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BigmanPigman

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5. I got the Shingles vaccine shots last year

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Thu Oct 19, 2023, 10:00 PM

Oct 2023

and my arms were very sore for a week. I got Covid and Flu last week and as usual both arms hurt for 4 or 5 days but not nearly as bad as Shingles. I asked the pharmacist if this was normal and he said it was.

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I got my Pneumococcal & shingles vaccines yesterday [View all] irisblue Oct 2023 OP

Got the flu and Covid shots yesterday. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2023 #1

Two people told me the Shingles Shot made them sick lynintenn Oct 2023 #2

yikes,,,, separately each was a big deal to my system,,,, KarenS Oct 2023 #3

Not your rsv and COVID too? Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #4

4 injections in one day seemed like too much. irisblue Oct 2023 #6

I had three in one day..it was a lot Demovictory9 Oct 2023 #8

I got the Shingles vaccine shots last year BigmanPigman Oct 2023 #5

Easy does it DownriverDem Oct 2023 #7