My wife just got the first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine today

Hey ATS,

My wife is a front-line medical worker who works in a hospital microbiology lab running the covid-19 tests of the collected samples. As a result, she just got her first shot of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine today. I'm making this thread as a way to document her symptoms (if any) over the next few weeks until her scheduled 2nd shot.

This is a first-hand account for ATS to follow if you wish.

12/28/2020:
- Temp is 97.5 degrees F (baseline normal for her)
- She has chills and feels cold (in a house that is at 70 degrees F)
- Her shoulder (where she got the shot) is sore. We applied an ice pack to keep the swelling down.

More to come ...............

More to come ...............

Let us hope the "more to come" is a big blank spot.

Keep us informed.

Hopefully she will stay away from alcohol for at least a couple of months if she drinks. But minimum 3 weeks.

Looking forward to following this thread.

It's not unusual for someone to have a period where they feel like they have the disease but don't. It's supposed to last for a period of some hours, up to 12 or more.

Some patients have spiked brief high fevers.

originally posted by: musicismagic
Keep us informed.

Hopefully she will stay away from alcohol for at least a couple of months if she drinks. But minimum 3 weeks.

She is not a big drinker at all. A glass of wine makes her sleepy. I don't think that is a big concern here, but thanks.

originally posted by: Gothmog

More to come ...............

Let us hope the "more to come" is a big blank spot.

Agreed...and thanks

a reply to: Krakatoa

My Wife is an ER nurse and SIL is a Nurse practitioner . Wife isn't planning to get it but SIL already got it last week and she is doing fine.

a reply to: Krakatoa

I applaud your wife for being in the medical field. Positive Affirmations she will feel nothing more than what she is feeling now. 🍻

originally posted by: ketsuko
It's not unusual for someone to have a period where they feel like they have the disease but don't. It's supposed to last for a period of some hours, up to 12 or more.

Some patients have spiked brief high fevers.

Yes, I know. That is why I am monitoring her from the start....including taking her temperature as a baseline.

originally posted by: KKLOCO
a reply to: Krakatoa

I applaud your wife for being in the medical field. Positive Affirmations she will feel nothing more than what she is feeling now. 🍻

Thank you.
She's been doing this for over 35 years now. It has been her only professional job in her life. She's a professional, and even so I worry not about her but about the newbies in the lab that tend to flaunt the protocols.

did they explain how to change the batteries on the microchips?

originally posted by: interupt42
a reply to: Krakatoa

My Wife is an ER nurse and SIL is a Nurse practitioner . Wife isn't planning to get it but SIL already got it last week and she is doing fine.

Working in the microbiology lab, she is exposed to this bug daily when processing all the samples collected for testing. She averages running 300 tests a day in her shift. Think about that for a minute. Handling 300 samples from who knowns who, with no idea if there is covid-19 swirling around in it, then pouring it off into the test vials to put onto the machine. All day in full PPE in a negative pressure room over a vacuum hood drawing the air out of the room through a medical filtration system.

Christ...we'll start a go fund me
Keep up the deets.

originally posted by: Mandroid7
Christ...we'll start a go fund me

LOL. Thanks but we're covered. I am also an "essential worker" in a technology field. Neither of us has been out of work through any of this.......yet.

originally posted by: Krakatoa

originally posted by: ketsuko
It's not unusual for someone to have a period where they feel like they have the disease but don't. It's supposed to last for a period of some hours, up to 12 or more.

Some patients have spiked brief high fevers.

Yes, I know. That is why I am monitoring her from the start....including taking her temperature as a baseline.

I'm sure she'll probably be fine though.

a reply to: Krakatoa

Very nice of you to journal this for us.

If possible : please let us know if anything special comes-up with her co-workers as well, if you wish.

Following

a reply to: Krakatoa

Yeah, that was sarcasm. Inject whatever you want.
I haven't been out of work either, but it's sure killing off the market here.
Keep up the updates.
Proof of your story would be even neater.