njdevilsfan87
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When my wife got her second Novavax dose, in the opposite shoulder, she said ti hurt like hell and burned. Lasted a couple of minutes, but it was bad enough for those couple of minutes she thought she might have to go to the hospital. I get Moderna #2 tomorrow, I think I am going to go for the opposite shoulder and will see how it goes.
I think the whole shoulder pain thing is not related to the vaccine at all. I got a flu shot a couple months ago with a rare trip the doctor thinking an immune booster was a good idea, and it was the worst shot I've ever had in my life. It hurt a lot going in and my shoulder was sore for like a week afterward. I couldn't sleep on it either. The Moderna #1 I got yesterday (same shoulder) was totally the opposite - painless.
It would make sense that it just depends on where exactly the poke you with the needle. Either it's hitting a favorable spot with no pain, or it's going to hit something else that'll cause quite a bit of discomfort.