Had my first dose of Sinovac yesterday. I am thankful that I'm partly done because I had a lot of anxiety while thinking about it - would I have adverse/severe reactions to it? I often thought. Thankfully, I only feel some type of muscle soreness on the arm where the vaccination was given. I only began to feel it last night and not immediately after. I was a little anxious while in line yesterday. When they took my vital signs, my heart rate was up (114 bpm) and my blood pressure was 150/90. I have Captopril ready for my hypertension, as well as Cetirizine for any allergic reaction. I asked the nurse if I should take the meds, and she said there was no need. The nurse gave the vaccine on my left arm. I felt nothing, honestly. My last anti-tetanus shot was more painful. I walked home, as the vaccination site was only a 5-minute brisk walk from our house. When I got home, I washed and changed clothes. I ate a banana and had some rest. While lying down on the sofa, I felt my palms grow warm, like how one would feel before having a fever, but only slightly so. I napped, and when I woke up, I was fine. It wasn't only after bedtime when I felt some muscle soreness, which I still feel now. Other than that, I feel alright. Some people defer getting vaccinated because they want a certain brand. For me, however, it's about getting myself and my family protected. I don't care what brand I get as long as it will offer me protection especially since the Delta variant is already here. Who knows what other variants are coming? More importantly, it's to our benefit to be informed. I did some research and learned that, although Sinovac isn't that popular, it actually has a 90+ percent efficacy in terms of producing antibodies. The same with Moderna and Pfizer. This was from an FB post where an entire family had their antigen checked after they were given different kinds of vaccine. Two crucial things that should be remembered: 1) Do not get vaccinated if you are exhibiting signs and symptoms of Covid. 2) Do not allow yourself to be exposed after vaccination. If you get covid while also having the vaccine before or after infection, this will make your body doubly weak because any vaccination does stress our body and lower our resistance. That plus an active infection will make it difficult for our body to cope. 🙏💕👍 #Health