Nosey Friday ! Health Poll: Flu Shot after-effects ?

[cbelt3]

Because both Mrs. cbelt3 and I were mighty sore and low grade ill for several days afterwards. Still better than getting full on influenza though.

Official information here from the hard working scientists at the CDC:

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/flushot.htm

Ed: NOT Thursday, thanks all... because I have no idea what day it is. Work from home, all days seem to be the same. Or long haul COVID. Or just dropping myself on my head. Or just a senior moment.:oldfogey:

[Lemon Drop]

I'd never had any reaction to a flu vaccine before this year.

Sore arm and felt bad for 2 days. But yes, much easier than influenza!

[space-time]

Zero

[Speedy]

space-time wrote:
Zero

Same here.

[RAMd®d]

Zero, also.

[mstudio]

None whatsoever. The needle seemed longer this year and the process of injection slower.

[modelamac]

cbelt3,

My horrifying answer is that neither my wife nor I had any adverse reaction to our flu shots this year. She usually has a sore arm for a couple of days. I rarely notice any adverse reaction.

I think most sore arms are from tensing up and anticipating the poke. Relax and think about taking a nap or something similar.

[SteveG]

no effect

[davester]

I got the flu shot and Covid booster at the same time in the same arm so I can't isolate that flu shot effects vs the Covid shot effects. My arm hurt like hell for a couple of days and I felt fatigued for a day or so.

[Lew Zealand]

Very slightly sore arm for the remainder of the day, nothing else.