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Re:Younger Americans benefit less from booster shots than ol... by newsbinator on Saturday February 05, 2022 @08:46PM (#30228444)
Same here: mild muscle ache for the Pfizer booster. If I didn't know I'd had the booster the previous day, I would have attributed it to falling asleep on a lumpy part of my comforter or something, assuming I'd even noticed it at all.

My understanding is the Moderna booster, being a 1.5x dose, often results in stronger side effects that knock a person out more often.

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Re:Younger Americans benefit less from booster shots than ol... by pinkorchid on Sunday February 06, 2022 @12:22AM (#30229735)
The Moderna booster is actually a half dose, although I don't know if it tends to have stronger side effects than the first two full doses.

Source: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavi...

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Re:Younger Americans benefit less from booster shots than ol... by newsbinator on Sunday February 06, 2022 @10:04AM (#30233109)
It's half the giant Moderna dose (100 mcg / 2 = 50 mcg), and 60% more than the standard/booster Pfizer dose (30 mcg).
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Re:Younger Americans benefit less from booster shots than ol... by kyriakos on Sunday February 06, 2022 @01:36AM (#30230045)
Experience varies among the population. I had no notable side effects for the first 2 Pfizer shots but 3rd one had me in bed for 48 hours.
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