My platelets were normal. I had been doing blood work for years since I had high cholesterol so I new where they were. I took the first Moderna vaccine in January and by March 2021 my platelets were above normal, and have steadily been climbing since.

I do have the JAK2 mutation. Could have gotten it from Desert Storm or the many areas of operations I was in while in the military. I believe the vaccine triggered the JAK2, or could have even introduced it.