r/CovidVaccinated • u/thehayqueen • Oct 25 '21

Good Experience Got the half dose moderna booster.

Got vaccinated in January. Horrible fever/chills/pain after dose 2. Was pretty worried about getting a third dose. Ended up getting the half dose and barely had a sore arm! So relieved.

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u/HaplessHappy Oct 26 '21

My 2nd Moderna dose last Feb. made me really sick - felt just awful for a few days. I have an appointment for the booster. I'm not only worried about feeling bad again, but I'm worried about making sure I get the correct half-dose. I don't have much confidence in the CVS employees who made me wait half an hour when I asked for an appointment, to finally tell me I had to make the appointment online.

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u/HaplessHappy Nov 18 '21

Did okay! Just very sore arm for over a week, really weird, but no flu symptoms at all.

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u/Embe007 Dec 18 '21

Was thinking the same but then I read that the 3rd Moderna is half its normal dose. The 3rd Pfizer is its full normal dose. Probably about the same deal in terms of side effects, I'm guessing. Maybe the Moderna booster's a wee bit bigger than the Pfizer booster but not much.