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CaliforniaPeggy

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5. Thanks so much, my dear MLAA!

Mon Feb 1, 2021, 03:57 PM

Feb 2021

The article does say that there's no danger from this little reaction. Heck, it doesn't even itch!

And there's almost nothing that chocolate doesn't help.

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Today I found out that I've had a slight reaction to the Moderna vaccine. [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 OP

Take care, dear CalPeg! MLAA Feb 2021 #1

Thanks so much, my dear MLAA! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #5

A friend told me she had bad chills the next day. dawg day Feb 2021 #18

I hope the same for you: nothing but minor reactions at the most! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #20

Yikes! That would worry me too. Budi Feb 2021 #2

Thank you, dear Budi! I was a bit worried until I looked it up. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #6

Yes. Says it's harmless, & do get the second shot Budi Feb 2021 #8

We're about to get our Moderna shots. Thanks for the info. KewlKat Feb 2021 #3

You're welcome, my dear KewlKat! I looked it up since I hadn't heard anything about it. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #7

Thanks for the heads up. lpbk2713 Feb 2021 #4

You're very welcome, my dear lpbk2713! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #10

I was achey and feverish in November. lpbk2713 Feb 2021 #16

Ouch. Looks like swelling too. Let us know how long it took to go away. SunSeeker Feb 2021 #9

Not to worry, my dear SunSeeker. There's no pain or even itching! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #12

Glad that you got your vaccination. Callalily Feb 2021 #11

Exactly right, my dear Callalily! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #13

I'm so sorry my dear, CAPeggy. Niagara Feb 2021 #14

Aw, thank you, my dear Niagara! I'm not at all itchy, and haven't had any since I got the vaccine. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #17

You're welcome, CAPeggy. Niagara Feb 2021 #29

If a rash is not causing any symptoms, there is... 3catwoman3 Feb 2021 #35

I had the Pfizer a week ago KatyMan Feb 2021 #15

I'm glad you're feeling good now, my dear KatyMan! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #19

Thanks very much! KatyMan Feb 2021 #24

Awww...thank you, my dear KatyMan! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #39

One of our other duers also got that. BComplex Feb 2021 #21

Thanks for letting me know, my dear BComplex! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #22

I just added the thread as an edit to my previous post, CalPeg. BComplex Feb 2021 #23

Thanks for doing that! Very informative post. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #25

Wasn't me. I'm still waitlisted. MineralMan Feb 2021 #53

That means a robust immune reaction. roamer65 Feb 2021 #26

Well, that's good news! And thank goodness I haven't caught the virus! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #31

.. roamer65 Feb 2021 #32

Wife and I got the first IBEWVET Feb 2021 #27

Forewarned is forearmed! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #33

Had that same reaction after my shingles shot oregonjen Feb 2021 #28

I am thinking of Shingrix later this year. roamer65 Feb 2021 #30

And thank you for the heads-up, my dear oregonjen! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #34

Take care My Dear CaliforniaPeggy malaise Feb 2021 #36

Believe me, my dear malaise! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #40

Hi Peggy - sorry to hear about the reaction mvd Feb 2021 #37

Thank you, my dear mvd. It's a very minor reaction, tbh! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #41

That makes two of us DavidDvorkin Feb 2021 #38

Indeed it does, my dear DavidDvorkin! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #43

A week after my second and I still have it. xmas74 Feb 2021 #42

I'm sorry you had the itchy side effect! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #45

Made me look at my upper left arm !!! PufPuf23 Feb 2021 #44

I suspect your side effects are part of the normal ones, but I'm not sure. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #46

Thank you. Don't think its a big deal. Just some discomfort PufPuf23 Feb 2021 #47

That is what my last flu shot did to me birdographer Feb 2021 #48

Wow, I've never heard of a flu shot doing that. Always a first time, though. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #49

Some on TicToc had a reaction like this but it covered more of their arm womanofthehills Feb 2021 #50

Ah, thanks for the info! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #51

My friend Laurie Garrett experienced something like that... brooklynite Feb 2021 #52

It's a bit unnerving until you find out just what it is! Hope she's OK. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #55

An extra dose of Fauchi ouchie! Generic Other Feb 2021 #54

Actually, it hasn't hurt at all, nor itch! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #56

My mom had the same thing karin_sj Feb 2021 #57

I'm glad you're both better! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #58

A heart and a hope Wawannabe Feb 2021 #59

Aw, thank you, my dear Wawannabe! And here's a heart for you! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #60

Getting mine (Moderna) on Wednesday. Now I won't panic if I see something similar. Hope you Nanjeanne Feb 2021 #61

It's just a pink blotch and I am doing very well, thanks! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2021 #62