949-32099

– Exactly one week after the shot I woke Friday morning with an itchy arm and had a red area the size of a tennis ball. The area was swollen, warmer and harder than the surrounding arm area. Most redness gone Sunday, still a little pink and itchy.

– Dry, scratchy throat. Mild. Used warm salt water gargle.

– Mild: I have a bruise in the armpit of the arm that had the shot. The armpit had some swelling the day after the shot but the swelling went away on the second day. I also have a dry scratchy throat.

– Mild: Still have minor bruising in armpit of injection arm.

– I had knee surgery this morning for a meniscus tear

– The evening of the shot I had chills and the next day I had a temperature of 100 and needed extra sleep. I only wanted chicken noodle soup to eat on Sunday. Monday I was fine but had the red itchy arm.

– I had a cold that became a sinus infection and mild bronchitis over Christmas while we were in the (b)(6). Multiple Covid tests were negative.

– Spent most of the day in bed sleeping.

Joint stiffness, Hypersomnia and Hypoesthesia

42R-24929-43720

– Had numbiness on the loser portion of face and left arm that started 30 minutes after the shot. Lasted for about 15 minutes and then i wss fine.

– At tbe end of tbe day I find myself very tired and will fall asleep sometimes for over 2 hours. Nothing else has botheted me. Thanks.

– Have been more tired then normal and my joints have been very stiff in the morning.

– I find myself tired more then usual and my joints are stiff

– Came down with Covid and was down for 8 days.

Lip swelling, Tremor and Feeling hot

42R-26047-47466

– I had a rapid heartbeat and trembling all over after I had the shot it lasted for about 4 hours, I had a slight headache that night and took a Tylenol before I went to sleep it was gone the next day

– My face started feeling warm last night it wasn't a fever but it turned real red and it's still real red and my lip is starting to swell but I took a Benadryl and hopefully that's going to help

– Cramping all over my body

Tooth impacted, Joint dislocation and Toothache

42R-28747-63534

– My right shoulder randomly dislocated earlier today. It was painful.

– Nerve pain

– Occasional weakness in my legs. Felt like some kind of nerve pain.

– I felt really nauseated for the past two days... Not sure if it's related to anything.Also experienced really bad allergies since the last check-in.

– Dislocated my shoulder

– Joint pains, toothache

– Toothache, impacted wisdom teeth.

– Toothache. Root canal pain.

– I had covid.

Plantar fasciitis, Feeding disorder and Weight decreased

42R-29094-70574

– Diarrhea 24 hours after shot

– Itching in the head, weird feeling

– Minor itching on scalp

– Fasciitis in left foot. It hurts.

– Left foot plantar fascitiis and leg pain. Bit of dizziness when lying down and moving head. Am tired. Can't walk well. Doctor appointments. Two of them for foot. And pain meds.

– Headache and fatigue. Am getting COVID testing now.

– I had the booster onJan 5. Next day I had terrible nausea for days. I could not eat and lost 7 pounds the doctor ordered odansetron. After 5 days of nausea I received the medicine and it relieved the nausea in a couple of days Called the doctor

Body temperature fluctuation, Body temperature decreased and Gait disturbance

42R-30433-63890

– Body temp for years is always low. Reds from 96.8°F to 97.6°F at bed time.

– My normal body temperature is below the 98.6F by 1-2 degrees.

– Oral Temp is always below 98.6F , 97.5F last bedtIme

– Some headaches and near constant tinnitus.

– SOME SHORT HEADACHES. INCREASED TINTINITIS

– Increase the decline in tintinitis. Balance walking is less ceertain.

– Body temp is ALWAGS below the usual 98.6F. 96.7 lastt bedtime.

– tintunitis

– Tintinitus worst, a bit louder

– Frequeent headaches, not severs,

– bead acbe freqhency. and a litt;e more intenseback itching spots

– headaches

Device ineffective, Drug hypersensitivity and Food allergy

42R-31678-85898

– After second shot on 7 mar 2021, AFIB x 24 hrs followed by severe chest pains x 1 day, skin flushed and dry all over body, allergic reactions to my meds and certain foods, severe never ending tinnitis, bad headaches.

– Flushed and burning skin

– Heart rate and bp remain elevated since 2d moderna shot 7 march.

– Uncontrolled AFI B. Uncontrolled by pacemaker high ventricular rate. Chest pains. Racing heart. Headaches constant cough lightheadedness swollen painful ankles . These symptoms started immediately after the 2nd moderna vaccination March 2021

Body temperature increased, Injection site pruritus and Asthenia

42S-17491-64736

– Not at this time, 5 hours after the 1st vaccine

– Arm with injection site has soreness with certain motions

– Last night I had a temperature of 100 - 100.5 degrees Fahrenheit. This was a number of hours after I had submitted yesterdays check in

– At a week after getting the second dose, the site of the injection started itching for a few days. It is gone now.

– I have had headaches more often, but it is really hard to tell if this is stress related, and perhaps not related to the vaccine. I dont normally get headaches very often.

– I feel like I get headaches more easily than I used to and I also feel like I can not overcome being constantly tired or out of energy. Its hard to know if this is due to other factors in my life outside of the vaccine.

Eye excision, Ocular neoplasm and Subcutaneous abscess

42S-86633-84751

– Lightheadedness

– Had thoracic back surgery. Unrelated to Covid. Do not feel I have had any further effects from the vaccine...very minimal for me just first 2 days. 3 recent Covid tests all negative as expected

– Had back surgery. Cannot walk yet. Unrelated to Covid...due to complex difficult spinal cird surgery

– Right eye enucleation due to ocular cancer. Skin abcess. Nothing due to Covid vaccine though. Outpatient surgery

– Legs stiffer and more cramps, but likely due to my wheelchair status and tumor in my back, not Covid vaccine.

– Probable UTI but likely unrelated to Covid. I do have increasing rashes and itching without a known cause.

Breast abscess, Abscess and Secretion discharge

42T-21302-52539

– Large abscess in right breast, and pneumonia or Covid, fever two days after vaccination for 4 days, and breathing very difficult, coughing and sputum. Visit to PCP for abscess and a follow up a week later continuing antibiotics for a week more

– Abscess in my right breast and possibly Covid-19, waiting on the results of my test, also waiting on a Chest x-ray read. Both done on May 27th. PCP visit, May 27th.

– Hot sweats

– Hot flashes

– Cough with mucus,runny nose and fever

Injection site pain, Chills and Fatigue

42T-21774-91311

– I started feeling symptom free of headache and body aches at about 8:00 am which was approximately forty-Twp hours after my second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Symptoms first appeared approximately twelve to fourteen hours after injection of same.

– Injection sight pain was experienced for about 30 hours. Fatigue, slight child and slight body aches for 12 hours which symptoms were reduced with two 650 mg. Tylenol.

Spinal pain, Somnolence and Myalgia

42T-28205-25790

– Its just been 3hours since I had the shot.

– I felt better this morning(more energy) until around 2pm. Then I had the fatigue hit me hard accompanied by a headache. My left arm in which I had the injection aches quite a bit. And I am having joint pain kind of all over. It isnt severe but Im ready to go to sleep pretty early.

– Lingering joint pain in my arms, hands, legs, feet, shoulders and some in my spine. Its bothersome, but not stoping me from my routine. Somewhat fatigued still, but definitely improving.

– Still experiencing strange joint and muscle pain, but its not debilitating. Concerns me a bit though.

– Today is Monday, I received the second vaccination on Friday. I ran a low-grade fever all day on Saturday of 100.2°F I also experienced bodyaches during that time. Yesterday I did not run a fever and the only thing that remains today is the fatigue.

Dry skin, Rash pruritic and Injection site swelling

42T-30425-49651

– When are you going to adkme about my first injection reactions? The first week was a slight redness and swelling . Then a werk larer, a hugh itchy rash, hot and mist of my upoer arm was red and swollen. The itching jept me awake at night. It sliwly cleared over the next 2 weejs.

– Lymph nodes under my arm feel swollen, like I have a tennus ball under my arm. Only not as big as a tennis ball.

– Lymph nodes under arm that had shot are still somewhat uncomfortable, possibly still slightly swollen.

Testicular swelling, Procedural pain and Testicular pain

42U-13772-43544

– Testicals red and swollen,sore . Pain in sites i had cancers removed, armpits pain in both. Pain in my back surgical site, shoulder and upper back pain.right side of face numb after sleep.

– Swollen armpits gland area

– Armpit and is more swollen today and my neck and back still feel pain.

– Sweats and hot

– Sleeplessness due to headaches and night sweats, fatigue. Depression, back joint pain

– Trouble breathing freely

– Night sweats severe sweats

Acute respiratory failure, Acute kidney injury and Hypoxia

42U-27799-48894

– Diabetes issues. High blood sugar

– Elevated glucose, today 400, ketones neg. able to drink water. On insulin pump, have type 1 diabetes for 42 years & stage 111A kidney disease

– Elevated glucose of over 400

– Low glucose levels, type 1 diabetic

– Fatigue

– L calf pain, no swelling. Have leg elevated & on heating pad

– Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia & acute kidney injury diagnosed at (b)(6) ER dept on 2/16/22. Admitted to hospital for IV antibiotic. Discharged into theirHome Care program until 2/23/22. Now just need 1L of O2 at night My O2 was60%

Hypersomnia, Lymph node pain and Lymphadenopathy

42V-12501-67418

– Left axillary lymphnode enlarged and tender

– Left axilla lymph node enlargement

– I did not receive a check in request on the day of vaccine administration on January 27, but I wanted to mention that on January 27-January 29 I had extreme bodyaches, subjective fever, and overall feeling of malaise. I took ibuprofen and slept a lot and after three days I was feeling good again. This happened after the second Moderna shot on January 27.

Sinus operation, Dysphonia and Upper-airway cough syndrome

42V-28210-96984

– I have history of bronchitis. But have recently had more post nasal drainage and some chest congestion. Feel like I am coming down with a cold.

– Feel like I am getting a cold. No fever but feel fatigued and some body aches. Sore throat, mild headache, post nasal drainage, and cough.

– Nasal congestion, post nasal drainage, sore throat, hoarse voice, and headache

– Nasal congestion, sore throat, cough, fatigue, and hoarse voice.

– Sore throat, fatigue, cough, congestion, chills, sweats, and shortness of breath

Parainfluenzae virus infection, Eczema and Cough

42V-48327-00249

– Cough

– Unusual fatigue. Although my schedule hasn't changed, I'm unusually exhausted. My daily routine hasn't changed, but, I feel wiped out. No changes in lifestyle, sleep is normal. Recently infected with parainflueza 3 virus. Why?

– Unexplained fatigue. It just keeps hanging on.

– Eczema break outs . Haven't had it since I was a child. Reoccurs even after steroid treatments. Its miserable and this vaccine caused it.

Tinnitus, Chills and Pyrexia

42W-61919-71285

– Light-headedness when I move quickly. That began 6 hours post-vaccine and is on-going tonight.

– I had a fever and chills in the night but not during the day.

– I may have forgotten to report that 6 hours after my 2nd shot I started getting a strange light-headed, whooshy feeling when I moved or turned my head quickly. It was gone by the following morning and hasnt come back.

– After my 3rd Covid vaccine (1st booster) I experienced ringing in my ears. It was pretty bad the evening I got the vaccine and for a couple of days afterword I really noticed it. I don't think its gone away completely. But its not bothering me now.

Impaired work ability, Injection site pain and Chills

42X-13250-79160

– I had my shot on 1/9. On 1/10 at 3am I woke up with severe chills, a fever, headache and bodyaches. I had to spend the entire day in bed. Yesterday, 1/11, I was still not feeling well and had to leave work early. I am feeling somewhat better today but not yet 100%. Ihad a very strong reaction to the shot!

– Had the same adverse reaction to my 2nd dose as I did with my 1st. Fatigue, headache, body aches. Much worse pain in my arm at injection site. Was able to eat better, though.

Hypertensive emergency, Monoclonal gammopathy and Ataxia

42X-21315-73510

– Hypertension, headache, ataxiaMigraine aura & headche(3 incidents)

– Migraine aura mild headache, feeling fsint

– 6 hrs after dose 2 I had migraine aura, blood pressure spike to over 160, chills, teeth chattering. A week after dose #1 I had migraine auras and blood pressure over 200/ 110 and was taken to ER. Diagnosis : hypertensive emergency . I had no history of high blood pressure.I had some mental confusion. Follow-up with primary care dictor

– 2 episodes of migraine aura without headache. These were the 3rd & 4th episodes since my 2nd dose of Pfizer vaccine on 3/11/22. Accompanied by rise in blood pressure and followed by migraine hangover

– Monoclonal gammopathyMigraine aura

– Blood pressure spike on 6/12/22 Office visit

Conjunctivitis, Respiratory disorder and Sinus headache

42X-22537-80365

– Tired and sleeping more than usual. Perhaps the timing is coincidental, but the tiredness started 2 or 3 days after receiving the vaccine.

– Occasional dizzy spells

– Week-long intestinal issues (frequent diarrhea) and fatigue. But a PCR Covid-19 test the day after the symptoms began to abate was negative.

– Severe headache, probably from a sinus infection since I'm prone to them

– Gastrointestinal illness Conjunctivitis

– Moderate sore throat not present yesterday

– Sinus headache

Skin tightness, Localized infection and Paresthesia oral

42X-31208-04086

– I felt some tightness, kind of like skin stretching, across my upper cheeks about 10 minutes after the shot. I still feel it.

– About 10 minutes after I got my shot yesterday I felt some tightness across my upper cheeks that has gone away today. About 2 hours after I got my shot I felt a little tingling in my lower left lip that at that happened maybe twice yesterday and once today.

– One large give and some itchy patches of skin.

– Itchy bumps/hives on hands.

– Swollen welt on arm (not injection arm). I think it could be an insect bite, but I did not note a sting.

– I had Covid.

– I have a swollen, infected thumb.

Humerus fracture, Joint stiffness and Fall

42Y-11849-88102

– Seasonal allergies, I think. Some nasal congestion.

– I had a mild sore throat on Monday, along with hip and knee stiffness. I rested and felt fine the next day.

– Upset stomach on Sunday.

– I did have a lot of pain the night and day after I got the shot, but not now.

– I woke up with a headache and feel a little off today. Tired.

– Mild sore throat, queasy, tired.

– I fell and fractured my humerus. I have an orthopedic appt 12/27/2021 and they require a PCR Covid test, which I got today. I don't know the results yet.

– Headache, dry cough, and decreased appetite. It lasted just a couple of days and then I was fine. I home-tested 3 times and all were negative.

– Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea during the night. No fever.

Flank pain, Contusion and Eye pain

42Y-30704-11253

– Dizziness

– DIZZINESS

– FatigueInsomia

– Leg pain

– Pain in shoulder & calf of leg both left side

– Rash and hip and leg pain

– RASH & EXTREME FATIGUE

– Pain, fatigue, loss of appetite

– Pain in lower right side

– Bruises on opposite arm of Covid booster where my first Shingles shot was given back in Dec 2020 and still have rash and fatigue

– Fatigue Muscle pain

– RED BLOOD LOOKING BRUISE ON LEFT ARM BUT NOT FROM HITTING INTO ANYTHING BUT BRUISE JUST APPEARED YESTERDAY

– Blurry vision, eye pain, dizziness

Parainfluenzae virus infection, Croup infectious and Conjunctivitis

42Z-14910-81059

– Malaise, no interest in eating, skin all over is hot and red possibly from fever, zoning out

– Shivering, all of her skin was hot to the touch and had a reddish/purple tint

– New onset Conjunctivitis (pink eye)

– Asthma flare/cough

– Still treating her asthma flare up and pink eye that's started 11/11 in the pm

– Still treating her asthma flare post vaccine

– Has had continued asthma issues that was finally resolved with 5 days of oral steroids and steroid inhalers 4 times a day. She will no be seeing her pulmonologist because of the severe flare up after getting the vaccine.

– Sinus congestion and cough

– Sore throat

– Croup and asthma attack , positive for parainfluenza

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