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The vaccine is different this year as it's updated for the 2024-2025 covid variants, kind of like how the flu shot is a little different every year to vaccinate against the expected dominant variants.
I did know that, but is it different in a way that would make it feel different?
There are other things that can contribute to the pain you feel during an injection, or lessen it: the distance of the needle insertion from a bundle of nerves, the gauge of the needle, the angle and speed of the insertion of the needle, the speed and depth of the administration. The temperature and ph of the vaccine also can change the experience, which can vary widely depending on the type of vaccine or the sort of preservatives/substrate the vaccine is in. Then there are differences between mrna vaccines, live attenuated, etc. The other things that affect the pain you are feeling: did you tense up or were you relaxed? What mindset were you in? Are you already in pain or was there something distracting you?
The truth is when someone gives you a shot or IV there are only a few things in their control that can actually affect how painful something is- most of it is up to chance or the vaccine itself.
Oh I was in the same mode I'm always in which is actively trying not to have a panic attack. I have an IMMENSE fear of needles to the point that for blood draws I basically require Xanax or similar.
When I got my first COVID vaccine years ago the nicest nurse in the whole world helped me prepare for the future though. I told her how scared I was and how vaccines always hurt and I'm always a huge mess after. She told me to let my arm dangle at my side which I do now and that helps a lot. She also held my hand and stroked the injection site very gently after which just made me well up with how much care she showed me. Honestly every vaccine now I think of her and how relaxed my arm was and how calm I felt and that helps. This was the worst one I've had in years now.
So yeah maybe it was just my turn and randomly people around me to be unlucky with them hitting it weird.
Good post