Could your PMR have been a result of the Covid mRNA vaccine?

Posted by danzster79 @danzster79, Jul 30 8:26pm

I have taken vaccines my entire life. I believe in their ability to prevent diseases. From childhood vaccines for school, to Tdap with the birth of my grandchildren, to influenza and more, and yes to the Covid vaccines. I believe medical science in my lifetime is nothing short of amazing.
But I have read some science papers recently that are now questioning if some individuals may contract PMR after receiving the new mNRA Covid boosters.

I had never heard of PMR. I contracted it in mid April 2024. My latest Covid booster was in late December 2023, my 4th or 5th, I've lost count. What gives me pause is that within my closest golfing buddies, a relatively small group of 12 or so men, another buddy contracted PMR in February 2024. His last booster was in early November, 2023. That's a very small sample group to have two PMR cases.

Does anyone else have concerns or experiences similar to mine?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Support Group.

anduril76 | @anduril76 | Aug 28 3:44pm

For what it's worth, I had the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccination and all boosters but the last one, and so did my wife. Neither of us had any problems with the vaccine or boosters.

However, I contracted Covid-19 in October 2023. Gave it to my wife. We both took the Molnipiravir anti-viral pills, and this knocked out the virus within the 5 days dosing period; we began to feel better by Day 4.

In December of 2023 I began to develop the symptoms of PMR. Didn't know at the time that was what it was, but by February I was diagnosed. I suspect that in my case, the virus itself, not the vaccinations, caused my PMR. My wife has had no health issues from either the vaccine, or the Covid-19 virus. I suppose that we are all different. So many people have had the vaccines without problems.