Running after Covid Vaccination jab

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Surrey Phil Mar 2021 7:32pm, 30 Mar 2021 6,049 posts	0 Surrey Phil I had the Oxford Astrazeneca jab and have felt really rough for the last 24 hours. My wife had the Pfizer jab last month and only had fatigue and a sore arm. I was wondering whether those having the Pfizer jab are likely to return to running efficiently much faster than those who have had the Oxford.
Seratonin Mar 2021 10:05pm, 30 Mar 2021 33,404 posts	0 Seratonin thanks WelshPoppy I hadn't considered pollen. I recall someone else suggesting that a couple of years back when I had a dip in form. Maybe I should think of a way of checking that out.
HappyG(rrr) Mar 2021 12:49pm, 31 Mar 2021 38,216 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Hope it clears up for you. I use an inhaler now (asthma) despite never thinking I had asthma. It def helps with shortness of breath. Also pollen / allergies make it worse for me. Had my jag on Mon evening, chose not to run yesterday, ran just now and all fine. Taking it pretty slow, but didn't feel any differences. G
HappyG(rrr) Mar 2021 12:50pm, 31 Mar 2021 38,217 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) And to SP's question, I was AZ, no side effects (maybe a bit of sore head yesterday, took paracetamol, all gone) and as I say, run today 36 hours after jag and all normal. G
Welshpoppy Mar 2021 1:01pm, 31 Mar 2021 802 posts	0 Welshpoppy Seratonin: i would ring GP and explain things to them.I have suffered Asthma and Pollen/allergies all this year ,it eases off and come back.I take allergy pill all year and have nasal spray.The sooner you get checked out the better.
geordiegirl Mar 2021 1:06pm, 31 Mar 2021 14,200 posts	0 geordiegirl Track session with club last night (yippee) and running wise all was well so I think I’m back to normal now.
MsG Mar 2021 1:23pm, 31 Mar 2021 1,837 posts	0 MsG My hayfever is triggered by birch pollen and it kicked in as usual late February. The side effects of the Pfizer booster lasted about 9 days in total for me. I took 5 days off the bike, as I made the mistake of carrying on training after the first vaccination and felt dreadful.
Big_G Mar 2021 11:21pm, 31 Mar 2021 835 posts	0 Big_G I've got my vaccine tomorrow lunchtime and I'm supposed to be trotting around a low key marathon on Saturday. Obviously I'll DNS that if HR is raised or I'm unwell.
Son of a Pronator Man Apr 2021 8:49pm, 1 Apr 2021 8,835 posts	0 Son of a Pronator Man That’s very bad timing. Could you reschedule your vaccination?
57.5 Degrees of Pain Apr 2021 9:02pm, 1 Apr 2021 6,942 posts	0 57.5 Degrees of Pain I had the Pfizer jag. First dose in Jan had no side effects at all and didn't impact a big month. Did a gentle 5k with the dog after dose 2, drank a great deal that night and still managed 14 trail miles next day. Couldn't sleep on the arm for a couple of days though.