My COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot Experience

24 Hours After COVID-19 Vaccine Third Dose

I took my 2nd COVID-19 Vaccine in July, 2021. So, my booster shot was long overdue. I delayed it a bit to schedule it on the long Canada Family Day weekend, so I would have enough time to recover should I feel sick from the after effects.

Both my 1st and 2nd dose were administered at the Toronto City-run Metro Toronto Convention Centre immunization clinic. My 3rd experience was also seamless and I was done within 15 minutes, just like the previous ones. 

I felt nothing for the first 3-4 hours, but then started feeling the pain in my left arm. I took one 500 mg Tylenol as recommended by the nurse.

I woke up fine the next morning, except my left arm felt heavier and little bit sore, but it was not a big pain or sore muscle. The rest of the day felt fine and I kept myself busy doing my usual chores.

What I noticed around 23-24 hours after is that I started feeling weak and sick. I rested in bed for 20 minutes and then got up to go outside for a walk. Then my nephew showed up and we had coffee at Tim Hortons and headed to Ikea to browse some stuff.

I think keeping myself busy outside helped me to handle feeling sick better. After coming home, I took a cold shower and I felt a lot better. This was around 30 hours after the shot.

I planned to take another Tylenol before going to bed, but my arm soreness and pain was almost gone and I felt so much better that I decided not to take any more pain killers.

Some people had severe reactions after their 3rd dose and some people had none. Mine felt less severe than the 1st and 2nd dose and I think tomorrow I will feel even better than today.