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.
Blood bilirubin increased, Immunization and Muscle fatigue
4.7.2021 – Felt a bit weird/off Saturday/Sunday/Monday after the shot on Friday 4/2/2021 - but Monday night the feeling just disappeared.
4.10.2021 – Neck fatigue/pain continues, bilirubin think due to stress rather than vaccine effect
4.19.2021 – Neck pain, stiffness
4.25.2021 – Felt great all the way until Saturday afternoon (almost exactly 24 hours after the injection) - then a wave of tiredness came over me. LOTS of water, and Advil, helped. Today a little better but still drinking lots of water.
4.29.2021 – 6 days since the second shot, and after the 24-hour feeling of lassitude, really no symptoms.
4.30.2021 – Neck stiffness continues - enough to need Advil every 5 hours
Alopecia, Ear discomfort and Oropharyngeal pain
3.31.2021 – I have a headache, sore throat, pressure in my ears, and a cough. I got a precautionary covid test that came back negative, strep test was negative also. This could be a virus I just happened to get 9 days after the vaccine.
4.14.2021 – The pain was on my left side(where I got the shot), but all down the left side through my leg.
4.16.2021 – Feel spacey and kind of out of it.
5.28.2021 – Ive been losing a LOT of hair since receiving my Covid vaccine. I am starting to think this is a side effect from this shot since I did not have hair loss before. The timing is just too coincidental.
4.14.2022 – Abnormal amounts of lost hair since booster.
Hot flush, Feeling hot and Migraine
4.11.2021 – rash" looks similar to mild allergic reaction to grass
4.15.2021 – prolonged hot flashes
4.24.2021 – Continuing headaches and hot flashes, itchy - but not at injection site
5.1.2021 – Migraines frequently
12.11.2021 – continuing pain in my armpit/side of my pec on arm I received booster shot. intensity of pain has lessened since day of shot, but still persists.
1.19.2022 – Much more easily out of breathpast few months. More muscle aches than usual. Frequently feel overheated.
Sick relative, Mucosal discoloration and Suicidal ideation
4.21.2021 – Arm is a little sore
4.23.2021 – Arm is sore
4.24.2021 – Arm a little sore
5.5.2021 – I have a cold, perhaps unrelated to my vaccine.
5.13.2021 – Sore are
5.14.2021 – Sore arm
5.15.2021 – Sore arm is less, but I had a huge energy crash at 4pm MST yesterday and a relapse of the depression I experienced during my third week of COVID-19 last September. Very scary and I contacted a psychiatrist about it to make an appointment. I was not able to take care of my toddler during the energy crash.
5.16.2021 – My arm is less sore. I am still fighting a cold my toddler gave me. My mucus is yellow.
11.15.2022 – After being bullied, I became suicidal on October 31st. I called 488. I suspect that this depression is related to Long COVID.
Hypotension, Influenza and Chest pain
2.10.2021 – Not today, but the 30 hours post 2nd shot was extreme fatigue, headache, chills, and joint pains
3.3.2021 – Fatigue, headache, nausea 2/26-28Fine now
2.3.2022 – I had the flu or Covid in December Not hospitalized, but sick for 7 days. Negative COVID test, but had all the symptoms. It has taken weeks and I still experience fatigue But, thankful I'd had received the booster
7.12.2022 – Headache, Chest pain, nausea, lightheaded low BP In ED
Hypertonic bladder, Red blood cell count decreased and Systemic lupus erythematosus
4.19.2021 – The rash is a red blotch, sore, yet slightly itchy and about 5 or so inches below the injection site.
9.2.2021 – Slight swollen, sore bump on my collarbone on the side of the injection. Mostly sore to the touch.
9.5.2021 – Theres a small raised & red spot on my inside forearm. Its sore to the touch. The lump on my collarbone that is sore to the touch getting smaller. All are on the side of the arm where I got the shot.
9.6.2021 – The raised area (lump) in my collarbone area is still there but its smaller than yesterday and less sore.
9.8.2021 – The lump near my collarbone is almost gone.
9.15.2021 – Diarrhea
4.12.2022 – Right eye pain & redness on same side where 2nd booster vaccine was given (other eye is fine).
6.21.2022 – AFib, Overactive Bladder Office visit
9.12.2022 – Slightly runny nose (very minimal).
Myocarditis, Pericarditis and Localized infection
10.17.2021 – Daily chest pain near heart and aorta. Pain in right foot with infection. Insomnia/inability to sleep more than 4 hours per night. Right tricep muscle palpitations occurring every 2 hours. Loss of hearing.
10.22.2021 – Worsening of toe infection. Still occasionally having chest pain. Right shoulder pain developed this week.
12.5.2021 – Headaches, chest pain
1.23.2022 – Pericarditis, pain in upper left chest, difficulty breathing, high blood pressure, high liver readings, high cholesterol
4.24.2022 – Myocarditis/pericarditis
Flatulence, Oral herpes and Insomnia
3.6.2021 – Feeling weak and have cold sore
5.2.2021 – Kind of light diarrhea, nose block and sneezing.
9.26.2021 – Coughing day and night couldn't sleep at night, till I visit a doctor get x-ray for my chest is clear, after two weeks I still coughing, getting nervous so I make an appointment at CVS to do covid-19 test but is negative, now I am recover fully. Private doctor visit.
10.24.2022 – Body pain, comes and go. A lot of gas, when the gas passes then the pain subside.
Poor quality sleep, Oral herpes and Chest pain
2.4.2021 – I skipped a snack for the Virus Shot & became Nauseous. After eating my stomach settled down.
2.5.2021 – Pain started with a level 1. As of NOW, there is NO pain.
2.11.2021 – Not sleeping as long at night - I take Daily naps for 1-1/2 hr.
3.8.2021 – I have a fever blister on my top Lip.
3.25.2021 – Slight headache EVERY Day plus extremely tired after 4pm. Always need to rest from 4-6pm.
4.15.2021 – Not related to Virus - I had a Heart Catherization. My Wrist is sore from the Artery Probe. I have to change my Medication I was at the Emergency Room + (b)(6) Hospital
6.3.2021 – I was having Chest Pain, shortness of Breath & Dizziness because a Heart Dr prescribed a Drug that caused these symptomsWhich qualified me for a Heart CatherizationMediCare paid the Bill & I have NO Artery Blockages
Parathyroidectomy, Feeling cold and Abdominal pain upper
3.11.2021 – Very Cold
3.13.2021 – I actually felt feverish Thursday and Friday and failed to indicate this
3.17.2021 – mild fatigue that I can not fully attribute to the vaccination
4.2.2021 – Mild soreness to arm
4.3.2021 – Very mild arm soreness
4.15.2021 – Fatigue but started on new medications that can cause fatigue as well
5.31.2022 – Stomach ache but could be unrelated
7.5.2022 – Was exposed to people who tested positive for Covid and now have Covid symptoms
11.8.2022 – Had a parathyroidectomy on 11/4 Outpatient surgery
Gait disturbance, Bronchitis and Influenza
5.10.2021 – Nope
6.4.2021 – No
7.2.2021 – Just this past week, I feel like I have the flubut no fever. Feel achy and its difficult to put one foot in front of the other, however, Ive had a cough that mirrors a bronchitis cough and I couldve pulled a muscle. Im a retired RN and
7.8.2021 – Im just feeling extremely tired and l ache all over. Hard to put one foot in front of the other. Im just plain worn out all the time.
9.4.2021 – Ive had a cough that is like coughing when you have/had bronchitis. I dont have a cold or fever. Just that nasty cough.
Snoring, Myalgia and Nausea
1.13.2021 – This was absolutely horrible. I felt worse than when I had covid 19 back in 7/20. Within 6 hours of the shot, the headache started, within 12 hours the chills, muscle and body aches, fatigue, nausea, within 14 hours the fever and rigors and cough started. That was an incredibly intense 12 hours but by 7 am the chills and body/ muscle aches stopped. I still have the headache, extreme fatigue, snore is and mild cough. This was awful. I reacted briskly after the first shot but not like this. Someone needs to research how many doses someone who had covid should get.
Muscle injury, Sensory loss and Trigger finger
4.13.2021 – Cold sweat for 30 minutes, intermittent dizziness
4.15.2021 – Feeling angry and very irritable which is out of character for me
4.16.2021 – Irritable, angry and slightly dizzy a few times
4.21.2021 – Insomnia since the vaccine
4.26.2021 – Insomnia that I started experiencing after the vaccine is worsening
5.17.2021 – Increased hot flashes since first COVID vaccine but even worse since 2nd. Now hot flashes include legs and much more night sweats disrupting sleep. Continuing insomnia.
12.1.2021 – Pain in ears, worsened tinnitus
12.2.2021 – Sweating, worsening tinnitus
12.3.2021 – Sweating and dizziness
12.4.2021 – Tinnitus still worse
12.5.2021 – Intermittent vertigo and dizziness
12.6.2021 – Dizziness and insomnia
12.7.2021 – Dizziness. Just found out I was exposed to COVID on 12/5/21 by a fully vaccinated individual who became mildly symptomatic yesterday. She discovered on Monday that a coworker tested positive.
1.4.2022 – Arm at injection site has been mildly sore since my first COVID vaccine. My neurologist did a nerve conduction study because I have had intermittent loss of sensation in my left pinkie and ring finger. He determined that there is muscle damage.
3.1.2022 – Trigger finger in both hands
10.5.2022 – Continued and increased pain in my deltoid muscle where I received the majority of my vaccines. Having an MRI performed today.
Adenocarcinoma, Rhinitis and Neoplasm malignant
12.24.2020 – Malaise, lightheaded, weak
12.26.2020 – Dizziness
12.30.2020 – Rhinitis
1.6.2021 – Worse rhinitis and more aches and pains with a headache that doesn't seem to go away.
1.12.2021 – Stuffie nose hard time getting breath at times
1.13.2021 – supraclavicular lymph node Swollen (5†x 2â€)
1.14.2021 – supraclavicular lymph node swelling
1.15.2021 – supraclavicular lymph node swollen
1.16.2021 – supraclavicular lymph node Swollen
7.12.2021 – Constant joint pains, extreme fatigue
1.11.2022 – Cancer the Supraclavicular swelling that I got the day after the 2nd vaccine changed to adenocarcinoma.
Rash pruritic, Asthenia and Rash
4.8.2021 – Temporary rash in one arm. I washed with water and it went away after some hours.
6.24.2021 – Some sporadic itchy rashes that dissapear after some minutes. Mainly in arms and hands. Not frequently, and only when I do walking outdoors. They seem like some kind of allergic reaction.
9.23.2021 – Had several times temporary rashes in the arms when exercising outdoors. They seem gone now.I feel mild pain in my wrists and lost strength in them.
Muscle contracture, Myasthenia gravis and Muscle contractions involuntary
1.23.2021 – Mild ringing in ears
1.24.2021 – Increased Anxiety, increase in sweat, higher heart rate, shakiness
1.25.2021 – Flushing of face, increased sweating, muscle fatigue, feeling less brain fog today (felt foggy since vaccine on Friday)
1.26.2021 – Mild Sore/scratchy throat,
1.27.2021 – Tight feeling in throat area, scratchy throat
1.28.2021 – Scratchy throat, tight feeling in throat area
1.29.2021 – Dry cough, slight wheezing, throat discomfort, skin flushing
2.24.2021 – Mild sporatic tingling in arms & legs
2.27.2021 – Tingling in extremities
3.2.2021 – Slight tingling, flushing of the face & body
3.23.2021 – I still have tingling in my extremities from time to time. This has happened ever since my second vaccine.
5.25.2021 – Sore throat, congested
1.6.2022 – Heaviness in limbs, muscle contractions
1.10.2022 – Involuntary muscle contractions
2.16.2022 – Possible pancreatitis or gallbladder issue
4.4.2022 – Difficulty walking
7.4.2022 – Diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis; overall generalized weakness that came on 6 weeks post booster vax 7 neurologists, 1 neuromuscular specialist
Goitre, Thyroid mass and Skin warm
4.28.2021 – I was working outside in the yard. Came in and knew i was hot. Took temp. 100.5 degrees. Took a shower. Back to normal.
7.22.2021 – Very bad allergic reaction when i was sweeping the road from a truck load of wood chips and dust. My body broke out with hives and was very red for a few days.
10.21.2021 – Live and gallbladder Appointment next Monday with M.D.
10.7.2022 – Chill turned into feeling very hot during the night. Slight headache this morning and slightly nauseous feeling so far today.
10.20.2022 – Used OTC meds, Sore throat , thick mucus sinus
10.27.2022 – Cold symptoms. Sinus congestion and drainage for 2 weeks so far. Negative covid test.
Breast pain, Feeling cold and Vision blurred
7.6.2021 – None
7.7.2021 – Very sleepy
7.20.2021 – Very tired and sleepy for about 4 days but fine now
8.3.2021 – Bad shivering, felt cold and had no control over shivers on Saturday night then sweats early Sunday morning, feeling very weak & body aches. Stayed in bed most of day. Am considering a covid test even though I have not been out.
8.10.2021 – Still feeling very weak and tired. Random shivering and nauseous.
10.5.2021 – Severe headache, blurred vision, better now
1.11.2022 – I have pain under left arm and left side of left breast, same side as injection site (left arm). Pain since receiving injection on Sunday, 1/9/2022.
1.13.2022 – Underarm and left side of left breast pain but is subsiding
4.11.2022 – Had chest pain when taking deep breath. Neck pain across shoulders with headaches which lasted for one week. Had neurologist appointment but could not go. I did go to my doctor. Went to my doctor. She did an EKG. All was ok.
7.26.2022 – Pain in armpit of injection site (left arm) and left breast
8.28.2022 – Continuous back pain for past 2 weeks
12.5.2022 – Chills & feverish (sweating) during the night; pain under arm and left breast.
12.6.2022 – Pain under arm of injection sight
Dupuytren's contracture, Nocturia and Onychoclasis
4.2.2021 – Headache was before shot
4.4.2021 – Blood sugars are ok.
4.5.2021 – Blood sugars r high
4.9.2021 – Just depression
4.16.2021 – High blood sugars continue
5.1.2021 – Will watch blood sugars as they ran high after 1st shot
5.5.2021 – Since 1st shot, have overnight dry mouth & overnight increased trips to bathroom
5.6.2021 – Overnight dry mouth & overnight increased trips to bathroom
5.14.2021 – Forgot to add that 4 or 5 days after 2nd shot, I had 1 moderate bloody nose. Came out of nowhere. Only the 1 time.
5.21.2021 – Dentol problem, numb left side of face for 3 days
5.28.2021 – Went to urgent care twice, on 2nd visit i got meds for possible Bells Paulsy. Been difficult with chewing & dry eye.
6.4.2021 – Recovering from possible Bells Palsy, nerve is letting me know its waking up with small pain jolts. Blah blah
6.11.2021 – Still recovering from possible Bells Palsy. Get face cramps & soreness on left side of head & neck & jaw.
10.29.2021 – Some moments of ear pressure, few seconds than all is normal. Still recovering from bells palsy.
12.19.2021 – I'm watching blood sugars since I also have type 1 diabetes
12.22.2021 – HÃ ve Type 1 diabetes
12.23.2021 – Right side neck & shoulder pain
12.24.2021 – Right side neck pain
1.1.2022 – Tummy troubles
1.8.2022 – Extremely high blood sugars, tummy troubles, rapid heart rate.
1.15.2022 – Continued very high blood sugars
1.22.2022 – Switched from multiple daily injections to an insulin pump. There's some trial & error high/low blood sugars.
6.11.2022 – Low blood sugars today
6.12.2022 – Trouble falling & staying asleep during night
6.13.2022 – Redness is 2 spots on right side of injection site. Watching blood sugars, type 1 diabetic
6.16.2022 – May be thyroid deficiency, on diff dosage
6.24.2022 – Increased tingling & pain in hands
7.1.2022 – Worse hand tingling- may be carpal tunnel
7.8.2022 – Increased finger tingling & foot cramps. Have had these in the past, B4 covid.
7.15.2022 – Muscle cramps & brittle fingernails
Liver disorder, Feces soft and Peripheral coldness
4.1.2021 – Mild brain fog
4.3.2021 – I have soft stools but not to diarrhea. It's hard to gauge this as hay fever has always been a problem and with the time of year and high winds alot of these could also be for that. The first couple days after the shot were the worst and I wasn't reporting yet.
4.21.2021 – Its hard to judge because of other issues such as hayfever and chronic liver disease but I do feel better.
4.24.2021 – Bottoms of my feet felt on fire all night. Usually they are just knunb or pin prickles.
4.25.2021 – Headache isn't gone but much better today. Feet are cold
7.21.2021 – Shortness of breath sometimes occurs when i go outside but this could be due to the smoke in the air along with my hayfever problems.
Rash erythematous, Injection site swelling and Erythema
10.11.2021 – Right knee was tingly like it went to sleep for about an hour after vaccination and small bumps and redness appeared on the right side of my back near the top of my arm on the same side I received my vaccine on (2hrs after).
10.15.2021 – A little bump over the injection site has now occurred but it isn't alarming
11.1.2021 – Tingling in my legs and around my jawline I had the same sensation in my legs only after the first dose as well.
11.2.2021 – Tingling in the arm injection received & same feeling in both legs
11.5.2021 – Tingling in my left leg and arm (the injection was done in my right arm though)
Nasal pruritus, Neck mass and Sneezing
6.15.2021 – Marble size lump under my skin above collarbone, runny nose, very itchy sneezes, and cough (but cough is better now. Not sure if from shot or something else.
7.1.2021 – Still have my lymph node above my left collarbone. I also had breakouts on top of my left side of neck, which happened shortly after this lymph node appeared weeks ago. Do not feel comfortable getting 2nd shot until this lymph node goes away.
6.1.2022 – Had lower right leg pain since my second shot back from summertime. Had multiple visits for doctors and imaging. Can't seem to find what it is but it's a pain that comes and goes and came shortly after my second shot. Afraid to get booster.
Migraine, Throat irritation and Rash
3.25.2021 – Migraine headache on 3/20/21 - likely unrelated to vaccine
6.10.2021 – Not related to Covid or vaccine, I contracted hand, foot & mouth disease from my infant grandchild who is in daycare. The respiratory congestion and cough lingered for almost a month.
1.22.2022 – Mild cold like symptoms - scratchy throat, mild fever
4.22.2022 – I've developed a persistent rash on my face (don't know the cause). I have an appointment to see a dermatologist next week.
6.14.2022 – Likely an unrelated virus ? slight fever/chills, scratchy throat & headache. Tested negative for Covid with an at home antigen test.
Burning mouth syndrome, Food aversion and Abdominal tenderness
1.30.2021 – Runny nose, yesterday (24 - 36 hours out). Less today.
1.31.2021 – I felt chill 24 hours after the shot which subsided after a day. My nose was very runny like a cold but cleared up very quickly.
2.17.2021 – Yesterday, Abdominal pain In lower left with low grade fever. Possibly a diverticulitis flair up. No Fever today But tenderness in low stomach.
12.3.2021 – Cold symptoms: runny nose, scratchy throat, sinus pressure, hoarseness
4.28.2022 – Body aches possibly muscle fatigue but longer than usual
5.12.2022 – Positive for COVID-19 May 4 Symptomatic: runny nose, cough, congestion, headache, diarrhea
10.13.2022 – Respiratory symptoms cough, runny nose, sore throat
11.10.2022 – Starting around 10/04/2022 I began to experience Burning Mouth Syndrome. This is beginning to subside as I am avoiding acidic and spicy foods.
Graves' disease and Lymphadenopathy
11.14.2021 – Swollen lymph nodes in armpit and left collarbone
11.15.2021 – Lymph node swelling in armpit and above collar bone on left side.
11.16.2021 – Lymph node swelling in left armpit and above the left collarbone
11.17.2021 – Lymph node swelling in armpit and above collarbone
11.18.2021 – Swelling in lymph nodes, left armpit and above left collarbone
12.9.2021 – I noticed today that I have some slight lymphatic swelling in the same location above my collarbone. I thought it had subsided.
5.12.2022 – I still have lymph node swelling above the collarbone and left underarm. Sometimes it swells more than others.
11.6.2022 – Lymph swelling under left armpit and above left clavicle
Musculoskeletal disorder, Tendon pain and Joint stiffness
4.20.2021 – Small headache
6.15.2021 – Pain and inflammation in my joints and tendons in both of my arms. From my shoulders down to my thumbs. Its worse at night because the areas tend to freeze up and become very stiff. This has all been happening since my second shot of the Pfizer va
8.10.2021 – Extreme pain and tendons and muscles in my hand and elbow on the right side. The left side has cleared up. But I still experience incredible pain and Im losing the ability to use my thumb on my right hand.
Left atrial enlargement, Blood cholesterol increased and Respiratory tract infection
4.6.2021 – I had a slight numbness in my lips with in 30 minutes of the shot, I dont know if was related but it subsided within an hour.
4.28.2021 – Congestion
6.8.2021 – My cholesterol rose very high and had to start medication
7.27.2021 – My cholesterol shot up big and I had an eeg of the heart 12 point and it has noticed an enlarged left atrium
10.26.2021 – I had 2 respiratory Viruses that were not COVID-19 or the flu in late August and early September both times I tested negative
Pain in jaw, Productive cough and Back pain
4.22.2021 – Lower back pain, which isnothing new to me but, very noticible when i rose this morning and cintinued through the day.
4.23.2021 – Lower back pain but think not related to vaccination
4.26.2021 – Right side jaw pain when chewing on that side
5.22.2022 – March 15th, both (b)(6) and I came down with same symptoms. 3 days of uncontrollable coughing followed by coughing up flim from chest. Home Covid tests were negative. (b)(6) recovered in a few days but I cont to cough up flim. Almost back to normal
5.27.2022 – Pain in right jaw joint muscle near right ear suddenly appeared 2 days ago without any apparent reason
Hepatic steatosis, Gastroenteritis viral and Hypersensitivity
4.12.2021 – Sore throat. Probably allergies.
5.17.2021 – Runny nose. Took allergy pill but didnt really improve.
10.4.2021 – I was feeling sick several weeks ago. Was under the weather for a day and a half. Could have been a cold, could have been a Covid breakthrough. Was over before I had a chance to get tested.
10.15.2021 – Left arm hurts a bit. Not severe. May not be related at all
11.12.2021 – Had a stomach bug. 24-48 hours and gone. Good now.
1.7.2022 – Covid. Prob omicron
4.8.2022 – Tested positive for covid. Minor symptoms
5.8.2022 – Sore throat and slight cough. Negative for covid. Prob just a minor cold
10.2.2022 – Got a cold
Cold sweat, Night sweats and Asthenia
1.22.2021 – Sweets at night. Nothing serious and didnt feel sick.
2.11.2021 – I felt sick this past Tuesday and Wednesday. It felt like a 24 hour bug. Just very tired, headache and a bit clammy. It went away in 24 hours with rest.
3.10.2021 – I think I got a cold.
5.19.2021 – I had a virus last week. Sneezing, runny nose and congestion and just felt weak.
8.18.2021 – I tested positive for covid on august 6th. Still have some lingering symptoms.
2.17.2022 – Covid again in October Monoclonal antibody shots
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