COVID booster severe reaction

[myalgiamale]

Tuesday, 22nd November 2022, 18:30, I received my first ever COVID booster, I got my first COVID job last year? Then I felt I'd been hit by a double decker bus, the symptoms lasted 24 hours, with mild flu like symptoms, sleeping for most of the time, only waking the odd time for a drink to wet my whistle.

I had my flu jab 3 weeks ago, and my left arm is time tender from the injection site, because my left arm was in pain, I requested my COVID jab in my right arm.

This time around, the symptoms were ten·​fold, almost 3 days of not feeling right, I've had my first meal today since Tuesday.

It makes me wonder whether that what I went through, is enough to make me not get my next one?

What symptoms has anyone else had after receiving their initial jad, or boosters?

[Yassytina FMA UK Volunteer]

Morning I felt unwell for my 1st Covid jab but then catching it in the Summer and feeling very rough for a good couple of weeks I am glad I’ve kept up with boosters , yes they say too have flu in a different arm. Rest up and differently pace yourself ,miserable cold outside so good excuse this weekend, hopefully it will pass soon, I am hearing it’s still doing the rounds locally and people getting it a 2nd/3rd time but not so bad as been vaccinated. Glad you have started too eat now .Take care

[LisaSnow FMA UK Volunteer]

No side effects for me other than a sore arm for a couple of days.

[SpikeDinosaur]

Sorry you're feeling so bad. It really depends on the person. My husband and I had flu and second covid booster jabs on the same day (one in each arm). No problems for either of us apart from sore arms for 24hrs.

My parents did the same a few weeks earlier. My dad no problem, my mum felt flu like for about 5 days. She always has a reaction to jabs. Will keep getting them though.

[Cat00]

I reacted worse than my husband, I always do though. He was a bit grey and a bit cold, he's rarely cold. I was unwell for about a week. But I have to say my friend, who has no pre-existing conditions was ill for almost 3 weeks. So it just shows you how variable it is. The other thing I should mention is that my 8 year old daughter and her 10 year old friend both got Covid. They both got very few symptoms almost non-existent and seemed to recover completely at first. The following year has been very different for the 10 year old however. After describing pain in the groin and legs that didn't go away, many scans later it turns out she has Osteomyelitis which is an infection of the bone.

Because it wasn't identified in the first week, more like 8 months later and only bc they had private health insurance, it is likely caused permanent damage. The doctors are unequivocal that it is Covid that has caused it.

This has made me even more nervous about getting Covid and I would happyly be ill for a while than get Covid, it is nasty in so many different ways!

[Kitten-whiskers]

I am so sorry your going through that, I had a friend who experienced something simillar, it put him off having any further jabs or boosters. I hope you feel better soon and you feel better soon

[Fillingincake]

After my fourth co vid jab I felt aching, pains soreness for a few days ,but it has left me with a pains in joints and feeling unwell. I will not be having anymore. This episode happened after my jab. My husband had the same one and he was fine, but he did react to the flu jab.

[SlothMode]

Hiya myalgiamale,

Well my first 2 covid jabs right up to the 3rd booster were just a painful arm, flu symptoms. I recently had the 4th booster and that one has been terrible! I came home and to extreme vomiting and the runs! It lasted for over a week and has seriously put me off having another. This booster with added Omicron slayed me! 😊🤗

[Hidden]

me and my whole family and friends have never worn a mask, never had any jabs and not one of us as had covid, not even the cold or flu for the last 3 years..... just saying

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

straight from the uk government website.......

Status of COVID-19

As of 19 March 2020, COVID-19 is no longer considered to be a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) in the UK. There are many diseases which can cause serious illness which are not classified as HCIDs.

The 4 nations public health HCID group made an interim recommendation in January 2020 to classify COVID-19 as an HCID. This was based on consideration of the UK HCID criteria about the virus and the disease with information available during the early stages of the outbreak. Now that more is known about COVID-19, the public health bodies in the UK have reviewed the most up to date information about COVID-19 against the UK HCID criteria. They have determined that several features have now changed; in particular, more information is available about mortality rates (low overall), and there is now greater clinical awareness and a specific and sensitive laboratory test, the availability of which continues to increase.

The ACDP is also of the opinion that COVID-19 should no longer be classified as an HCID.

The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to consider COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), therefore the need to have a national, coordinated response remains and this is being met by the government’s COVID-19 response.

Cases of COVID-19 are no longer managed by HCID treatment centres only. Healthcare workers managing possible and confirmed cases should follow the National infection prevention and control manual for England, which includes instructions about different personal protective equipment (PPE) ensembles that are appropriate for different clinical scenarios.