desertflower Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) Hi. I’m asking on behalf of a friend. Her mom got the bivalent booster shot yesterday. She has a 102.4 fever today and is sleeping all day. She wants to know if this is a side effect. As for me, I just had a low grade fever for 24 hours. Has anyone experienced or know someone who had a high fever with the bivalent booster? thanks in advance. ETA: My friend has enough information. Thanks for your help! Edited October 13, 2022 by desertflower update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 My husband struggled with a fever of 102 and lots of sleeping after his second booster in the regular series. We have not yet had the bivalent booster though we do plan to do so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 No one I know has had a fever that high. I had a low grade fever and slept a lot for about four days. My sister and mom were the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberries Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 My DD ran a 101.3 fever after the bivalent booster. Hers came on about 24 hours after the shot. It went away with ibuprofen and did not return. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) A friends husband husband had the vax booster yesterday. Overnight he became weak, this am he was confused and fell in the bathroom twice and us running a temp. She was considering Er last I heard. Edited October 13, 2022 by KatieJ 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, KatieJ said: A friends husband husband had the shot yesterday. Overnight he became weak, this am he was confused and fell in the bathroom twice and us running a temp. She was considering Er last I heard. Oh no! I hope he is alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I had no symptoms I could definitely say were from the bivalent. (I had it two weeks ago.) I've had some headaches, but we also have ragweed around and I was dog sitting a pup that I might be slightly allergic to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) I had the bivalent and flu shots on the same day. Fatigue, a slight headache, and sore arms. Sore arms last a couple of days. No fever at all. Edited October 13, 2022 by ScoutTN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 Ok. Thanks everyone. I appreciate everyone telling me your symptoms, but what I’m really interested in is if anyone had a high fever associated with it. Otherwise, this is just another covid symptoms thread. 😂 thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Do you know if she got Moderna or Pfizer? I had very little reaction to the first two Pfizer shots, then a very strong reaction to the first two Moderna boosters, including fever, swollen armpit and lymph nodes, my whole arm was hot and red, and I felt tired and flu-y for several days. And then I was back to just a slightly sore arm with the Moderna bivalent booster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 (edited) I had a real fever after dose 3 & 4 and was down pretty hard for 24 hours. I didn't really track my fever but I was in bed, had the chills and did take advil. So it's definitely possible. I haven't heard about anything specific with this version compared to prior. Anecdotally, I've heard more people that had 1 or 2 previous strong reactions have less of a reaction for this dose. So who knows? Maybe just where your immune system is at recognizing the virus and reacting to it. And FTR my 3rd dose was Pfizer and my 4th was Moderna. Side affects were very similar for both. I am going to get my bivalent soon but my teen at home just got over covid last week. We at least had a little exposure though we did get her into isolation pretty fast. I also want to split flu and covid this time just to monitor side affects and see how this one rolls. I may do flu first. I'll probably do one or the other in the next week or 2. Edited October 13, 2022 by catz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Corraleno said: Do you know if she got Moderna or Pfizer? I had very little reaction to the first two Pfizer shots, then a very strong reaction to the first two Moderna boosters, including fever, swollen armpit and lymph nodes, my whole arm was hot and red, and I felt tired and flu-y for several days. And then I was back to just a slightly sore arm with the Moderna bivalent booster. No, I don't know. Do you want me to ask? Thanks for your info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted October 13, 2022 Author Share Posted October 13, 2022 My friend has enough information. Thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 5 hours ago, KatieJ said: A friends husband husband had the vax booster yesterday. Overnight he became weak, this am he was confused and fell in the bathroom twice and us running a temp. She was considering Er last I heard. I'm so sorry to hear about your friend's dh, Katie -- this reaction sounds scary! I hope you will let us know how he's doing tomorrow -- with any luck, he will be feeling a lot better. I'll pray for him! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I'm pretty sure my son had a fever almost that high when he got his third shot last December. And it went on for like three days. It's a little hard to know exactly about the fever because he was taking a lot of Advil at the same time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 No lie I’m nervous about getting another covid vax of any kind. The first vax wasn’t too bad. But each time my reaction has gotten way worse. And I still got covid twice! And the last time I was super awful for several weeks. otoh. I sure do not want to get covid a third time. otoh. If for whatever reason the vax isn’t taking for me, then screw that bc I was down like didn’t leave my room. At all for a good 5 days with the last moderna vax I got. I’m very conflicted at this point for myself. Dh and all the kids except the 6 yr old have had their boosters and done well. I’m the only one who has actually gotten covid. We all got the flu shots. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 11 hours ago, Catwoman said: I'm so sorry to hear about your friend's dh, Katie -- this reaction sounds scary! I hope you will let us know how he's doing tomorrow -- with any luck, he will be feeling a lot better. I'll pray for him He is up and around, clear headed and steady on his feet. Fever is gone. Thank you for your concern and prayers on his behalf. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 1 hour ago, KatieJ said: He is up and around, clear headed and steady on his feet. Fever is gone. Thank you for your concern and prayers on his behalf. I'm so glad he recovered so quickly!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 I had ZERO side effects from the bivalent booster. Nothing. Almost to the point of…is this thing working? Lol. I was happy to have no effects! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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