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The covid vaccines and booster for me resulted in minor inflammation that went away within 3 days. I had fever and chills for the first Moderna shot but just a bit tired for later vaccines and boosters. I have a few autoimmune diseases and suspect my covid hit wouldn't have been as bad if I hadn't been glutened the same day as covid exposure. I know that there is a very minor risk of reaction to the covid vaccines, including increased blood viscosity. I've had two friends die of heart attack/myocarditis after getting covid, and two others with heart damage. I wonder if some of the blood clotting risk could be minimized by taking aspirin or other blood thinner when getting covid or vaxxed/boosted? CDC, NIH, and Nature all have online risk/benefit analyses of getting vaccinated/reactions. Unfortunately, most people don't know how science works (I was a research scientist) and this combined with miscommunication/misinformation has resulted in some distrust of science. The distrust started a few decades ago with climate science politicization. Or actually, centuries ago when scientists reported things people don't want to hear.

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Thank you for your comments. I am so tired of the covid vaccine being blamed for everything under the sun. I have heart disease, lupus, celiac disease, & ulcerative colitis, and have been successfully vaccinated and boosted. My body REALLY didn't appreciate the first Moderna shot -- I was sick for more than two weeks with fever, sore throat, swollen glands and exhaustion, and my vaccinated arm was red and swollen. But I continued with the series because the prospect of getting COVID on top of my other illnesses seemed like a sure death sentence. With each successive shot my side effects diminished, and I now have had my second booster with no side effects at all.