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.
Vulvovaginal inflammation, Periorbital cellulitis and Small intestinal obstruction
Sore upper arm (injection arm)
Stye in right eye getting worse despite erythromycin ointment; new diagnosis of preseptal cellulitis, now being treated with two oral antibiotics. Primary care visit
Yeast infection?
Vaginal inflammation
Headache, fatigue, lower back pain. COVID test (PCR) negative 12/23 Regular pcp visit plus radiology visits
Adhesive small bowel obstruction
Scratchy throat, headache, malaise, low grade fever. Antigen test fir COVID 10/9 was negative,
Diarrhea, Rhinorrhea and Fatigue
I've had a runny nose in the morning and diarrhea the last 3-4 days. Important to note that I had a significant and repeated HIV exposure (60 individual unprotected exposures from 12/8 -1/6) so this is very likely the beginning of Acute HIV Infecti
Ive mentioned in my symptoms before but its worth noting that Im almost positive Im experiencing acute HIV infection and I believe todays symptoms are due to that.
These symptoms are likely due to (b)(6)
Aches, fatigue
Alopecia areata, Rash erythematous and Palpitations
Mild Pain @ Injection site early morning. Gone before 12pm.
I received the vaccine in my left arm. There is an area with a red rash under my left armpit. Additionally, the glands under that armpit are swollen and painful when palpitated.
Continuation of symptoms reported yesterday: swelling of glands, pain @ palpitation, and rash in the area beneath my left armpit. The symptoms, most notably the blotchy, red rash, have spread downward a bit since yesterday to the area between my left armpit and towards the top of my left breast area. I have taken photos each day as documentation to share if needed.
Vaccine administered in left arm. Glands under left armpit are still moderately swollen. Rash and pain on palpitation are gone.
Injection was in left arm. Glands under left armpit are still moderately to slightly swollen.
Alopecia Areata
Alopecia: 1st small bald patch noticed in August 2021, several months after 2nd Pfizer COVID vaccination. Hair loss increased significantly after Pfizer Booster in Dec. '21, and continues daily 24/7/365. GP referral to Dermatology Specialist 6/28/22. Initial diagnosis of Alopecia Areata made by my GP, Dr. (b)(6) . Dr. (b)(6) referral to Dermatology Specialist, Dr. (b)(6) , appointment is scheduled for 6/28/22.
Viral pharyngitis, Bacterial infection and Dehydration
Slight momentary tingling
I didnt take my temperature when i felt feverish until after I had taken ibuprofen. I had serious chest pain in the sternum but that was helped after 3 rounds of pain killers.
Feeling woozy like my blood is racing in my head
It's hard to tell if my tiredness is due to the shot or from waking early and having wine with lunch. It's hard to know. I feel fine otherwise.
I apparently have a cold with currenr and or recent sinus congestion, fever, feverish feeling (low temperature), aches, fatigue, coughing, sneezing, easy dehydration, lots of sleeping...
Minor headache
Viral pharyngitis- it seems unrelated.
Bacterial infection.
Upper respiratory tract infection, Lymph node pain and Lymphadenopathy
I did get a swollen tender lymph node (left tonsillar area) on the same side as the injection. I noticed it a couple hours after receiving the injection (but forgot to include it in the other reports) and it still persists today.
The tender, swollen tonsillar lymph node on the left side is still there but improving both in size and level of discomfort.
The left sided swollen, tender tonsillar lymph node is still present but improving.
Non Covid URI
Taste disorder, Paresthesia and Rash
Just small prickly feeling in right hand little finger for first two hours after vaccine but 100%?gone after 3 hours.Im fine .Mahalo!
Feeling better now than I have for months!
Fatigue began about 6 hours after injection and lasted a little over 24 hours.
Taste changed dramatically for a day but now its back to normal. I think its more associated with my severe sinus congestion than covid19. However this is one of the few times in my life that Ive had extreme changes in taste.
Oh, is it time?While I wished to help the cdc, you and your boss tend to ignore the help I offer!Sadly more may die from your ignorance!Our covid solution may have saved millions!Sadly no one at cdc wanted to listen!Maybe you need ti...
I have developed an extreme rash for no reason and believe it can only be related to the Moderna vaccine. I acquired the rash about two weeks after being full vac. It spreads across my Back, chest and arms, not legs. It's not new foods soap,...
Rash macular, Blepharospasm and Rash erythematous
Fever, chest and nasal congestion, body aches, mild cough, and still have small rash on left arm and trunk of body from after vaccination.
I keep developing a splotchy rash that fades, and then flares up on my left arm and chest area since the vaccine. It just never fully goes away and this morning flared up quite a bit with visible quarter size red patches and some bumps.
I have had a left eye spasm that closes my eyelid several times a day. This is a strange thing Ive never had before the last few weeks but coincides with splotchy rash that comes & goes from the injection site on my left arm and across my chest. Have appointment scheduled for this week
I was I'll from Dec 26-Jan 31st with Covid like symptoms, however I tested 4 different times and was negative even though my husband tested positive with the same symptoms.
Dry throat, Toothache and Productive cough
I had a mild cold since our last check in. It was about two weeks - a month after the first ease of restrictions. It was the first time I had been outside in a public place after quarantine, so I still wore a mask. I took a test and no covid!!
Major toothache today not sure what reason though as nothing in my routine has changed
Sneezing, runny nose
May have been mild flu as i had my vaccine however i experienced phlegm, coughing, sneezing, headaches, dry throat, fatigue. I was able to work and wore a mask to keep my germs to myself. That lasted a week and a half.
Phantom limb syndrome, Heart rate irregular and Breast pain
Dizziness
Painful breasts (not the usual pain that you I get before menstrual cycle). More of a sharp pain.
Lots of joint pain. I dont think I reported this but after my second vaccine I had 8-12 sharp chest pains that would stop me in my tracks. Havent felt right since and will not get another vaccine. Will follow up with dr on my annual visit
I currently have Covid. Probably the only reason you're contacting me again. And I was told by my pcp that my chest pains were phantom symptoms which is not true. Totally from vaccine after 2nd shot. Still have irregular heartbeat
Tympanic membrane disorder, Hypermobility syndrome and Myoclonus
Worse functional gait and functional tremors
Worse functional gait and tremors
Worse Functional Neurological Disorder (functional gait, functional tremors, functional vision issues, ringing ears)
Continued worse functional gait and tremors (covid gave me functional neurological disorder), ringing ears
Continued worse Functional Neurological Disorder (gait and tremors) which was triggered by covid-19 infection in early 2020 and worsened after Pfizer dose #2, nausea, ringing ears/fatigue
Occasional eardrum tremoring when fatigued, similar to my functional tremors. Likely related to my Functional Neurological Disorder, which was triggered by covid-19 infection in 2020 and changed after covid vaccination.
Joint pain in hips, knees, elbows on a wait list for rheumatology visit
Chronic joint pain, generalized hypermobile spectrum disorder, middle ear myoclonus.
Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, middle ear myoclonus, tinnitus, generalized hypermobility spectrum disorder
IBS-D
Pituitary tumor, Fungal infection and Skin warm
My arm hurts a little bit. I felt slightly tired but it didn't stop me from daily activities.
Feeling really thirsty. Had difficult sleeping because I felt warm and a bit anxious.
A week after my covid vaccine I had slight headache, chills, low energy and body aches. This lasted a couple days. Then I ended up having a yeast infection. My period came 12 days after the vaccine and I had heavy cramping which I don't usually have.
Dull ache in my mid back on my left side
It feels hot around the area I got the shot
Hot around the area that I got the shot on
I was struggling with my menstrual cycle. After the vaccine that month my period was late by almost a week or so
I found out I have a pituitary tumor I met with an endocrinologist and had blood work and an mri
Poor peripheral circulation, Gallbladder disorder and Neuropathy peripheral
Pins and needles
Peripheral Neuroplacy (limbs falling asleep), but after doing some yoga I've been feeling a little better. I've been having issues with circulation since the vaccine. I checked that it wasn't a sugar issue, just circulation.
Still have poor circulation and limbs fall asleep when stationary or sleeping.I'm only 148 pounds.I've had these issues since my vaccine.
Gallbladder disease
Sciatica
Increased upper airway secretion, Dysphagia and Secretion discharge
Increased mucus in the throat (since shot #1 I've experienced swollen glands in my throat-which continues)
Mild mucus increase around swollen glands in throat
Swollen lymph nodes in my throat since shot #1
Swollen lymph nodes in my throat from dose #1
Swollen lymph nodes in throat from dose #1
Swollen lymph nodes since dose #1 and an increase of mucus around them today.
Swollen lymph nodes in throat since dose #1
Difficulty swallowing
I have Covid-sore throat, mild cough, bad headaches, low energy, and my tastebuds are muted.
Living in residential institution, Monoplegia and Choking
First injection sight much more pain and itching than the second shot, so far.
Problems swallowing more than usual; I have had MS for 50+ years.
Hoarseness and difficulty swallowing. These are some of my newest, yet repeated, MS symptoms.
Trouble talking and swallowing.
Still barely able to talk. Swallowing problems.
Swallowing and choking
MS symptoms, but first time Ive had restless legs, while sleeping.
Trouble moving right hand. It's very stiff during daytime. I write daily, so I'm having trouble typing. Freezes up while I sleep. Wake up & have to rub fingers & hand for a long time. Right arm hurts and is stiff. I use lidocaine rub & spray many tim
Right hand stiff and numb feeling. Probably my MS. Trouble swallowing, and choking.
Skin cancer on my face. Dermatologist office
Just have to have a new internal defibrillator installed, soon.
My 3rd defib and pacemaker surgery in 20 years, failed. Three weeks later 2 heart attacks, 100 percent one artery blocked, 2 stents, deep vein thrombosis felt me in extreme pain, and partially paralyzed in right leg. Im in a nursing home care since heart issues.
Impaired work ability, Injection site swelling and Peripheral swelling
Re. fever, I felt only slightly feverish. Not even enough to check my temp and could even simply be due to being tired today.
Right after my last check in my injection site area was red, slightly swollen, and itchy for several days. That has resolved and I havent experienced any other symptoms or problems.
Fever 103 all night. Fever 102 today. Now down to 101. Splitting headache. Body aches. Etc. Couldnt work today and I never miss work.
Congestion - might not be vaccine related.
Some swelling in hands
Feel just a little feverish.
Fever, headache, congestion, cough, body aches, fatigue, elevated heart rate, etc. Sought Covid-19 PCR test
Spinal pain, Flank pain and Hypersomnia
Severe flank pain
Rapid heart rate with movement, dizziness
POTS , fatigue. Long covid patient 1 year out
Brain fog and fatigue
My pulse is running 90-100 higher if I move around
Higher heart rate
Higher than normal pulse rate. Increases with minor activity
Higher pulse with movement Stomach very upsetSore throat
Swollen left leg and foot. Pain Next weekappointment
Just my spine hurts all the time. Cannot drink alcohol or take pain medicine. I get tired and need to sleep 12-15 hours
Muscle spasms, Hypoesthesia and Paresthesia
Congestion and cough
Congestion and cough. Fatigue.
Still have congestion and cough
Congestion, slight cough
Congestion
Brain fog
Sore throat (just the left side), and headache is just behind the left ear, also brain fog,
Tingling and slight numbness in arm with injection site
Fingers Tingling and arm numbness in left arm (shot arm). Leg cramps in left leg
Still have tingling in arm and leg, just left side (shot arm)
Tingling and numbness in hand and arm (the same as the injection arm. These have been continuing since the shot. At least few times a week. Not every day. Also been dizzy lately.
Injection site joint erythema, Tenderness and Injection site rash
The first two days, my arm was very sore and hurt to touch. I was really achy and had a bad headache for two days. Days seven, eight and nine after the shot, I got a red rash around the injection site. Very itchy and red circle 2 inch diameter
Yesterday I felt awful. I had a low grade fever all day and night. My whole body ached and I spent all day on the sofa. Took Tylenol and Advil which did help. Today I have a slight headache and was nauseous this morning. No body aches or fever today.
Pruritus and Injection site pain
None that I can pinpoint to the shot. Even the injection site is free of any discomfort. Thank you
None
No doing well
Doing fine thanks
Feel fine thanks. Mild itching on arms and right hand but any contact dermatitis so be I have cream to use.
None thank you
Other than an itch on my hand were doing fine
Feeling fine. Sore spot went away yay.
Doing well no complaints. Thank you all for your work and effort to stop the spread. Thank President Joe Biden too.
Feeling well today and injection site is painless. Thanks
None to report. Thank you.
None to report thank you.
Doing great thanks.
None thank you.
None. Thank you.
None. Thanks.
None Thank you.
None, thank you.
Injection site inflammation, Injection site discomfort and Rash erythematous
Covid arm: large rash around injection site. Began on 8th day post vaccination. Started to fade, then got worse again. Very red, 3 diameter, inflamed patch. Itchy, warm, uncomfortable. Began methyl prednisone blister pack this am. Rash improving.
Red rash below the injection site (Covid arm). Warm, slightly swollen and painful.
Rash has grown in size to 4x5 inches. Still itchy, painful and red.
Large, red, itchy rash
Rash larger; redder and itchy along margins. Older areas fading.
Rash is beginning to fade, but still very large.
Confusional state, Poor quality sleep and Brain fog
Body felt overly warm, but forehead was 97.1 degrees
Metallic taste on tongue. Poor, dream filled sleep. Foggy, wandering mind.
Metallic taste again on my tongue. Mind fog, dizzy, and slightly confused from morning until early afternoon. Feeling better now, but overly warm and feeling humid id 49% and 71 degrees.
Slightly dizzy a few short times.
One minute of dizziness with a few more minutes of metallic taste on my tongue.
Unidentifiable weird in my chest, over-relaxed?
One instance of diarrhea, no temperature or dripping nose. Kaiser advice nurse thought gut bug.
Caffeine consumption, Asthma and Injection site pruritus
Most of my symptoms happened a couple of days ago @ lasted 2 days: headache, arm muscle pain, nausea, diarrhea, fatigue, cough, fever, chills, swollen armpit lymph node, large red shot area.
Shot are still tender and itching but redness is receding.
Immediate Shot site tender to touch.
Swollen sore lymph node(s) in armpit on side of vaccine.
Palpitations (but I'd also had caffeine) and asthma attack.
Sweating
Mild cough
Mid cough
Seasonal allergy, Joint stiffness and Injection site swelling
AM joint stiffness in 1st fingers of R hand x ~5 days.
Stuffy nose, tiredness. Likely from seasonal allergies due to warm weather & windy conditions locally.
2/3 Runny nose, sneezing 1/29+ Fatigue
Some continuing fatigue, not consistent.
A few Sore throats & congestion. Some extreme fatigue for about 10 days, but it resolved with rest. All COVIDtests have been negative. Lab tests, then in-person physical with PCP.
Swollen arm at injection site after booster c 4 days. Mid Nov Congestion/sore throat
7/3/22 Headache , mild sore throat, fatigue
Fatigue
More headaches over the past weeks. COVID symptoms this week: sore throat, mild fever, body aches, head aches, fatigue; recovering quickly.
Herpes zoster meningoencephalitis, Pneumonia bacterial and Respiratory tract infection viral
On Saturday 3/27, I did have a red and slightly itchy area around the vaccination site. It was his under 2 in diameter. I also felt a little achy and tired that day. No aches on 3/28 but still lacking some energy. I have been fine since then.
Slight sore throat and a stuffy ear and nose. Not sure if it is allergies or a cold.
Last night I felt a little feverish and exhausted even though I hadn't done much. I felt like I was catching a cold. It was gone this morning.
I developed afib about 3 weeks before my vaccination. It has been lies in control the past week. I don't believe that is tired to the vaccine but thought I would mention it incase you are getting similar reports.
In early July I caught a respiratory virus that inflamed my asthma. It turned into a bacterial lung infection and took about 4 weeks for my lungs to get back to normal. I tested negative for Covid 3 times. Flu and Strep were negativ It took about the 2 separate urgent care visits
Tested positive for Covid on 11/7z
Vision blurred, Menstruation irregular and Diarrhea
Blurred vision for a couple of days now
Very tired lately
Period strangely arrived 2 weeks earlier
My period was affected. It usually runs as a clock. It came earlier the first month and later the second month.
I had low grade fever, nausea, headache snd diarrhea for 3 days before Christmas but 4 covid tests negative
I have Covid
I am still positive ti Covid, perhaps a Paxvloid rebound after a few negative Covid tests. The PCR test result sadly came back positive today.
Positive to Covid-19 since Oct 30. Reboubd die to Paxvloid
Viral upper respiratory tract infection, Tenderness and Bronchitis
All over body tenderness & slight stiffness
Nausea, fatigue, abdominal pain, weakness but these are all symptoms related to my autoimmune disease & happen periodically to me. I don't believe they're related to the booster shot. I'm already on disability for my medical conditions since 2020.
Had bad virus upper respiratory infection with sore throat initially, then cough, sinus infection & bronchitis. Lasted 4 weeks & needed 3 rounds of antibiotics & a steroid. Negative for COVID on at home test. Also saw local GP in person
Hangover, Productive cough and Chills
Ive had a headache all day today, but honestly, it could be from my teeth grinding at night. I dont think its particularly related to the vaccine. Ive been active and fine otherwise.
I woke up with a bad hangover-like headache, as I have every morning since receiving the shot. But it went away after I took Advil. It may just be coincidental as I grind my teeth at night and could be related to that as well, or compounded by it.
Sore throat, low grade fever, chills, aches, headache, congestion, dry cough. Began evening of 5/4/2022. Tested COVID positive on at home rapid test on morning of 5/6/2022.
Continued alternately phlegmy and dry cough every once in a while and mild fatigue
Rhinitis, Impaired work ability and Anxiety
Anxiety
Runny nose
Missed yesterday's report: I felt feverish and had body aches Visit was yesterday- missed report due to sleeping
Nausea most likely due to anxietyIncreased back pain that is unrelated as well
Congestion & rhinitis. Negative covid test last week, but employee health still won't let me come back to work. 7 year old daughter tested positive for covid 2 Sundays ago, and still has a bit of a cough. Appointment tomorrow
Sinus infection for many weeks. Body aches, fatigue & general malaise that started 2 weeks ago and lasted for a week.
Agitation, Restlessness and Muscle tightness
Muscle tightness, restlessness, muscle agitation, runny nose
Occasional/rare severe shooting pains lasting 1-4 seconds avg
The temp was unrelated and predating the shot. Sleepless night last night. Feeling a little different. Almost similar to the after effect of a hallucinogenic. Also irritable since the shot, assuming some due to initial pain and recovery.
Dead tired all day. For the past few nights Ive been getting bad sleep and I can only attribute to the vaccine. At this point Im almost falling asleep at work at the end of my day. I do have sleep apnea and am overweight FYI. But I just got a new bed and pillow and have had excellent sleep recently (pre vaccination).
Irritable & anxious
Lack of hunger/appetite
Continuing sleeplessness. Newest symptom has been a weird numb and tingling feeling in my groin. Its happened about 5 times since my shots and has not had any remedy so far.
Sleep disorder, Abdominal pain upper and Lymph node pain
A small but persistent cough
Swollen & painful lymph node in armpit
Armpit lymph node still swollen - not quite as badly, but still painful.
Still have the swollen lymph node in the arm pit. Slightly less painful, but still hard to sleep because of it.
Lymph nodes still swollen & painful
Lymph node swelled up painfully again
Swollen lymph node in armpit (injection side)
Headache & stomach ache
swollen lymph node in armpit
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