Been vaccinated with pfizer May, June 2021 and then booster in Jan. Had slight arm pain at the site of injection for about 1-2 days and a little tired/groggy for a night or two. Other than that, have had no issues. Haven't gotten COVID yet as far as I know.
Wife had the same shots and reaction as me. But in addition her armpit lymph node swelled, which is a fairly normal reaction for vaccines in general, especially for women.
My sister got same shots but a little earlier than me. She had some minor symptoms for about 3 days max and then was back to normal. Her boyfriend had same shots and also caught COVID. He had almost no symptoms at all but his taste was gone for like 3 months.
Parents had same shots except mom had j&j and then Pfizer booster. They are in their 60s. They had no effects at all from either outside of some minor pain in injection area.
Aunt had moderna shots and she got really sick for a few days, like a full on flu.
My friend works in a nursing home and was an early Pfizer shot adopter back in Jan 2021. It's been over a year and he's had zero reaction at all and hasn't gotten COVID.
It really comes down to everyone is different and reactions to covid and the vaccines are going to be different for everyone. It's best to just weigh the positives and negatives of which path to take and make the best choice for you and your body.
You can't convince anyone not to get the vaccine who wants to get it and on the flip side, you also can't convince anyone who does not want it to get it. We all have our own beliefs it's important to do research and make your own informed decision.
Personally I trust vaccines and they've been around as a medical science for a long time. It's truly a marvel of modern medical technology, similar to how we can have someone given open heart bypass surgery and be back home within days. Or how my mom was able to get her knees replaced and can now walk normally after years of crippling pain. Their doing research on robotic limbs and other complex operations that would've been a distant dream in years past. To me vaccines are just another facet of modern medicine. Despite all this I can still see how some may be hesitant to trust the government who pushes the vaccine encouragement and the pharma companies who have engaged in much unethical behavior.