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.
Fungal skin infection, Lichen planus and Nephrolithiasis
Worsening headache
Migraining again after a couple days of not. Also weird jerky muscle spasms while doing physical therapy today.
Slight fever 99.5
Diarrhea/lack of appetite
Fungal skin rash on chest and increased shortness of breath. Diarrhea.
Diarrhea and more down time after my weekly immunoglobulin infusions also a flare of my oral lichen plants that began right after first vaccination
I have an immune deficiency (CVID). Since vaccines a Continuing auto-immune 'flair'. Joint pain that limits sleep, oral Lichen planus flair, new allergies (eye itch and sinus/coughsymptoms)
Kidney stones
Muscle twitching, Muscle spasms and Insomnia
The arm where i received my shot has developed a constant muscle spasm or twitch from my upper arm through my elbow. It varies in severity throughout the day but does not seem to fully stop regardless how i bend my elbow. I found it very difficult to fall asleep last night as a result.
Ive gotten the occasional sore throat for a few days but i cant determine if thats from seasonal allergies.
Caught a cold
Anaesthetic complication, Exostosis and Hip arthroplasty
I feel sore in different parts of my body this whole last week, more than usual, not explained by activities I've been doing like it would normally be. Getting along but am taking ibuprofen at times for it. And noticing headaches, also not normal.
Right hip pain
Sudden partial hearing loss in both ears, left ear permanent.Lower back issue, pinched nerve. FNP consult, two months later ENT evaluation. PT for back is ongoing
1. Rapid heartbeat incident 2.5 minutes 2. Right hip joint pain, diagnosed as osteoarthritis and bone spurs
Right hip pain arthritis & bone spurs worse
Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting
Hip/leg pain worse. Attributed to the work I did yesterday. Not incapacitating, just more pain. Am having a hip replacement soon.
Total joint hip replacement - a planned surgery. Seem to get setback from the general anesthesia, been in hospital longer than expected
Mild bronchial cold. Partner has pneumonia so I'm not surprised.
Pulmonary pain, Photophobia and Eye irritation
Light sensitivity
Stiff neck
Little congestion
Weakness in arms
Chest pains
Loud ringing in my ears, burning eyes, sore throat and ear ache
Tinnitus still little headache
Still high pitched ringing in my ears
Sore throat
Sore throat and increased ringing in the ears
Sore throat and continues ringing in my ears
Ringing in ears louder and more constant
Ringing in ears
Continue pain on nerve in shoulder Orthopedic
Extreme fatigue Ear ringing Chest /lung pain Taste and smell gone
Central nervous system lesion and Hypoesthesia
Numbness
I experienced some numbness on my face and legs . Overall numbness on the last side of my body.
Numbness on the left side of my body but I have multiple sclerosis and had an MRI exam on Monday. I have a new active lesion on my brainstem
Numbness but I have MS and had an attack on January 4Th 5 days after first dose of vaccine so I am not sure if the vaccine had anything to do with the ms attack or not
Numbness on the left side of my body
Alopecia, Sleep disorder and Ear discomfort
Severe numbness in hands and right arm that started 30 min. After injection of #2. After 1st shot startex experiencing pretty severe nightly numbness that i did not relate to injection until yesterday when it got really bad while i was driving home. Numbness is not letting up during the day. Its like i have to keep moving. My right ear also started popping like i was on an airplane. Ive also been experiencing hairloss consistently since the first shot that is more expansive and outside the area where i get stress related hairloss when it happens.
The numbness in my hands and arms is still pretty bad and is bothering me during my wake hours.
The numbness is still pretty bad and now bothering me during the day since the 2nd shot. My hands have feeling but all 10 fingers are numb.
The numbness is not going away and is bothering me during the day and night. I have it in both hands and arms.
The numbness isn't going away. I have numbness 24/7 but it is worse at night when trying to lie down. Now my right wrist is hurting and my left wrist has been hurting since the 2nd shot. I also have minor body aches now too.
The numbness is not going away and weeks after the shot, i experience body aches occasionally
Severe numbness in hands and arms. I have carpal tunnel and this makes it 3x worse. I have been unable to lie down since the 2nd dose and none of my symptoms with extreme numbness were gone when i went for the booster.
The severe numbness never went away after the 2nd shot and is basically the same after the booster. I cannot sleep through the night because of it.
Tinnitus, Musculoskeletal stiffness and Vertigo
Painful Lymph nodes under arm pit on same arm vaccine given in. Increase noise in right ear with occasional dizziness . This note in ear was post covid infection. The symptoms have returned 2 days after vaccination I will be seeing my pcp august 20th
Sound in right ear with movement of head and occasional dizziness. This was a post covid symptoms and now after covid vaccine PCP appointment on 8/20/21
Severe vertigo and tinnitus and stiff neck. PCP visit, labs X-ray and mri
Dysphagia, Loss of personal independence in daily activities and Abdominal pain
Itchiness, mild dizziness
runny nose, sore throat
dizziness that limited me from normal activities
itchiness; trouble swallowing; sweating; numbness & tingling in feet
swollen glands below the jawline
runny nose, congestion in nose, and later in evening congestion in chest
sore throat (moderate), runny nose fmild), congestion (mild)
Coughing
Coughing (dry, no phlegm) and numbness/tingling in feet
Allergies with nasal drainage causing mild sore throat
Fatigue, not feeling quite myself today. Within the last two weeks I've had 4-5 days of diarrhea, 2 days of abdominal pain, 1-2 days of nausea, 1 day headache and significant fatigue.
Rash erythematous, Injection site reaction and Heart rate increased
Pain surrounding all surgical steel implants
Probably overreacting...but this headache is annoying
Cant shake this fatigue...
Constant dull headache all day every day.
Feel wiped out about half way through the dayevery day.
Increased heart rate
Large red rash in underarm right under injection site
Extreme fatigue that comes and goes in waves. A red circular rash on my under arm and armpit directly below injection site
Palpitations
Hair color changes, Hair disorder and Alopecia
Severe hair loss and lost hair color
Severe loss of hair and hair color
Extreme loss of hair and hair color
EXTREME LOSS OF HAIR AND HAIR COLOR!
EXTREME LOSS OF HAIR AND HAIR COLOR
EXTREME HAIR LOSS AND HAIR COLOR
EXTREME HAIR AND COLOR LOSS
Extreme hair and hair color loss.
Continued hair loss over entire body since the 2/13/2021 Moderna vaccine injection. Loss of eyebrows, eye lashes, head hair, entire body hair. office visit
Injection site mass, Injection site induration and Mobility decreased
Super dead arm like i got punched really hard. Arm lifted movement hard
Tired kinda spacy too
Cough
Bad stiffness joint pain super tired
Mad migraine had to take migraine pill havent had one in a while
Temp usually 96.8 last night hot 98.7 for me thats high an have had a migraine not head ach since yesterday
Super tired
Hard Lump at shot site a itches really bad
On an off chest pain an lower back pain
Muscle fatigue, Muscle tightness and Muscular weakness
Injection site redness went away but then came back (also warm to the touch). Additionally, developed soreness in neck/shoulder which seems to kind of radiate down right arm (which is the injected arm). But may be musculoskeletal and unrelated to vax
Possibly some weakness in my right arm/shoulder in addition to the pin I previously reported. May be unrelated to the vaccine as I had something similar happen a few years ago.
some back pain (probably not related to the vaccine?)
Mild dizziness
Neck/shoulder/back pain, some limb fatigue and muscle tightness Scheduled neurologist visit for 3/3/21
Solar lentigo, Scar and Rosacea
A rash on my face. Started as a pimple on day 3 and its a small rash now.
I continue to have a rash on my right face cheek and redness and burning on both cheeks.
I still have a light cough that started to be consistent after vaccination. It is not worse but its consistent. Also I have a scar on my right cheek from a rosacea flare up that happened after vaccination. I have never had a flare up previously.
Cough, very fatigued, hard time walking
Allergic like symptoms (itchy nose, face) redness in my face where I had a flare out with vaccine shot number 1. Never quite went back to normal. Weird sensation in my right nose nostril.
A feeling that there is something in my left nostril, allergic feelings, sinus pressure in the face, rosacea red face in area that flared up in with first shot. Overal felt more tired today.
Ringing in my right ear last 3 days
I have noticed since first vaccine one of the sun spots/aging spots on my neck got darker. Since the second vaccine it has gotten itchier and thicker. If I scratch it, I feel some pain and stinging in the area. I need to show it to a Dermatologist.
I have a dermatologist appointment to check the aging spot on my neck that has been itchy and a little painful and has become darker and thicker since my vaccine 1 and 2. In general I feel more itchy since vaccination on body and face. Appointment is next week.
A high pitch ringing in my left ear. I have a doctors appointment this week to check the spot on my neck with itching and my ear. My doctor visits are Wed and Thursday this week. I have not gone yet.
Ear ringing and very bad headaches. Neck pain and eye discomfort
Ear ringing continues. Sensitive skin, Rosa flare ups face and neck. Muscular pain Overall worse health
Photosensitivity reaction, Arrhythmia and Confusional state
Dizzy and feel easily confused
Sore throat, achy body, low grade fever, nausea and vomiting, nasal congestion
Diarrhea
Sore throat and nasal congestion
I am now allergic to sunlight. I have to wear at least 70 spf sunblock and be completely covered. If not I get hives, rash shortness of breath and nausea. I have never experienced this
Since my 2nd covid vaccination I am allergic to the sun and turn bright red with hives. I also have developed an irregular heart rhythm which the doctors believe is vaccine related Saw PCP
Nasal discomfort, Oropharyngeal discomfort and Peripheral swelling
I feel a little pressure on my chest also a little symptoms in my nose and throat like flu
I have little pain in my chest and my throat
I dont know if it has to do with the vaccine, but I have developed an intense pain around the armpits in the arm where I was vaccinated
My throat hurts
Sore throat
I have a few days with a little trouble on the left side of my chest. But I thought maybe it was some gase. But I still have it there. My right hand is swollen and there is a small bump in one of my fingers and it hurts
body pain and finger and my hand are still swollen
last night I had the chills and dizziness
Spinal operation, COVID-19 and Cough
No
Nio
Yesterday I became extremely tired and kept falling asleep during conversations
Re-diagnosed with a positive COVID-19 test on May 21, 2021. This was six weeks after I finished the second vaccine. I had no symptoms. This occurred during my hospitalization for a thoracic fusion. Thoracic fusion T9-L1 care was related to back surgery not COVID 19
Diagnosed with COVID (for the 2nd time) on May 21. 2021 without symptoms two months after my 2nd immunization on March 31
Cough
Nocturnal dyspnea, Increased viscosity of upper respiratory secretion and Dysphagia
Different kind of headache fromvwhat I usually have, the last two days.
Headaches
Had a cough that progressed to laryngitis and sinus infection. Fatigue and body aches. This was teated for covid by my employer.
Covid-19 - come-and-go low-grade fever, headache, bone aches, coldness, body sweats, weakness, fatigue, partial loss of taste, cough, congestion,
Upper respiratory infection. Heavy coughing, heavy congestion, difficulty breathing at night, sinus pressure, overly thick sticky mucus affecting swallowing. Never any fever. Believe to be allergies.
Urticaria, Pyrexia and Headache
**the headache may be due to seasonal allergies
My fever was the worst at night but I only measured temp during daytime
Hives on joints likely due to bug bite.
Hives on all joints minus neck. Started last night. Benadryl topical and oral pills didn't help. Ended up getting steroid shot this morning , which I heard could decrease the effectiveness of the covid-19 vaccine... I hope I've already had some antibodies developing by this point, or hope I can get another dose of pfizer.
Hives. Had a steroid shot yesterday. Have been taking antihistamines to help limit hives
Hives, moderate only because I'm taking medication for it
Edema peripheral and Axillary pain
Swelling under the left armpit. Got shot in left arm.
A bit of swelling under left armpit but not as bad as yesterday. Swelling going down. Had injection on left side.
Swelling under left armpit continues but is less than yesterday and does not hurt
Continued puffiness/swelling under left armpit. Does not hurt. Same side as injection site.
Just a bit of swelling in left armpit. No pain. Better than previous days. Left side arm is where I got my shot.
Swelling under left armpit is gone. Had shot in left arm.
Swelling I left armpit had shot in left arm
Exercise tolerance decreased, Heart rate increased and Palpitations
Loss of appetite, elevated heart rate and racing heartbeat
Elevated heart rate but not as bad as yesterday
Mild fatigue, mild shoulder pain, mildly elevated resting heart rate.
Fatigue, enlarged lymph node in arm where I got vaccine.
Following my vaccine I experience heart palpitations, fatigue, and chest pain for at least six weeks. It was worse when exercising. It appears to have gone away now. I still dont feel as fit as I did prior to the vaccine from a cardiovascular poin
Drug eruption, Middle ear effusion and Sinus pain
Sleep disruption
Disruptive sleep due to ringing in the ears since the day of receiving the vaccine
Ear ringing had diminished. Finally got a good nights sleep
Ringing in the ear...seeing my PCP on Wed.
Ears ringing
Ringing in ear.... saw nurse practitioner today. Going for a hearing test. Also told me to start antihistamines. Possibly caused by fluid behind the ear or pollen allergies. PCP office with nurse practitioner
Constant ringing in the right ear. Saw my PCP... he could do nothing about it. Going for a hearing test on4/5/21 In office visit with my PCP
Tinnitus in right ear since receiving the vaccine. Saw my PCP... referred to EENT doctor.... referred for a hearing test. All found no cause they could pinpoint. Given info on how to live with tinnitus. How about info on how to SLEEP with it??? Doctor office visits
Ringing in the ears continues 24/7. I filed a formal report to VAERS on the condition. No improvement since 3/17/21. Office visit with PCP, Eye ear nose and throat doctor and a hearing test
Have developed red blotches on my back neck legs and arms
Body rash 10 weeks after vaccine. Dermatologist determined by biopsy of two blotches that it was a medication induced rash Dermatologist appointment as follow up to urgent care
No
Headaches, sore throat and sinus pain and a dry cough Tested for Covid, Flu and strep throat. All tests were negative.
Induration, Neck mass and Lymphadenopathy
Noticed a lump last week on my lower neck error left side by collar bone. Went to doctor and she said maybe related to vaccination. Have to schedule an ultrasound.
Lymph nodes hard and swollen. Doctor said it can last up to 6 months.
Not sure if related to COVID vaccination. The skin on my hands became hard. Small section of right hand hard, bumpy, and discolored. Never happened in my life. Appearance and texture similar to eczema which I dont have.
Cardiac operation, Vitreous floaters and Upper-airway cough syndrome
Found my blood pressure went up 140s/80s during the week. Has since returned to normal. Had recent heart surgery and been monitoring blood pressure daily.
Start of sore throat with minimal runny nose with post nasal drip.Sore throat subsided with two days.Limited clear flem with minimal cough.3 month old granddaughter had similar conditions during stay over the weekend.
Floaters this morning for about 15 minutes
Skin warm, Hot flush and Chest pain
Forehead feels warm, a little feverish, but when I check my temperature, it reads a normal 97.6
I feel feverish, but have no fever, maybe more of a hotflash
Felt minor feverish, but temperature is ok
I had chest pains, went to ER, saw my cardiologist, endocrinologist, and pcp and they did ct scans, ekg, ultrasounds, and found nothing. This was last month, 6 months after I recieved the moderna vaccines. Specialist appointments
Macular degeneration, Hypertension and Vertigo
Headaches
Headache, dizzyness, mild upset stomach.
Vertigo, chest pains, extreamly high blood pressure. ER visit for these sympotms.
Got Covid and now have Covid Rash.
Breathing is at times harder, macular degeneratipn starting now, heart issues have increased from one moderate leaking valve to 2 moderate valves leaking and 2 slightly leaking. Surgery at this time is not a option will have esophageal echo done soon
Dehydration, Constipation and Insomnia
No
I noticed more headaches (migraine) than usual, but could be allergy related. Also, realized I was waking up in the middle of the night every night for 2 weeks after 1st dose, extremely dehydrated. Thats getting better now. Also, often constipated
This is how I felt Friday 4/16/21
This is how I felt Saturday, 24 hrs after my 2nd vaccination
This is how I felt Sunday 4/18/21. 2 days after my shot. Also dehydrated.
This is for Monday - Friday: Dehydration in middle of night, slight sore throat, slight constipation
Abnormal sleep-related event, Varicella and Herpes zoster
Just feel like have seasonal allergies. Nothing more than as usual this time of year. Also was told ok to donate blood 2 days after vaccination . Hopefully true had no adverse affects from that . Was also a very good experience line went fast .
Never had shingles before or chicken pox but expiriecef like ripping pain from like hair follicles temporary past couple days .
Went to bed at 9 oclock not like me sleep usually starts after midnight
Eyelids pruritus, Hemorrhoids and Swelling of eyelid
Awoke with bad headache; had headache all day, which is extremely unusual for me.
Sinus ache. Upper teeth aches but better at end of day.
Probably unrelated, but my eyelids are itchy & swollen. Maybe due to pollen, though Ive never had a reaction to pollen before. As I age, I seem to be developing more reactions and allergies. Im 66.
10/1/2021 Pfizer Covid booster (3rd shot) Noon at Safeway. Midnight felt bad/achy all over; took 1 Alleve. Felt worse Sat 10/2/21 am; temp 99.8 at 9:15am; slept a lot; temp 101.1 2:11pm. One Alleve 2:30pm.
Severe constipation together WITH diarrhea all day diarrhea approx 10 times) 'til 9pm; so much that caused extremely painful hemorrhoids. BTW, I almost never have constipation (only post surgery due to painkillers). No fever med since Sun (Alleve).
Armpit-chest tissue swollen under left (injected) arm continues. Noticed 3 days after shot, but may have begun earlier. No pain, just swelling. Forgot to mention til now. Discovered it's a known reaction. Digestive issues improving each day.
Still swollen under left arm (left arm was the injected arm). No pain, just swollen.
Swelling under left arm (armpit swelling) still here. Left upper arm was injected. No pain, just swollen.
Swelling under left (injection side) arm is nearly back to normal after 10-10-2021 3rd/booster (Pfizer) shot.
Heart racing, palpitations
Heartbeat maybe still a little fluttery
Odd swelling at left (injection side) armpit-chest
Armpit-chest swollen on left (injection side). Heart rate seems a bit fast.
Armpit-chest swollen on left (injection side)
Armpit-chest swollen on left (injection side).
Swollen left armpit-chest (injection was on left)
Armpit-chest still swollen (left, injection side) but less than previously.
Swollen armpit-chest on left (injection side).
Had Covid 9/5/2022 - 9/14/2022.
Electric shock sensation, Herpes simplex and Herpes zoster
Small area of herpes on left side of the neck Phone call for a script for acylovir
Dizziness. Like what you experience when coming off an antidepressant. Not sure connected but have not had them since going off effexor 15 years ago.
Continuous headaches
Shingles for the second time. Got shingles two days after first vaccine. Second vaccine I got them three days after the injection.
Continue to have shingles
Shingles
Dizziness with brain zaps
Mental disorder, Spinal pain and Musculoskeletal pain
Fever of 100.6, extreme fatigue and moderate pain at injection site yesterday, 4/6/21. Was unable to complete a full day of work.
Bruising at injection site.
I developed a large, raised red area around the injection site about 7 days after vaccination. It has slowly gone down, however it, along with my initial bruise, are still present. Additionally, I had a cough and felt very tired for one day.
Pain in spine between shoulder blades.
Numbness in fingertips
I did not feel altogether there mentally, akin to a day after youve recovered from a flu with fever.
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