Also, something important to remember about the vaccines is the side effects are not "proof of poisoning," they're proof of the fact that your immune system exists. PBS NewsHour sums it up well:
"Your immune system responds to the foreign molecules that make up any vaccine via two different...
I got both shots. Side effects from the second one had me down for two days, but it's very much worth it to go back to normal. My dad and older brother are extremely at risk (no immune system and scleroderma that can be triggered by a serious virus, respectively) so I got the shots as soon as I...