I’ve taken annual flu shots since the early 90’s. Most of the time I have no reaction. Once in awhile I’ll get a sore arm.
I only remember feeling bad with aches and fever a couple times (after a flu shot). Does that indicate my reaction to that strain of flu would have been very severe without the vaccine?
Has any research been published? Linking reactions to a strain of vaccine and illness?
Same thing with Covid vaccine. Many people in the trials have said the side effects were minimal. Were they more likely to be in the asymptomatic covid group?
A couple volunteers said they were in bed with fever and chills for over a day. Was this person at risk for a severe case of covid?
It seems like a probable conclusion. What’s the research say?
I haven’t seen good established correlation between incidence/severity of vaccine side effects and the likelihood of contracting the infection/severity of disease.
On the one hand, there are indications that commonly experienced vaccine side effects such as temporary muscle pain/fatigue indicate an immune response is ratcheting up. However, I’m unaware of good studies showing that reaction or lack of it to a vaccine correlates dependably with antibody titers and disease susceptibility.
There are numerous vaccines with excellent safety profiles that are also very good at protecting recipients from disease. Just because one doesn’t react to a vaccine doesn’t mean it isn’t protective, or that if unvaccinated, one would have contracted a mild case of the disease when exposed.
Thank you.
I’ve had mild side effects from vaccines. Hopefully that will continue with the Covid vaccine.
I read the 2nd round caused some aches and fever in the trials. It’ll be almost 3 weeks before the first groups of health care workers get the 2nd shot. I’m anxious to hear what they report afterwards.