The covid vaccines I have gotten each made me sick for two days. That's not a lot in the big picture but it is enough to make me unenthusiastic about getting another booster that may well be ineffective. For now I'm sticking with my trusty N95.
If you had Moderna before, consider Pfizer because in my experience it gave me much less discomfort afterwards. I went back to Moderna because I felt more strongly protected, but Pfizer is good enough and better than nothing. Of course your mask will help a lot too.
You can choose vaccine?
When I last took mine, they just gave me a vaccine, I can't remember which but it's not like I had a choice anyways.
In the California search I have used, https://myturn.ca.gov/, the choice of Pfizer /Moderna/Novovax is a question along with whether you have insurance and your zip code etc. Different answers have led to different pharmacies, according to what they had ordered, I guess, and sometimes different days at the same big CVS. I've nothing to say against any of them. But I think certain groups of people are better off with one or the other depending on their health conditions. Even if there's no choice you can always ask so you know what you got. It should also be in your vaccine record if you want to go back and check.
I’ve had all the shots/boosters, switched from Moderna to Pfizer about halfway through. All Moderna shots hit me like a truck, and I’ve had zero symptoms other than a sore arm from any of my Pfizer shots.
i mean, yeah, i have to FORCE myself to get every one, the side effects are so awful. but i figure two days of that has got to be better than actually getting covid.
The covid vaccines I have gotten each made me sick for two days. That's not a lot in the big picture but it is enough to make me unenthusiastic about getting another booster that may well be ineffective. For now I'm sticking with my trusty N95.
If you had Moderna before, consider Pfizer because in my experience it gave me much less discomfort afterwards. I went back to Moderna because I felt more strongly protected, but Pfizer is good enough and better than nothing. Of course your mask will help a lot too.
You can choose vaccine?
When I last took mine, they just gave me a vaccine, I can't remember which but it's not like I had a choice anyways.
In the California search I have used, https://myturn.ca.gov/, the choice of Pfizer /Moderna/Novovax is a question along with whether you have insurance and your zip code etc. Different answers have led to different pharmacies, according to what they had ordered, I guess, and sometimes different days at the same big CVS. I've nothing to say against any of them. But I think certain groups of people are better off with one or the other depending on their health conditions. Even if there's no choice you can always ask so you know what you got. It should also be in your vaccine record if you want to go back and check.
I’ve had all the shots/boosters, switched from Moderna to Pfizer about halfway through. All Moderna shots hit me like a truck, and I’ve had zero symptoms other than a sore arm from any of my Pfizer shots.
i mean, yeah, i have to FORCE myself to get every one, the side effects are so awful. but i figure two days of that has got to be better than actually getting covid.