What, if any, side effects did you get from your 2nd vaccine

DS had side effects but seemed to go on with his day, although his day consists of only leaving his dorm room for meals. He said it sucked but then said he was fine, did whatever he had to do online that day for school. My DD was out for a day with side effects after he 2nd moderna. She napped quite a bit that day. I’ll let you know after Friday if I have the same.

I had Pfizer, and my arm was a little sore.

Pfizer. Nausea in the middle of the 3rd night after the 2nd shot. Headache and exhaustion on Day 4. Fine after that.  My arm was much more sore after the first shot than the 2nd. 

ETA: Oh and I had the swollen lymph node in my armpit after a few days.  I only noticed it when applying deodorant. 

I heard the interview of a local doctor. She said in her observations people who had had Covid react worse after the first dose. People who hadn’t had Covid react worse after the 2nd dose. I wish I could remember which vaccine she was talking about. DH and DS got Pfizer and I got Moderna. None of us was diagnosed with Covid.

I had my second dose of Pfizer on Saturday. I voted mild symptoms - I had a low grade fever and fatigue on Sunday. Same for DH.

I could have gone to work but I was glad I didn’t have to. Woke up normal on Monday

I ended up with a swollen lymph gland in my left breast (side I got the shot on). It has been 6 weeks since my second Moderna shot, and it is only just now starting to go down. I am waiting to schedule my mammogram until it goes away.

My husband just got his second Moderna shot yesterday afternoon. He woke up last night (just about exactly 12 hours later) with chills, fever and body aches, took some advil and fell back asleep. Today he's been laying on the couch feel blah with a mild headache, slight fever (last check was at 99) and body aches. Says his arm really hurts too and it didn't hurt at all after the first shot. Only issue he had after the first dose was the bad red arm lump and itchy rash, which he still has a slight redness, so he got the second shot in the opposite arm. We are hoping he will feel much better tonight.

My second dose is Friday, so we shall see how I do.

We never had or even suspected we've had Covid.

My DS and I both got Pfizer. I had no side affects with the first or the second dose. DS felt really bad the day after the first. He is getting his second dose on Thursday. I'm very interested how he reacts.

My husband and I both got our second shot last Saturday. No side effects from the first nor the second. My husband's arm was a touch sore at the injection site but that was it.  Neither of us even felt the injections. 

We both had Moderna.

Not an option on your poll, but.....


I had the J&J vaccine and had mild flu like symptoms as did adult DS. DH didn't have any side effects.

I had moderna. The second vaccine reactions were not what I expected. I took a day off expecting some reaction. I got my shot at 1245. At 5pm the following day my head got really heavy and wonky. I made it to bed before passing out I don’t know if I passed out or just fell asleep but I woke up 6 hours later in the exact same position. Got up, ate got a shower and then slept for another 12 hours. I don’t normally sleep like that. That’s the only odd thing that happened. I have not had COVID to my knowledge

I had my second shot at 3:30 this afternoon, so I'll have to get back to you. The second shot itself hurt way less than the first, but so far, I have nothing to report. I'm two Moscow Mules down though. Such a relief to have it over.

I think we need to be careful how we word this because it may scare people who are vaccine-hesitant. IDK how to vote because I don't agree with how this is worded. I had a mild reaction but it did knock me out for about a day. But "headache like the worst hangover ever, where your brain is clanging around your skull" and plain-old exhaustion are NOT severe symptoms. Annoying? Yes. "Severe"? No, they aren't, even though I did rest basically all day after my second vax.