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.
Urinary tract discomfort, Vertigo and Nausea
3.2.2021 – Feel overall crummy .... joint pain.... headache is very bad
3.3.2021 – The symptoms from yesterday intensified through the evening. The headache was severe and I was very sick to my stomach. This morning all symptoms were gone.
3.6.2021 – Felt great on Friday. Friday night very sick!
3.7.2021 – Foggy thinking
3.29.2021 – Ever since the second shot I have experienced discomfort in my urinary tract. I am seeing a specialist next week.
4.5.2021 – I am now experiencing Vertigo..... very dizzy in the mornings. Have not had a healthy day since the second shot on March 1
8.30.2021 – Vertigo Visit with doctor
Respiratory symptom, Upper respiratory tract infection and Edema peripheral
8.28.2021 – Under my arm pit it's swollen make glands into my right breast
8.31.2021 – Middle of my chest kinds like upper respiratory infections I went to Dr. Thomas in lake Jackson Texas Went to my doctor office
9.4.2021 – It feels like I have an upper respiratory infection but I went to the doc my lungs are clear and I had a dry cough these things Occurred after I took the first shot I dont think I want to take the second shot I had Covid already last year Doctors office visit
9.9.2021 – Upper respiratory I had to get inhaler Office
Electric shock sensation, Injection site discoloration and Musculoskeletal discomfort
2.6.2021 – COVID ARM
3.2.2021 – Itching continues on the injection arm with some discoloration
8.3.2021 – Cough, head congestion, ear ache, low grade temp, lack of appetite, loose stools
2.2.2022 – 3rd shot-Booster ended up with Moderna arm. It lasted for 7 days and I still have intermittent zinger type nerve itching at the injection site. Was febrile for 72 hours with bosy aches and headache. I jave continued to have nagging joint discomfort.
Carotid revascularization, Intraocular pressure increased and Carotid artery occlusion
1.27.2021 – Last night, I noted upper arm bruising. Skin color near the injection site is yellow; below that, A small patch of a purple bruise. No pain. No tenderness.
1.28.2021 – Yellow skin color, about 7 inches in length ending with feeding purple. No pain. No discomfort.
2.25.2021 – No bruising; severe pain yesterday; moderate pain today
3.19.2021 – Five days of constipation and diarrhea. Extreme stomach bloating. Intestinal tract pain. Five days of constipation and diarrhea. Extreme stomach bloating. Intestinal tract pain.
3.26.2021 – Intestinal discomfort
5.22.2022 – Hip pain unrelated to the injection n
5.25.2022 – Back itch
8.17.2022 – Occluded carotid arteries Undergone TCAR surgery in
11.16.2022 – On November 7, with a home test, I tested positive for Covid. Received an Rx for Paxlovid.
Vascular graft, Myocardial infarction and Memory impairment
2.27.2021 – Shivering
3.2.2021 – The joint pain I experienced this morning and yesterday morning was primarily in my ankles.
4.1.2021 – I have been experiencing memory recall issues. I work in a detail-heavy occupation and I am struggling more than I should.
5.6.2021 – Excessively tired and depressed
6.24.2021 – On June 12th, I had a widow maker heart attack. On June 15th I had triple bypass surgery. Cardiac surgery
9.25.2021 – Chest pain/ache. Shortness of breadth. Went to hospital emergency for an EKG and blood test.
Injection site pruritus, Nausea and Injection site pain
1.30.2021 – 1st vax caused day 2 painful injection site and mild aches, 1 week after experienced itching at injection site, resolved after a couple days. 2nd vax day 1 painful injection site/slight headache. 24 hours later intense headache and body aches and fatigue. 48 hours hours later mild aches and moderate headache. Painful injection site remained throughout. 60hours later itchiness noted at site, headache had resolved.
2.1.2021 – Yesterday I had nausea
Tendon rupture, Drainage and Middle ear effusion
2.8.2022 – Bad ear infections and blisters in my ears. Right ear had to have procedure to drain fluid from ear after suffering a month with pain and discomfort and fatigue. Negative Covid pcr test. Also, a few months ago I had bad vertigo. Physicians offices & treatments
5.10.2022 – Tightness in chest and sometimes through to the back
11.9.2022 – Labral tear in left hip. Not caused by any incident. Physical doctors office and Physical Therapy.
Smoke sensitivity, Lower respiratory tract infection and Visual impairment
4.28.2021 – Brain fog
5.24.2021 – High blood pressure, but may be related to another medication. Talking to doc soon.
7.26.2021 – On high blood pressure meds now. Also new vision issues. Need new glasses and contacts
10.25.2021 – High blood pressure. Now on medication to manage.
11.4.2021 – Sleeplessness
11.23.2021 – Dizziness and blurred vision
11.30.2021 – Cough
2.1.2022 – I got COVID-19
5.3.2022 – Developed a sore throat and cough but tested negative for COVID-19 using a PCR test
10.2.2022 – Cough, congestion
10.7.2022 – Higher blood pressure, but likely due to wildfire smoke
12.9.2022 – I had a non-covid cough for a few weeks and it is gone
Listless, Upper-airway cough syndrome and Feeling hot
2.2.2021 – I felt fatigued and tired last night, but better today after a good nights sleep.
2.3.2021 – Diarrhea was mostly last night. Also fatigue, but not today.
3.14.2021 – Possibly unrelated, but about 18 days after my second shot I experienced 24 hours of fatigue and light-headedness. It appeared to resolve itself with a long night of sleep. I am now fine. My normal nasal drip allergy is also more active in Spring.
5.23.2021 – I caught a cold or have sinus infection. I have a runny nose and some coughing and a mild sore throat. However I had a COVID test which was negative. My physician ordered a COVID test
2.21.2022 – Typical winter cold symptoms, but negative COVID tests.
5.14.2022 – For 3 days I have had a very mild fever for me (0.5 degrees above my normal 97.5, but I clearly felt it) and felt listless.
Lymph node pain, Rash and Lymphadenopathy
1.22.2021 – Little rash on side of face-very minor
10.8.2021 – Sore arm
10.9.2021 – Lymph node swelling and sore in clavicle on side where injection was
10.11.2021 – Lymph node is better but still sore
10.12.2021 – Lymph node still swollen and hurts but not as much. But still swollen.
10.13.2021 – Still swollen lymph node but it is going down and doesn't hurt as much and not as swollen
10.14.2021 – Lymph node still a little sore but so much better
5.24.2022 – Just got vaccine today - May 24, 2022
5.27.2022 – My lymph nodes on the left side where I got injection are swollen including armpit and left side of upper back.
5.28.2022 – Lymph node on armpit and on upper back on left side, injection on left arm, anyway lymph nodes are sore especially in arm pit
5.29.2022 – Lymph node still swollen in armpit and upper back but getting a lot better
5.30.2022 – Lymph node in armpit a little sore but much better and back is good, no lymph node swelling there
5.31.2022 – Lymph node in armpit still a little sore as a little on upper back on left side
10.26.2022 – Not yet. Just got vaccine today.
Loss of personal independence in daily activities and Hypersomnia
2.18.2021 – Received vaccination Tuesday, 2:15pm 2/16/2021. By 9pm ish I felt like a ack truck ran me over. Wednesday, same, stayed home layed low. Thursday 2am (last night) after consulting internet on taking a Tylenol after vaccine, I took regular one. Got up today Thursday 8am almost back to normal. After-effects were almost gone and I resumed normal activities. Thank you CDC for taking statistics. It helps everybody. After vaccination effects lasted a day & a half, nothing intolerable.
2.22.2021 – Yesterday Sunday slept all day. Today I'm back to normal.
Iron deficiency, Viral infection and Pregnancy
4.12.2021 – Probably not the shots fault. Im pregnant
4.23.2021 – Headache, heartburn, body aches (pregnancy issues)
5.14.2021 – Congestion thats potentially making a sinus infection. Probably caught it from my 3 year old. (He tested negative to covid this week).
5.21.2021 – Sinus infection. On antibiotics
11.9.2021 – Mild cough and congestion
11.23.2021 – All members of the household caught the flu last week. Tested negative for covid. I and husband are both on antibiotics for sinus infections.
11.30.2021 – Post-viral cough
1.25.2022 – Covid infection, moderate long covid symptoms
4.26.2022 – Diagnosed iron deficiency
Injection site discoloration, Sinus headache and Gastroenteritis viral
1.29.2021 – On Friday evening of 1/22/2021, I had a delayed reaction to the Moderna vaccine. My left arm, where I received the vaccine, started itching and started feeling sore to the touch again. Also, my neck on the right side started hurting. It was painful.
2.17.2021 – My arm in the injection area is bluish
2.26.2021 – On the evening of 2/23/2021, I began to have a really bad headache and sinus headache. It continued through the night until about 5-6am in the morning.
3.5.2021 – I have felt like I am coming down with a stomach virus.
Urticaria, Peripheral swelling and Pyrexia
2.12.2021 – Not today, but I wanted to report that the evening of the day I got the shot I experienced a high fever that went up to 103. The next day it continued though a little lower - between 101 and 102. On day 2 woke up with red sore welts on my upper arm starting where I got the shot and moving down my arm. My arm was also quite swollen. These symptoms have now resolved, but I did want to report them.
2.13.2021 – Fever of 100.5 last night
Hypersomnia, Injection site bruising and Injection site erythema
5.10.2021 – All mild, the fever looks normal but I run about 96.5° As usual.
5.12.2021 – Last evening my fever broke. Im tired and a headache, and my injection site is still red (that appeared yesterday).
5.14.2021 – Ive had diarrhea since first day but didnt recognize it as a symptom until it didnt go away. (Its mild)
5.18.2021 – Bruising at injection site
5.23.2021 – FATIGUE Man Im tired a lot a certain times of the day! Ive always enjoy 10 min shut eye, but Im sleeping an hour or more during the day now. Im forcing myself to get outside, maybe a walk.
Graves' disease, Diplopia and Ocular discomfort
11.3.2021 – Irritability
11.4.2021 – Foggiest almost like I'm not in my own head.
11.26.2021 – Starting roughly 12 hours after my 2nd dose until 31 hours after i had an elevated heart rate to the point my fitbit logged 8 hours over that time frame my heart rate was so high as if i was doing rigorous exercise.
12.7.2021 – Abnormal spotting and Abnormal menstrual cycle. Joint pain
2.22.2022 – Cough, congestion, migraine, fever, sore throat, loss of voice.
5.24.2022 – Elevated heart rate, high blood pressure, confirmed graves diagnosis as a result of the vaccine, eye pressure. Blurred/double vision, weight loss, extreme fatigue, anxiety. Endocrinologist
11.25.2022 – Graves disease. Heart palpitations, high blood pressure Endocrinologist
Mental impairment, Brain fog and Abdominal pain upper
12.30.2020 – Severe to moderate back pain
2.8.2021 – Joint aches - specifically my knees. I have had bilateral total knee replacements years ago. I noticed last week my knees hurt when walking, going up and down stairs, standing from sitting - all the time. And stomach aches when I eat.
2.15.2021 – Chest pain - right upper side - with exertion, more short of breath when exercising or climbing stairs. Migraines
1.27.2022 – Sore throat, then cough, headache, sneezing, fatigue, brain fog - difficulty with some processing.
Pneumonia, Body temperature increased and Asthenia
3.5.2021 – Sore throat, sure it is just a cold
11.2.2021 – Great pain/ aches in all muscles. Headache. Sharp short pain in Left back, left side. all 6:09am today. aches worse now. Temp at 10 am was 99°. No energy.Took 325mg Tylenol,3 meds (80 mg aspirin, Losartan 50mg,bit.D) ok this morn. need to drink H2
11.9.2021 – Diagnosed w pneumonia 7:30 am, nov.3, in Providence Hospital emergency room after ambulance ride to there. Severe 10+ back/Shoulder pain for ~1 hr. @6am caused me to have daughter call ambulance. Taking 2 antibiotics. Tested negative for covid, flu.
11.16.2021 – November 3, diagnosed w pneumonia in upper left lobe. Had to go to hospital emergency room when extreme 10+ pain in left back shoulder I thought might be heart attack (instead it was referred pain from pneumonia). At hospital: negative for covId, flu
Vitiligo, Amenorrhea and Oropharyngeal discomfort
3.12.2021 – A little runny nose and throat discomfort
3.25.2021 – Flue like. Symptoms
4.9.2021 – A little sore throat
4.13.2021 – Sore throat and runny nose
4.14.2021 – Runny nose, sore throat, eyes irritation
4.16.2021 – Runny nose and sore throat
5.14.2021 – Tireness, body and throat pain, headache, diarrhea, flue like symptoms. I didnt take a covid test
10.8.2021 – Muscles and joints sore, constant high blood pressure
12.19.2021 – Headache since Tuesday , runny nose
12.20.2021 – Runny nose
3.14.2022 – I have amenorrhea, no menstrual period
6.13.2022 – I was diagnosed with Vitiligo and looks like it is because the covid vaccine
Limb immobilization, Loss of personal independence in daily activities and Mobility decreased
2.28.2021 – Shoulder pain
3.1.2021 – Sore shoulder very hard to lift my arm
3.2.2021 – Unable to use my left arm for any strenuous activity.
3.3.2021 – Great difficulty raising my arm. Unable to do regular tasks.
3.4.2021 – Shoulder pain, unable to swim with my left arm
3.5.2021 – Unable to swim freestyle and backstroke. Before my shot I swam a mile a day.
3.19.2021 – I slept in the vaccine site last Sunday and was in pain for the next two days. My left arm is still not back to full strength.
Abnormal sleep-related event, Exercise tolerance decreased and Musculoskeletal chest pain
4.13.2021 – The lower half of my face on the left side, including the lip, my tongue, all the way back to the ear feels numb. I also feel kinda light-headed. Also soke numbness all the way down the injection arm (left) to my finger tips...also my shoulder hurts a lot even after taking some pain-killer
4.17.2021 – Nose bleed
5.4.2021 – I've been having some digestive issues (could just be chance on that. Also I still don't have my usual energy and my legs hurt easily since the shot
5.11.2021 – I am having rib pain on the sides, my energy levels/endurance are still not fully back, and my sleep schedule is just weird
5.18.2021 – I am still fighting decreased energy levels and sleep changes that did not exist prior and just will not go away. Still happy to be vaccinated but I am used to only needing 6-7 hours of sleep and now I get tired really early.
7.13.2021 – Its not *exactly* new but the sevond shot has hade some long term impacts on my health. I am stoill having issues with legs vramping and tiring very easily which was never an issue prior...taking magnesium seems to help but its still an issue.
Urticaria, Rash and Pyrexia
1.24.2021 – Allergist examination and tested negative for COVID-19 at urgent care
1.25.2021 – Hives all over body (none local) spread entire body today. Went to (b)(6) and got Dexamethasone steroid intramuscular shot in the left gluteus maximus
1.27.2021 – Severe rash all over body since Saturday. Extreme this morning had to go to ER (b)(6)
2.5.2021 – Delayed reaction within 48 hours of first dose. Breakout in hives all over body. Entire body was inflammed. Low grade fever. Hives lasted for days. Went to Urgent care, then R, then (b)(6) Hospital for treatment.
Nasopharyngitis, Rhinorrhea and Oropharyngeal pain
8.16.2021 – Had what turned out to be just a head cold. Very runny nose. No temp. No sore throat or respiratory issues. Took an over the counter COVID test with negative result
10.2.2021 – I received my flu shot today. No significant symptoms on either shot so far. i
12.25.2021 – I had a slight sore throat and dry cough this morning. Taste & smell were fine. I took an antigen test with negative result around mid-morning. I feel fine this afternoon.
Speech disorder, Odynophagia and Oral pain
3.29.2021 – Sores on my mouth, top of mouth, sides, in back near tongue, really painful sores. Hurt to talk eat or swallow Minute clinic
3.30.2021 – Sores in mouth really painful, dr gave me lidocane, it helps, waiting fir 3 day covid check
3.31.2021 – Mouth sores r painful but healing
4.1.2021 – Mouth dores still sensative but not killing
4.2.2021 – Mouth sores healing but 1 left that hurts like dickens
4.10.2021 – I am totally exhausted. I feel like it is covid shot 2 hangover.
Menstruation irregular, Influenza and Migraine
4.30.2021 – My menstrual period after the first dose was very light after two weeks of the first dose. Then, the other one came later by 7 days, but came today.
5.14.2021 – Migraines or headaches not sure they been around almost a year before the vaccine. I think they came after I had the COVID in 2020.
7.2.2021 – I think maybe little pain or a pimple formed at the injection site on one of my arms, but its getting better.
6.17.2022 – Migraines but I think it's from me how I managed them before I had the vaccines.
Lymph node pain, Sneezing and Nasopharyngitis
8.30.2021 – Bad cold around end of June / early July. My husband had it, too, and he had COVID test that was negative. We both felt unwell for 2-3 days but it took a couple of weeks to get over the congestion, sneezing and coughing.
10.27.2021 – All those symptoms were overnight, from early evening on Oct 26 through early morning today ( Oct 27).
4.21.2022 – I have a tender lymph node in my left armpit, that just developed last evening (Wed 4/20) same arm where I had the injection. Related??
4.22.2022 – The tender lymph node from yesterday has cleared up.
Visual snow syndrome, Hyperchlorhydria and Eye infection
3.25.2021 – Had a drippy nose, hoarse voice, spacey, visual snow, hot ears, taste seemed altered and blunted. These symptoms were a few hours after receiving the injection.
3.26.2021 – Swollen lymph node under right ear (started day of injection), occasional cough, malaise.
4.21.2021 – On the day of the injection, I experienced brain fog and visual snow, then had intense body aches and stiffness, rapid heart rate and fatigue, for about 24hrs.
7.18.2021 – In late May I developed an eye infection, for 3 weeks and then seems to disappear. It re-emerged in June, then develop mild fatigue & sore/hoarse voice. I also felt a pressure in my chest like need to cough and had tachycardia and mild palpitations.
11.21.2021 – Acid stomach
Heart rate increased, Asthenia and Chills
3.9.2021 – Elevated pulse for two hours. 82 instead of normal 65.
4.12.2021 – Hospitalized two weeks ago with non-Covid related problem. Getting my second Moderna shot Thursday evening.
4.22.2021 – Most of the fatigue has dissipated, getting back to normal.
5.6.2021 – Monday night fever and violent shivering. Total loss of energy since. This is the third time since my first shot. Spent four days in hospital late March. Two more events since my second shot May 17.
Immune system disorder, Depression and Urticaria
2.11.2021 – i had a concussion recently so idk that is causing some of my issues i also didn't eat or drink water till 6pm today so...
2.12.2021 – feeling way better yesterday was kinda bad
2.13.2021 – back to normal
2.14.2021 – feeling worse today has nausea all morning and headache is normal
2.15.2021 – feeling great only headache
2.16.2021 – bad cramps, but i'm not on my period??
2.17.2021 – feeling good :)
4.21.2021 – I had a pretty severe head cold for like 5ish days, which is much longer and more intense than usual. It was weird
9.9.2021 – more frequent depressive episodes :(
3.10.2022 – Chronic Urticaria worsened, immune system weakened
Arthritis
10.25.2021 – My arthritis is 10 times worse than ever and I have it bad in joints that never bothered me a few months ago. This started in May but never mentioned it until my niece mentioned it may be related to the vaccine so I am now
4.26.2022 – My arthritis has been worse since 2nd shot, been to the doctor finally but I haven't had the booster because I am terrified it will make it even worse and it's bad. Went to wrist specialist and had a physiatrist test
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