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COVID vaccines and neuropathy

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@joybringer I'm an 85 year old Canadian, living in an Assisted Living seniors' residence. I've got GCA, Diabetes, Neuropathy, and several other autoimmune conditions. I received my first Moderna dose in January, along with all the other seniors in my building. Of all 50 of us, with varying degrees of illness, disability and age, NONE of us had a bad reaction, other than a sore arm for a day or so. We were scheduled to receive our second Covid shot on January 7th, but our provincial Covid expert, Dr. Bonnie Henry, advised the new protocol is to wait 16 weeks between the first and second dose. We're all somewhat troubled and disappointed by this decision, but feel we have to trust scientific evidence in this regard. My seniors' residence is one of the very few that have not had a single case of Covid, thanks to careful Executive Staff management of our building, plus our residents all adhering to the stringent Covid rules we all know so well. Just this week, we've been in Lockdown again, due to alarming new outbreaks in our city. We've had no visitors, no personal outings, no gatherings, for a year now, but we have each other, and that's good enough, so long as we're safe from Covid. It is what it is, folks. We'd rather have the side effects from the vaccine than die an awful death from that disease.
I hope you'll decide to get your Covid vaccinations. Warm regards, Laurie

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@artist01, Thank you for your concern. My husband and I received our first shots of Pfizer last week. Other than a sore arm (which I expected) and a little fatigue, we did fine. I am now concerned about you. The Moderna vaccine's second dose should be 28 days apart or up to six weeks apart. I cannot understand why your COVID expert says to wait 16 weeks. I wonder if anyone else has experienced this long wait and what reasons are given. I wish you well and hope you will receive your second dose earlier than expected. With all good wishes, @joybringer