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Originally Posted by Dusk.

I have booked my vaccine for next Monday. Has anyone else had their vaccine and if so, did you suffer from any side effects?

I have received both doses, as a healthcare employee. I didn't have much of a side effect with the first one other than a sore arm, but this is because the needle goes directly into your deltoid muscle. However, the second one I did feel a bit off for. I was tired most of the next day and my arm was sore. However, it is different for every person, one of my friends was out for a few days. Don't let other peoples experiences make you nervous or hesitant as there's a chance you might not have any symptoms at all.

Originally Posted by Stardust.

Every morning this week, I've woken with cold-like symptoms and freaked out; but they go away after an hour.

Does anyone know someone who's been vaccinated and got COVID?

What were their symptoms like? Did they need to be hospitalized?

Allow me to put on my healthcare worker hat for a minute
*puts on hat*
Much better..

I do know a few people who have had COVID even with their vaccines. The vaccine doesn't make it so you're 100% protected against getting it, which I'm sure you knew. It makes the symptoms a lot less severe and the chances for survival a lot higher. However, with that being said, every person is different as some people who had COVID without the vaccine were asymptomatic (no symptoms). Even if you have COVID without your vaccine you might not necessarily have to be hospitalized.

With the current delta variant that is running wild through multiple countries it seems to be affecting more of the younger generation, but also it's a lot more contagious.

*takes off healthcare hat*