Please explain what you felt on first injection and second
I had two injections of Moderna, 4 weeks apart.
First injection: Only symptom was a sore arm. I get a sore arm from flu shots, but this was stronger and took an extra day to completely go away.
Second injection: After about 12 hours I started feeling a little drowsy/short of breath. Then around 24 hours post-injection, the symptoms worsened to what I would consider moderate. Muscle aches (especially in my back), fatigue, and just a general shitty feeling of not wanting to get out of bed. No fever, just felt like shit. If you've ever had the flu, it was a mild version of that. But it only lasted about 5 or 6 hours. Around 30 hours post-injection, I was back to normal and feeling fine. Haven't felt anything since (I got my second shot on March 31).
My uncle is 65 so around your age. He got covid a few months ago. Was vaccinated weeks after recovering. Anyway he said covid is 1 million times worse than any flu he's ever had. He was briefly hospitalized for dehydration when suffering from covid. Also said the Pfizer vaccine kicked his ass for a day or less but was nothing compared to the actual virus.