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I have been experiencing headaches, since ~ January 2022 - this would have been shortly after my 3rd COVID shot (all 3 were Moderna). They seem to be a cough or extertional pressure headache, somewhat mitigated by Topamax. Since Dec of 2021, I have had 2 boosters of Pfizer, and then most recently a booster of Moderna. Eight days after this most recent booster, my head really seemed to "fill up", and the headaches got quite severe for a few days, then subsided to a more controlled level, where they remain. I am wondering if you have had this reported by anyone, and if there is any association with the vaccine (inflammatory response?). Further, in December of 2022, I started developing a cough. Right around Christmas of 2022, my husband developed COVID-19 (note, my most recent boosters prior to this #4: 4/12/22 and #5: 10/19/22, both Pfizer). I tested repeatedly for COVID, but never tested positive. Instead, I had this cough that became worse over time. It persisted into January and I couldn't get rid of it. Finally, I went to the doctor and she told me I had asthma. I was shocked. I had never had asthma before. I was on a steroid inhaler (Alvesco) for months, and finally was back to normal in late spring. So, I am wondering ? could the asthma have been cause by an inflammatory response to the vaccine or a response to an exposure to the virus? I was fine until early August, when I went to a movie theatre where I think I may have been exposed to COVID. The asthma returned and I was back on an inhaler, but just for a month this time. Then, I got a booster vaccination in October (Moderna, discussed above), and the very strange thing happened with my head and my headaches. So, I am wondering: 1) Has anyone else ever reported any issues like this before? 2) Are the headaches and the asthma just a coincidence in timing with the vaccinations? 3) Do I continue to get COVID vaccinations and just try to manage the headaches and the asthma (whether they are related or not)? 4) Do I avoid further COVID vaccination due to potential severe effects (if I weren't managing my headaches with the Topamax, I'm wondering what would have happened to my head due to the pressure ? of course, that assumes? the pressure was caused by an immune/inflammatory response to the vaccine)? As an interesting additional point, to my knowledge, I have never had COVID-19 (no doubt, thanks to my immunizations). Thank you for your thoughts.