ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Dr. Payal Patel was among the first frontline workers at Michigan Medicine to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 14. “Both times, I had a little bit of arm pain right where I got the vaccine. I thought maybe it might be worse this time but so far I felt pretty good,” she said. READ MORE:Patel said some of her colleagues have felt tired or experienced more arm pain. “People are doing well after they get it, so that we can see more and more people sharing the optimism about the vaccine.