i've had the first pneumonia shot - doc said that the 2nd one is after age 65.
i've had both shingrix shots - the second of the 2 taken this past January.
the 2 shingrix shots knocked me out in the sense that i had a slight fever and luckily timed both near a long weekend/holiday to recover. recovery included taking naps and the occasional ibuprofen.
pneumonia had less of an impact than shingrix in my case. i take the flu shot every year and the pneumonia shot was a little more sore than those.
in order of discomfort, from least to more, 1 being least, 10 being most:
annual flu shot: 1-2
pneumonia: 4
both shingrix: 8
when covid was raging earlier this year, i asked my doc for the pneumonia shot as a precaution - pneumonia would compound the effects of covid, obviously.
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Miyagi: Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out the mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important.
[walks away, still making circular motions with hands] ~ Pat Morita, The Karate Kid, 1984
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