My Dr, warned that the booster side effects will probably scare people/me, away from getting the shots next year. It doesn't sound pleasant. I'm sorry your going through this...and hope you are back to normal...asap! ♥

I got the Pfizer booster last Thursday afternoon and felt fine the rest of the day. On Friday I had a low grade fever, chills, fatigue, body aches and knocked off work at noon to take a nap. Felt a little better when I woke up but did not feel normal until Saturday when I was just a little achy still but not enough to slow me down.

Pfizer COVID booster vaccination side effects:

Most of our staff reported nothing beyond injection site arm soreness.

I had the Moderna booster 3 days ago. I had very few side effects from jab 1 and none from jab 2 so I thought nothing was going to happen with the booster. Within 24 hours I had chills, tiredness and a headache. Most of that is gone but the glands under that arm are quite painful.

My friend told me she got the booster last week. I asked about any side effects. She said she had the Pfizer booster, flu shot, and shingles first shot all at the same time! She said she felt really tired for a couple of days but nothing beyond that.

I was ill after both vaccine shots with the same symptoms from what had already been assumed to be a case of Covid from before there was the capability to test. The second shot reaction was almost as bad as the original illness. No way I would ever consider putting myself through another even stronger reaction from another vaccine.

A friend had the 3rd booster...she'd previously had covid twice before and she said she was very sick for 2 days with 102 fever and even a couple of days later, she was better but not 100%. I think the booster is worse for those who have had the disease.

Sorry you felt awful. I did, too. I got my Moderna booster Friday afternoon, and by that evening I felt like I had been hit by a truck. I went to bed, but woke up all night long, feeling a deep ache in every bone and muscle. It hurt so bad it took me two hours to work up enough courage to get out of bed to take some ibuprofen. The aches were gone by Sunday morning, but I still don't feel 100%. Maybe 95%. ;)

I did have Covid last year and while I was achey, it was nothing like the pain I felt from the booster.

DH had his 3rd booster with almost no side effects other than tiredness.

Neighbor had her 3rd booster and got covid arm with it, otherwise she's fine.

Annie - you say "3rd booster." Do you mean that they have had five shots - the initial two and 3 boosters, or three shots in total?

I had virtually no reaction to Moderna vaccine 1&2, but didn't know to avoid taking ibuprofen (that I take for arthritis) before and immediately after the vaccines. So, I've been a little concerned about the level of immunity I received. For my Moderna booster, I quit the IBU the day before and for 2 days after and had a stronger reaction, but really only chills and a slight bit of tiredness.

Moderna in February and March. Moderna booster in October. Nothing but a sore arm for all three. Same for my husband.

Nothing but sore arms for everyone in my family who are boosted (not me yet, I'm not yet eligible).

Terriks, sorry, I meant 3rd shot...the first two and now the third. No one I know has had more than 3.

We had Moderna shots in Jan and Feb. Little bit of a reaction to the second shot (both of us) but nothing remarkable and nothing a nights sleep didn't take care of.

We had the Moderna booster 14 days ago. No reaction at all. Not even tender at the injection site - my arm was more sore with the seasonal flu shot I had last month.

My mother (94) had the Pfizer booster and seasonal flu shot at the same time last Tuesday....complained of nothing at all.

I’ve had Pfizer for all 3 of my shots and have experienced no side effects at all, not even a sore arm. DH felt a bit tired after the first but nothing after the 2nd or the booster. None of my friends or family have had any trouble either, beyond a bit of tiredness and preferring not to be bashed on the arm for a few days.

I do hope nobody is put off having their jabs by tales of woe. I don’t know anyone who has felt really bad and the alternative is many times worse, for society as a whole, not just the individual.

Oh Lars I'm glad you're feeling better. After the 2nd Pfizer I felt like crap for 3 days - light/sound sensitive, sore neck, exhausted. I wonder how I'll feel after the booster. I'll be ready for it just in case.

A couple of nursing friends said the same thing about if you have reaction that's a sign that your immune system is working with the vaccination. I do wonder though, if a severe reaction can be too much.

Here's some info about possible side effects of the Pfizer vaccine on eyes. It's fairly rare (only affects about 0.8% of people, from what I have read), but it is very real.

I'm still feeling tired today, but I am not feeling dizzy, and I can treat my eyes with eye drops. Fortunately, my brother already had the drops, but I will be getting some for myself, for future use.

My message would be to say that it is good to have eye drops in your first aid kit.

I had not reported any of my side effects to VAERS, but I will do so. I'll also report my reactions from the Moderna vaccine, which were much worse than what I'm experiencing now.

Kevin only felt tired after his vaccinations, and that only lasted for a day for him.

Most people do not have severe reactions to this vaccine, and these are the first vaccines that I have had bad reactions to.

I received the Moderna booster three weeks ago. I had basically the same reaction as I did for the 2nd shot - fever and achy-ness that night and mild flu-like symptoms the next day.

I had my 3rd shot (Pfizer booster) last Thursday. Other than slight soreness in my arm for a day, I had no side effects. My husband had no side effects with his either.

1st Moderna shot = no reaction

2nd Moderna shot = a hangover feeling minus the nausea & headache (1 day)

3rd Moderna (booster) = no reaction

A week before the booster we got the 65+ flu shot and fatigued me (1 day)

Sore arms each time but as I have said before, sticking a needle an inch into one's arm will most likely feel sore even without an injection.

An inch? Good grief is it that deep? I barely felt mine, either Covid or flu.

I downloaded a PDF file to fill out for VAERS and submitted it, but the form was good for only one day of vaccination, and so I filled it out to report the rash that I got from the Feb 8 Moderna vaccination, since that was the most drastic.

I sent my doctor a message about the reaction to the Pfizer booster, but I do not consider this reaction to be drastic, as it did not interfere with my sleep.

Lars, your rash reaction is more delayed, but I do know a couple people who had a terrible rash problem with their first and second shots. Worse with the first shot.

Not a clue if having Covid factors in, but DH and I both had Covid last November. Neither of us had any reaction to the first two Phizer shots in March, or our recent Phizer boosters. We also got our flu shots with the boosters.

We have had all three shots and no reactions except for sore arm which only lasted a day. All were Phizer.

With the three shots, I have had every single symptom listed in mdln's note. Except vomiting and fainting. I even got some arthritis-type joint pain for a month, with the third shot.

And I would take double the symptoms to avoid COVID.

Trading a few symptoms, for a couple of weeks is nothing compared to what someone who contracts COVID feels.

Weird how it affects different people. I had the first Moderna Feb 1 and the second March 2 and the Moderna booster two weeks ago. The only reaction with all three was with the second shot. 28 hours after the shot, I had a mild fever and aches and then the next day was fine. Zero reaction from the booster except for a sore arm because the pharmacist wasn't that proficient

Sorry you're feeling bad. I've had all three Pfizer injections and only a sore arm.

Lars, i wonder if your eyes were affected by the strong Santanas. The smog that comes with Santanas as strong as last weekends can csuse eye discomfort. We have had no side effects with our three Pfizer shots.

All three Moderna shots and no problems at all. Friend had not had her booster yet and came down with the breakthrough. She's feeling pretty rough but was more concerned that she had passed it on to me, since I am much older than she. Count my blessings, I think!

I had tiredness for a few days after the Moderna booster, but it didn't last as long as what I had from the second Moderna shot last March.

Had my Pfizer booster and had a sore, swollen arm at the injection site for 3 days. No other reaction.

sheilajoyce_gw, my first thought was that I was experiencing effects from Santa Ana Winds, but those usually just make me depressed. It has been unseasonably hot the past few days up to 88° at the beach on Saturday, and so I've been staying inside.

The winds in Palm Springs do not bother me, except for the sand, but then they are a different kind of wind.

Here's a photo of how my eyes look today

I've never had this kind of redness from Santa Ana Winds.

FWIW, I used text for VAERS reporting. They sent me texts to respond to, and sent several over a period of weeks, then another several months later.

I have mine scheduled for Friday as we are going out of town in a few weeks and I want to make sure I'm as protected as possible. I picked Friday so I have the weekend to recover if necessary. First dose of Moderna I had a high fever for about 12 hours. 2nd dose no fever but body aches. Extremely sore arm both times. I'm curious to see how my booster reaction will be. My SO will be getting Pfizer on Friday too.

No problems.

Carol, I prefer never having to use text for anything, if there are other options, and the VAERS site did say that they recommended that people use desktop or laptop computers rather than phones or tablets. The PDF form that I downloaded seemed a bit buggy, as it kept telling me that certain questions were ESSENTIAL even after I had answered them fully. I had all the info on my vaccination, including the lot numbers for the Moderna, although I do not have that for the Pfizer.

I might not bother reporting the Pfizer incident, but I did report it to my doctor, and he thanked me for that. I do think that it is important that reactions to the vaccines get logged, so that if other people have them, they will know that they are not the only ones. I did feel some validation when I read about other people having the same reactions that I did to both vaccines, and I do believe that the reactions I had are relatively rare.

I do feel a lot better knowing that I have had the booster, and at least I'm not losing sleep!