• pooh [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    Is there any data on side effects from vaccines? I’ve never had Covid afaik but I have had 7 shots and as a matter of fact I’m a little sick right now from the 7th (bivalent booster). Obviously vaccines are better than actually getting it, but I’m still a little paranoid.

    • ZoomeristLeninist [comrade/them, she/her]M
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      2 years ago

      Vaccine sickness is from immune response. Long covid is presumably from the virus itself. It would be extremely unlikely that the vaccine would cause long term damage

      • pooh [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        Thanks for the response. I probably heard that explanation before but I still get irrationally paranoid anyways. My paranoia is also why I've had 7 shots lol.

      • nathanfieldertulpa [she/her, it/its]
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        2 years ago

        there's actually some evidence that long covid is at least partially caused by the spike protein. ive spent a lot of the time on the covidlonghaulers subreddit and the vaccine makes some people's long covid symptoms worse. (fwiw im far from an antivaxxer and if you dont have LC you should 100% get vaccinated)

        • TheModerateTankie [any]
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          2 years ago

          I think it may be due to this https://nitter.kavin.rocks/RajeevJayadevan/status/1651796168777830400#m

          People with Long COVID made more antibodies after subsequent vaccination, compared to people who had fully recovered from COVID. (More isn’t necessarily better)

          This difference was sustained over time.

          This indicates persistent immune activation.

          So it points to covid causing autoimmune disease, which there is plenty of evidence for. In cases like this the vaccine may aggrivate it.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Vaccines can cause harmful symptoms in some people. It's very rare and almost awayls comes from unusual immune system responses. There are a handful of non-immune system related issues, but they're even rarer.

      Every time I got the vaccines they absolutely kicked my ass for the next 24 hours. I was laying in bed having bizarre, distressing fever dreams. Totally gross. But it cleared up after 24 hours. Are you experiencing anything like that?

      • pooh [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        There was a little of that but I think it’s gone now. What’s not gone is stuffy/runny nose. I’m wondering if the immune system hit resulted in me catching a cold.