# Opinions on When to Get a Second Covid Booster?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-when-to-get-a-second-covid-booster/961999>\
**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [March 30, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-when-to-get-a-second-covid-booster/961999 "2022-03-30T18:59:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-when-to-get-a-second-covid-booster/961999/101 "2022-08-03T16:09:44Z")

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> [@hajario](#):
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> I got my second booster yesterday morning (Moderna after three Pfizers) and felt great all day. The previous shots made me feel a little off. Then a woke up at 2am and I was so sore and dizzy that I could barely move. No fever or sweats though. It’s almost 9am and I still feel like crap. I didn’t feel nearly this bad when I had Covid in January.

There’s a noticeable downward trajectory in side effects from my shots.

First shot: AstraZeneca. Eight hours after getting the shot, side effects hit me like a freight train and knocked me on my ass for a full day.  
Second Shot: Moderna: Headachy and maybe a bit sluggish the rest of the evening  
First Booster: Pfizer. A bit stuffy, but I had been risking pneumonia all morning waiting for the jab, so who knows.  
Second booster: Pfizer. Nothing. Not a sausage. Bugger all.

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-when-to-get-a-second-covid-booster/961999/102 "2022-08-03T16:20:41Z")

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> [@puzzlegal](#):
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> How about some nice Jewish chicken soup?

That will work too. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Esprise\_Me](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprise_me/32/2947_2.png) [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-when-to-get-a-second-covid-booster/961999/103 "2022-08-03T17:23:43Z")

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Interesting; I’ve only had 3 shots (all Moderna), but I felt like the side effects got a little worse each time. I still intend to get the next one as soon as I’m eligible, but I’m thinking I’ll get it on a Thursday, take Friday off, and keep my weekend plans low-key and flexible.

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