I got my first vaccine today!

[DewGuy]

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[S. Pupp]

[PeterB]

DewGuy wrote:
To those who thought I wouldn't be getting vaccinated, I just wanted to let you know that I've received by first dose of the Pfizer covid vaccine.

Arm and shoulder are getting a bit sore after 5 hours, hopefully that's the extent of my side effects as I've previously had shingles and don't look forward to a recurrence as a side effect.

Congrats!

Had you previously gotten the Shingrix vaccine for shingles? Apparently a number of the folks who have gotten shingles after getting the corona vaccine had NOT gotten the Shingrix beforehand.

[DewGuy]

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[PeterB]

DewGuy wrote:
[quote=PeterB]
Congrats!

Had you previously gotten the Shingrix vaccine for shingles? Apparently a number of the folks who have gotten shingles after getting the corona vaccine had NOT gotten the Shingrix beforehand.

No I haven't received the Shingrix vaccine. Until reading a discussion here at MacResouce the other day, I hadn't even heard of it.
Definitely get it at some point. Like any vaccine, it's not 100% (I think the estimates for efficacy of that one are in the ballpark of 70%?), but as anyone who's had shingles would tell you -- you'd much rather get the shot, than get the shingles. (I myself was fortunate that my case of shingles was relatively mild ... but I know people for whom the pain has been excruciating, and of those, one person who has more or less had to be on permanent pain meds because of it...)

[Speedy]

Congrats!

[wave rider]

Congratulations!!!

[Sam3]

Way to go!