The People's Study

Shamim believed she was doing “the right thing” when she got her first Moderna COVID injection. She felt sick enough, however, to question her decision to return for another: “I still can’t believe that I went ahead and had a second shot.” Some of her symptoms included “body pain that was out of control,” a “burning sensations all over her body,” “shingles” and “rashes with welts.” Shamim found herself “scratching” to the point of bleeding and bruising. When asked whether her experience has altered her viewpoint on these medical products more generally, Shamim responded by saying, “I will never get another vaccine, again in my life, or anything that they label to be a vaccine.” Find testimonies from people on the ground, like Shamim, on the CHD Bus Stories page.