Gosh- the opposite for me. I had COVID in December and then all of a sudden I tested positive for RA and PA in May. I am what is called a long-hauler. I developed autoimmune disorder after being sick with covid and keep the symptoms. I have also been vaccinated- nothing has changed my symptoms/pain. I knew I would eventually inherit this, my mom got it at 70 years old, but I am only 50. So the virus just speeded up the inevitable for me.

This is EXACTLY what happened to me

Please report your reactions. It is important. cec.gov, then VAERS to report. Letting each other know is important, but reporting to VAERS is vital. NIH is investigating.

I got the Pfizer vaccine in March and it set off my first flare. It started in my hands about 5 days after my first shot. I didn’t have any other symptoms. It was just my hands for about 2 weeks and then spread to every joint in my body. I kept going to doctors and they kept saying joint pain was a side effect of the vaccine. I thought I was crazy because I was in so much pain. Couldn’t dress myself, or stand up on my own. I’ve never experienced pain like that before.

2 weeks after I got the Pfizer shot my body started attacking itself. All my joints hurt. I saw my family doc she done blood work came back positive to RA. Took 6 weeks to appointment with RA Doc. I think I probably already had it but the shot set it off. I had never been diagnosed with it before.
This was end of March to Early April. I'm 63 yrs old.