Pneumococcal 13-valent vaccine for Pneumococcal Disease Prophylaxis User Reviews (Page 3)

• Cel...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 12, 2019

"Got the shot. Was a little sting at the time of injection, which is normal, so I thought. The next day I couldn’t move my arm without severe pain. Ice, Tylenol, heat... nothing helps! Worst shot I’ve received."

• Don...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 24, 2016

"It was initially painful, and I was told that it would hurt the next day. So I thought of it as having a tetanus booster. But within two hours, I lost the use of my arm. Abduction and adduction were painful, and I had to use one arm to lift the other and needed assistance with dressing. I lost time from work and could not drive. This is day 4. I don't see this as an adverse side effect listed on the company website, but there appear to be several examples here. I have to have one a year and a day from the date of this one, and it has made me rethink doing that at this point. Hopefully, this will start to get better. Hopefully."

• ron...
• August 20, 2020

"I received this pneumococcal vaccine a few weeks ago. Other than a sore arm at the injection site, I had no other side effects. Everyone's experience will differ, but I imagine that most people don't bother to post their experience unless it was a negative one."

• tec...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 14, 2021

Pneumococcal 13-valent vaccine "I am a 54-year-old man, and some three and a half years ago, I started my pneumonia history. I got it for the first time in December 2017. After that, I had it from time to time, and in 2019, my doctor asked me if I would take the Prevnar 13 vaccine. I was pleased and, of course, I took it in September 2019. But in March 2020, I got pneumonia again, and I took cortisone also, fifth time in six months. I had many problems from autumn 2019 to March 2020 with my lungs. (I have asthma also.) On March 28, 2020, I was diagnosed with having Covid-19, and of course, it went to my lungs because I had just had pneumonia and a gazillion cortisone courses. But luckily, it was only a problem with cough. After that, I took Pneumovax 23 in September 2020 because I was reading that it would be good to buffer Prevnar 13. After that, I had zero pneumonia and zero Covid-19."

• Lar...
• December 20, 2021

Pneumococcal 13-valent vaccine "A little hesitant, but at 64, the doctor reminded me I should get this shot and another next year. Having persistent asthma, I knew I should and had put it off for other shots like COVID, shingles, and flu. The doctor was pretty reassuring and experienced. Really, I’ve only had a longer local reaction, so a little soreness in the shoulder for about 4 days, but not much worse than a flu shot, to be honest. A little more fatigued than normal, but overall fine."

• Anonymous
• October 12, 2019

Pneumococcal 13-valent vaccine "Three days later, I was put in ICU with double pneumonia. They say you can't get it from the vaccine, but I will never take it again."

• Joj...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 21, 2020

Pneumococcal 13-valent vaccine "My arm looked like I had elephantitis, it blew up and was extremely painful."

• Igg...
• March 5, 2017

Pneumococcal 13-valent vaccine "Delayed reaction 3-4 days, both arms, muscle and joint pain and weakness (4 months and counting), swelling in both arms (left twice the swelling), drowsy and sleeping excessively, vomiting."

• Car...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 16, 2018

Pneumococcal 13-valent vaccine "Sore arm, no worse than flu shot. Chills the first night, but nothing drastic. Arm is totally functional, just tender."

• TEa...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 7, 2020

Pneumococcal 13-valent vaccine "Received Prevnar 13 a week ago. Soreness, itchiness, redness, warmth, all felt at the injection site up to this time. No clue when it will be gone. What a bad experience with this vaccine!"