A newstudyfrom the CDC analyzed self-reported data from people who had their third shots and had some interesting takeaways.
If youve already had your first two doses, most of these side effects probably sound familiar.
There doesnt seem to be any higher risk for side effects with a third dose, he says.
Dr. Watkins explains that the variability comes down to your individual immune response.
Everyones physiology is slightly different, he says.
In short: one persons experience might not mirror your own.
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Still, theres some comfort in hearing from people whove actually been there, done that.
Below, four people share their experiences getting their COVID-19 booster shot.
The only side effect Moore experienced was swelling in her arm where she received the shot.
Its extremely perplexing to me why some people are so reluctant to be vaccinated, she says.
When I was a child, I was in a group of kids testing the polio vaccine.
I went through both tests without problems.
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The next day, I had a sore armthat was it, she says.
Knight says she decided to get her booster shot because her family is very safety oriented.
infectious disease expert and senior scholar at theJohns Hopkins Center for Health Security
I went to bed at 8:30 p.m.
It gives me a little bit of an edge in protecting me against severe illness, he says.
I also wouldnt want to put them at risk.
Even though we mask up,masks arent perfect.
I went to bed at 8:30 p.m.
I usually go to bed later, he says.
By the next day, though, Dr. Russo says he felt great.
I simply walked out of the drugstore clinic after my vaccination, she says.
Last two times, I was asked to sit and wait to see if I had a reaction.
The shot itself was less painful than the first but slightly more painful than the second, Fishman says.
Fishman says she felt so good the day after her vaccine, she played a game of pickleball.
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