I received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine in December 2020 and the second in January 2021. I experienced an abundance of pain at the injection site for my first shot, but no other symptoms.

For my second shot, I experienced much less pain but awoke the following day with flu-like symptoms and was very low-energy the rest of the day. While I am almost certain I never contracted COVID, the symptoms I experienced after my second dose could be compared to a mild case of the virus.