My wife took Paxlovid and barely felt Covid. I didn't and had close t the experience you had. I'm just saying--and I don't like to say it a friend ;) -- we have to be careful about doing what we hate others doing, drawing conclusions from small samples or anecdotal evidence. I think the vaccine did something to my heart. My heartbeat is weird, comes and goes. But it could be anything. I'm 62. Could be the ice cream ;) So though I WANT to blame the mRNA vaccines I have to shut up. Maybe I'm just mad at you through envy haha.