MercyA Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 My 12-year-old received her second shot yesterday. Headache, sore arm, slight fever (99.8), tiredness, tiny bit of stomach upset. Nothing major, still cheerful, but wants to just lay around today. 🙂 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelydon Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 14 yo received 2nd vaccine yesterday. No issues at all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 My 15yo got dose 2 of Pfizer yesterday morning. No side effects. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoeless Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 4 hours ago, MissLemon said: Kiddo had a slight headache this am. He got a drink and went back to bed, and just woke up. He says he feels fine now. He ended up with a slight fever of 99.8 and just wanted to read and loaf around today. He keeps saying he's "perfectly fine", but he's always been sort of a walk-it-off kind of guy when it comes to illness and injury. (The kid never even cried when teething!) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 DS got his second shot today, three days late, and then cooked dinner. He’s had zero side effects so far...four hours on. I expect he’ll have a sore arm and sleep well but be otherwise ok. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 The 14yr old and 12yr old got their 2nd dose 3ish hours ago so far one has a slightly sore arm. I am so happy it definitely feels like we can return 90% normal. Just avoid crowds indoors. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I love seeing these young people getting vaccinated! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenaj Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) Update on my two boys: 13yo was complaining of a headache by noon yesterday. He must have been having a few chills because he kept taking his temp. No fever. 15yo had no headache and functioned normally all day but had a fever of 101 by 10:30 last night. He took Motrin and went to bed. Edited June 5, 2021 by JanOH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 DS15 got his second yesterday morning. Nothing but a slightly sore arm. And that's everyone but the 8 year old all finished! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 (edited) DS woke up, silently/morosely ate his morning TROUGH of cereal, and went about his day. No effects, not even a sore arm. I believe I hear him humming. 🤷🏽♀️ Edited June 5, 2021 by Sneezyone 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 2nd day after 2nd dose: seems entirely back to normal. When pressed, says she might have a tiny bit of a headache still. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Everyone is good here about 30 hrs post second shot. Dd12 is at an end of the year party for her improv troupe, it's outdoors and all the kids have had at least 1 shot!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forty-two Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Dd14 and dd12 got their second shots today. So far, just sore arms, about like it was with the first shot at this point. They had a hard time sleeping the first night after their first shot because of how sore their arms became, but it was better by the end of day 2. So we'll see how it goes this time - I'm thinking of offering a Tylenol before bed so their arms don't keep them up this time. They are eagerly counting down their two weeks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 More than 48 hours since DD's second shot - still no other symptoms, and by this morning the soreness in her arm was already almost gone. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenaj Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Everyone back to normal here by about 36 hours post shots. Everyone except my 11yodd fully vaccinated! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Older boys got their second dose at 10:30 am on Thursday and DS16 started feeling awful about 5am Friday. 100+ fever all day, nausea, general malaise. He felt significantly improved by Friday dinnertime and then woke up perfectly fine this morning. DS13 was particularly cranky on Friday but whether that had anything to do with the vaccine is anybody's guess. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) My Ds13 is scheduled for his second shot Tuesday. He has a bit of a cold. Debating whether he should get the shot or not. Leaning towards no for several reasons. He will be away at camp for most of the summer, so if we skip it next week his next opportunity will be in late July. He had covid, asymptomatically, in January. Thinking he’s reasonably well protected with natural antibodies and the first shot. Would 8-9 weeks between doses make the second shot less effective? Or would he need to begin all over again? His school may require the vax in the fall? Or require it to be mask-free. Edited June 6, 2021 by ScoutTN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSera Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 33 minutes ago, ScoutTN said: My Ds13 is scheduled for his second shot Tuesday. He has a bit of a cold. Debating whether he should get the shot or not. Leaning towards no for several reasons. He will be away at camp for most of the summer, so if we skip it next week his next opportunity will be in late July. He had covid, asymptomatically, in January. Thinking he’s reasonably well protected with natural antibodies and the first shot. Would 8-9 weeks between doses make the second shot less effective? Or would he beed to begin all over again? His school may require the vax in the fall? Or require it to be mask-free. If he’s had Covid plus one shot, I personally would wait also if he’s sick. The protection from that is excellent (although I’m not remembering if I’ve seen statistics from kids with Covid plus one shot). Most health departments seem to be saying that while they want you to get the second shot within six weeks, they won’t require you to begin the series again if you don’t. Now, whether a school district or some thing might have different rules, I have no idea. Seems super unlikely that his cold symptoms would be Covid, considering he had it once and has had a shot, but right now, we would be getting tested for symptoms of any kind, just to be safe, and acting like it was Covid until we found out otherwise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberries Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 DD started running a fever (101.9) late last night, 12 hrs post-shot. Took Motrin and went to sleep. Slept until 10:30 am today, then was feverish, dizzy, and queasy when she got up. Fortunately the dizziness and nausea only lasted a few minutes. She took more Motrin and spent the day lying around watching TV. Still running a low fever (100.4 without meds) before bed tonight. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 My 14yo got his second shot Thursday. Nothing to report! 🙂 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 My 14yo daughters got their shots about 3:30 Friday. They slept a lot, but other than that (and the obvious pain at injection site), they say they feel fine. I'm relieved. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 My 15 yo and 14 yo are about 24 hours post shot. 15 yo has had zero side effects, not even a sore arm even when pressing on it. 14 yo couldn't sleep last night and has a headache today (which could be a normal headache for her or lack of sleep). She took an Advil for headache/arm pain. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 DS 13 had his second shot on Thursday. He had some low grade fever, tiredness, headache and body aches the next day. His arm was sore, but the shot itself was one of the best sticks he's ever had--the person giving them was really good. It's all over today. He has had some mild coughing, but we think it's allergies--the cottonwood trees are kind of going nuts here. He decided to take some Zyrtec to see if it helps. He tends to be susceptible to coughing with minor changes in weather, etc., in general and on and off from one of his meds. Lung issues are common for people with his genetic diagnosis, and I think he has mildly excitable lungs as a result. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, KSera said: If he’s had Covid plus one shot, I personally would wait also if he’s sick. The protection from that is excellent (although I’m not remembering if I’ve seen statistics from kids with Covid plus one shot). Most health departments seem to be saying that while they want you to get the second shot within six weeks, they won’t require you to begin the series again if you don’t. Now, whether a school district or some thing might have different rules, I have no idea. Seems super unlikely that his cold symptoms would be Covid, considering he had it once and has had a shot, but right now, we would be getting tested for symptoms of any kind, just to be safe, and acting like it was Covid until we found out otherwise. Tested. Not covid. He caught the cold from Dd. Tiny private school that has taken covid very seriously, but also met in person all year, with had 8 virtual school days. Edited June 7, 2021 by ScoutTN 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSera Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 1 hour ago, SKL said: They slept a lot, but other than that (and the obvious pain at injection site), they say they feel fine. I'm relieved. I admit I giggled at all the “they”s in this 😁. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Just now, KSera said: I admit I giggled at all the “they”s in this 😁. Two girls = they in old grammar or new! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, KSera said: I admit I giggled at all the “they”s in this 😁. I have two 14yo daughters. "They" is appropriate, I think. What else would you use? She+she? Edited June 6, 2021 by SKL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danae Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Dose two accomplished! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberries Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 DD woke up feeling fine yesterday. Fever was gone and only complaint was a mildly sore arm. So basically back to normal at 48 hrs post-shot. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danae Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 20 hours post second dose the 12 y.o. has a headache and the 14 y.o. is slightly feverish. They both decided to lie down for a bit after lunch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 My guys are getting their 2nd shot tomorrow morning 😬! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 DD15 got her second Pfizer late last week. Had a day or two of mild fatigue, sore arm, and back to normal. Everyone in my nuclear and extended families is now vaccinated! Two weeks until immunity - yay!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sangtarah Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Dd15 had her second shot last Thursday! Nothing to report! She felt fine and had zero complaints. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Just got home from the boys 2nd shot. My one guy was able to lay down for the entire thing this time and did great (he got his first shot at Walgreens and fainted after the shot - he has vasovagal syncope reactions to shots). Will see how they do side effects wise throughout the day. They think they are going to swim practice this afternoon. We will see! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSera Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 On 6/6/2021 at 3:44 PM, SKL said: I have two 14yo daughters. "They" is appropriate, I think. What else would you use? She+she? No, they is totally the right word! It just jumped out at me as funny given your other thread. Weird sense of humor, I guess 🤷♀️. My 15yo had the second dose with nothing except a mildly sore arm. Same as for first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaConquest Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Older DS (age 12) had his second shot on Saturday. No side effects at all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danae Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Both boys were slightly warm to the touch and sleepy most of the day after shot 2, but back to normal the following day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeriJ Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 13 and 16 year olds, both had mildly sore arms and nothing else after 1st shot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Ds’ cold is almost gone. I checked with his pediatrician and she said go ahead. So Ds got his second shot this morning. So far, 8 hrs later, just a slightly sore arm. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecka Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 My 12yos had their second Pfizer yesterday. So far it’s been totally uneventful. My daughter was sick, for about 2 days, after her first shot, so it is nice that this one is zero side effects. She was sick starting the evening of the first shot, and it’s been over 24 hours this time, so I think she is in the clear. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acadie Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) I'm so mad. Dd15's first Pfizer shot was at a location that is only giving shots on limited days now. With district and regional qualifying meets for club track, it will be almost a month before she can do one of the dates at the original site, and she's already a month out from her first dose. I called and the hospital will not allow us to schedule her second shot at a different site, even though they have tons of other openings within their system. Why put up barriers for people who WANT to get vaccinated in a timely fashion? I think we'll end up going outside the hospital system, but I'm hesitant because her vaccine records were screwed up a few years ago, with incorrect info entered into the state database. It's a hassle every stupid year for school and sports forms. I've requested multiple times that her chart AND the state database be corrected, but questions have still come up three years in a row. The last thing I need is any complication in documentation on her Covid vaccinations. Grrrrrr. ETA: 3rd call to the hospital. No resolution but a supervisor is supposed to call me back. Edited June 9, 2021 by Acadie 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) My boys are 27 hours post 2nd shot. Both of them said their arms were more sore than the 1st dose. They are feeling fine. One did just come to me and said his armpit is sore and can feel a swollen lymph node. They just had a sore arm for the 1st shot. Edited June 9, 2021 by mlktwins ETA: fix typing :-) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 About a week post second shot for my 15 year old. He was down not feeling well with low grade fever, fatigue, brain fog, headache for about two and half days. He had a sore arm, but it didn't seem to bother him much. He also told me later that he had some chest pain, not sure what to think of that, but it has resolved now. He is pretty much back to normal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 12 hours ago, Acadie said: I'm so mad. Dd15's first Pfizer shot was at a location that is only giving shots on limited days now. With district and regional qualifying meets for club track, it will be almost a month before she can do one of the dates at the original site, and she's already a month out from her first dose. I called and the hospital will not allow us to schedule her second shot at a different site, even though they have tons of other openings within their system. Why put up barriers for people who WANT to get vaccinated in a timely fashion? I think we'll end up going outside the hospital system, but I'm hesitant because her vaccine records were screwed up a few years ago, with incorrect info entered into the state database. It's a hassle every stupid year for school and sports forms. I've requested multiple times that her chart AND the state database be corrected, but questions have still come up three years in a row. The last thing I need is any complication in documentation on her Covid vaccinations. Grrrrrr. ETA: 3rd call to the hospital. No resolution but a supervisor is supposed to call me back. There's no need to stick with the same provider for both shots. Hopefully they gave you the CDC card after the first shot, and whoever does the second shot can fill the rest in. Hopefully you can get in at a nearby pharmacy easily and quickly. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee June 10, 2021 Meeting Presentation - COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Updates (fda.gov) about the heart issues in the 12-15 year olds Edited June 10, 2021 by mommyoffive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) Nothing except a sore arm for my Ds13, 26 hrs after his second shot. Edited June 10, 2021 by ScoutTN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acadie Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 13 hours ago, SKL said: There's no need to stick with the same provider for both shots. Hopefully they gave you the CDC card after the first shot, and whoever does the second shot can fill the rest in. Hopefully you can get in at a nearby pharmacy easily and quickly. Thanks, she's scheduled at CVS now. It was only the hassle we keep having with her other vaccination records that made me want to keep it within the hospital system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberries Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Acadie said: Thanks, she's scheduled at CVS now. It was only the hassle we keep having with her other vaccination records that made me want to keep it within the hospital system. When we were at the clinic (run by CORE) for DD's first shot, a woman who came in behind us was turned away for a second dose because she'd gotten her first shot at a different site (run by the county health department). Both sites were only offering Pfizer. They told her she had to go back to the original site for the second dose. I couldn't help but overhear as I was standing there filling out paperwork. It surprised me; the county health dept's web page was advertising the CORE clinic, so they seemed to be affiliated, and Pfizer is Pfizer. I also had to sign something saying that we understood we were required to return to the CORE site for DD's second dose. It said "NO EXCEPTIONS" in all caps. It makes me wonder if the issue is how sites report their numbers. Like if having someone go to two different sites screws up the numbers of "fully vaccinated" versus "never returned for second shot" that each location turns in, so they made a stupid rule. At any rate it seems really wrong to turn willing people away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 1 hour ago, strawberries said: When we were at the clinic (run by CORE) for DD's first shot, a woman who came in behind us was turned away for a second dose because she'd gotten her first shot at a different site (run by the county health department). Both sites were only offering Pfizer. They told her she had to go back to the original site for the second dose. I couldn't help but overhear as I was standing there filling out paperwork. It surprised me; the county health dept's web page was advertising the CORE clinic, so they seemed to be affiliated, and Pfizer is Pfizer. I also had to sign something saying that we understood we were required to return to the CORE site for DD's second dose. It said "NO EXCEPTIONS" in all caps. It makes me wonder if the issue is how sites report their numbers. Like if having someone go to two different sites screws up the numbers of "fully vaccinated" versus "never returned for second shot" that each location turns in, so they made a stupid rule. At any rate it seems really wrong to turn willing people away. Ugh I hope that doesn't happen. Dh took the kids to get their 2nd shot somewhere else right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 1 hour ago, strawberries said: Pfizer is Pfizer. could it be that different sites have different versions — or even placebos? Quote I also had to sign something saying that we understood we were required to return to the CORE site for DD's second dose. It said "NO EXCEPTIONS" in all caps. It makes me wonder if the issue is how sites report their numbers. Like if having someone go to two different sites screws up the numbers of "fully vaccinated" versus "never returned for second shot" that each location turns in, so they made a stupid rule. At any rate it seems really wrong to turn willing people away. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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