@@ Covid vaccine - kids side effects

[sequins]

Hi!! I didn't see a thread specific to this but I thought it might be nice to have all our kids experiences in one place. Can you please post your kids age/sex, vaccine/dose and any immediate side effects (24-48 hrs)? And if you have late side effects, can you edit your original post to update? 

Thanks!

PS: This is anecdotal only so take everyone's experience with a heaping of salt!

[sequins]

I'll go first -

6Y/F - Pfizer 1st dose - Sore arm in the first 24 hrs. Headache and fatigue at the 36 hr mark. Hopefully, she is all better by tomorrow!

[isabel]

DS1 (6yo, male) had no immediate side effects besides a sore arm (lasted about 24 hours). He did have a slight fever on Wednesday after a Sunday shot, but I don’t know if it was related or a fluke. No other side effects. He’s about 8 days out from his first dose and will get his second 11/28.

[cjcouple]

Both boys - 15 and 12 only had a sore arm for a few days

[bex1973]

8Y/F - tiny bit of a sore arm but that was it! She got first dose last Thursday, next dose 12/2.

[Velar Fricative]

8yo girl, first dose received 11/10 - zero side effects (no sore arm either). She had covid back in February so I assumed she might feel stronger side effects from that but nope. Dose #2 due on 12/1 so that could end up being a doozy.

[mom2twoboys]

DS1 - 12 Sore arm for a day - Pfizer (got the 12-17 dose)
DS2 - 10 sore arm for a day - Pfizer

They really lucked out with the side effects.

[thejen626]

12 y girl and 9 y girl, both just a sore arm.

[CloudBee]

How would sex impact data in children?

My 8 year old is 4 days out from the 5-11 dose of Pfizer. He didn't even have a sore arm. Zero side effects.

[mysteriouswife]

6 yo DS- sore arm day if the vaccine. Slightly tired, but that is a sign of a panics attack for him. Nothing since Saturday

14 yo- She felt as if she had covid again. Sore throat, fever, nauseated, and slept a lot. This was after both vaccines.

[eb777888]

David got his at 12 (now 13). He was a little tired, had some spots on his legs that he said felt hot, was a little emotional, then was totally fine the next day. This was after his second shot, he didn't have any reaction after his first. We all received Pfizer.

[Patsy Baloney]

8yo girl, Pfizer kid dose, sore arm. She said it was not as bad as the flu shot, because she didn’t feel like the soreness lasted as long.

[gretchenindisguise]

DX (age 12) - sore arm for about 48 hours after 2nd shot. Nothing after the 1st
DS (age 7) - less sore arm for about 24 hours.

[muffin0]

13 year old had Pfizer back in the summer after they opened it to that age range. 
Only had sore arm and tired after second shot, but didn't really limit activities.

9 year old had 1st dose of Pfizer last week. She was super nervous so she was definitely tense and we kind of had to hold her arm so the nurse could get it in and out quickly. She said it really hurt going in, I'm guessing because she was tense, and the nurse wasn't about to play around. Her arm was sore for almost 4 days.

We bribed her with two grinch stuffed animals. Can't wait to see what we walk out with for the second dose.

[devonpow]

DS1 (14) - only side effect from both doses was a sore arm
DS2 (9) - no side effects from dose 1, not even sore arm

Both obviously Pfizer. DH and I both had only mild symptoms from our Moderna doses (I’ve had 3, he has had 2) so maybe it’s genetic lol

[ginap]

10 yr girl, Pfizer on 11/12 and just a sore arm for a few days.

[fivechickens]

We took our kids (10 yr old) on Friday for their 1st dose (Pfizer). Their symptoms were sore arm, tired and very thirsty.

[sunshineluv]

DS 9 and DD 7, both had their first dose on Friday and no side effects. (They complained once of a sore arm but that’s it)

[sadie]

DD, 9. Zero side effects.
DS, 6. Zero side effects.

[neener]

Nov 16, 2021 12:10:04 GMT -5 muffin0 said:

We bribed her with two grinch stuffed animals. Can't wait to see what we walk out with for the second dose.

I'm now the proud owner of a snow cone machine, syrups, and accessories. I told him that's for both shots but I'm sure if he picked out a small pack of Pokemon cards I'd still buy it. Shots are a big deal to kids. #noregrets

DS age 6: only side effect was sore arm for less than 24 hours starting shortly after the shot. The other kids at the pharmacy around his age said the same. 

[sometimesrunner]

DS, 9 - sore arm but very, very minor
DD, 5 - sore arm, and would not stop complaining.

[bex1973]

Nov 16, 2021 12:19:43 GMT -5 neener said:

Nov 16, 2021 12:10:04 GMT -5 muffin0 said:

We bribed her with two grinch stuffed animals. Can't wait to see what we walk out with for the second dose.

I'm now the proud owner of a snow cone machine, syrups, and accessories. I told him that's for both shots but I'm sure if he picked out a small pack of Pokemon cards I'd still buy it. Shots are a big deal to kids. #noregrets

Some of the things mine got at Learning Express were a result of the shot. I have no problem rewarding her getting it done.

[plutosmoon]

DD is 9, got it yesterday afternoon said she had the chills about an hour later, but I think she was just she was just cold. She was in her dance leotard waiting for class. Sore arm for a few hours, gone by this morning.

[muffin0]

Nov 16, 2021 12:19:43 GMT -5 neener said:

Nov 16, 2021 12:10:04 GMT -5 muffin0 said:

We bribed her with two grinch stuffed animals. Can't wait to see what we walk out with for the second dose.

I'm now the proud owner of a snow cone machine, syrups, and accessories. I told him that's for both shots but I'm sure if he picked out a small pack of Pokemon cards I'd still buy it. Shots are a big deal to kids. #noregrets

DS age 6: only side effect was sore arm for less than 24 hours starting shortly after the shot. The other kids at the pharmacy around his age said the same. 

I was fully prepared to walk out with like 9 $15 grinch stuffies.  I was glad she suggested two. 

I've bribed my kids for less important shit. 

[af1212]

Nov 16, 2021 12:04:08 GMT -5 CloudBee said:

How would sex impact data in children?

My 8 year old is 4 days out from the 5-11 dose of Pfizer. He didn't even have a sore arm. Zero side effects.

Well for adolescents the incidence of myocarditis was higher in boys - so although that hasn’t been shown for the younger set it’s not impossible for a side effect to be related to sex.

[af1212]

3 kids - all girls

11, 9, 6

We are 8 days out from shot #1

No side effects that they have reported. We did feel like they were tired the day of but it was also daylight savings time so hard to say which was the cause.

I signed up for the VSAFE tracking so have been asking them every day when I get the text.

[NewGirlNic]

DS is 12 

1st dose- slight sore arm
2nd dose- low grade fever and very tired, about 12 hours post shot. Was short lived and after a nap and some meds, he was fine by that evening. 

[Saudade]

Male, 9, none
Male, 7, none
Male, 5, none

[beerlover]

DS (5) - has his first dose on 11/9. He had a slightly sore arm and seemed like he was yawning more the following AM but he was completely fine when I picked him up at daycare that evening.

While we're talking about bribes, I said he could get a new transformer after shot 1. I ordered it on Amazon right after, and he spent the next two days checking the porch every hour for packages. Did not understand that mail takes time lol.

[dcn]

9Y/M - 1st Pfizer dose at 10am, complained of sore arm that evening. Took Tylenol at bedtime. Nothing else.

5Y/M - 1st Pfizer dose at 10am, mentioned a sore arm in passing. Nothing else.