The side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine are minor and, although it is rare, some people have allergic reactions after receiving it, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s leading infectious disease specialist, on Friday. “The side effects of the vaccine and the first dose are generally mild,” said Fauci during a virtual discussion with the Virginia Department of Health. He used his personal experience as an example. “As with the typical side effects you get when you get a flu shot or any of the other shots you get, you get a little pain in your arm, which I have, that’s it.” Read on to see what else you can feel – and to ensure your health and that of others, don’t miss out on these Certain Signs that You Have Had Coronavirus.
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Fauci said he felt nothing until six to 10 hours after receiving the first dose of the double vaccine. “And before going to bed, I felt a little pain in my arm, but not enough to disturb my bedtime. I woke up in the morning, it was still there. The next morning, it was gone.”
Fauci said he did not feel pain, chills or fever, but some people did. “Now I will receive my booster injection on January 19,” he added. “And I will probably have a little more pain and I may feel a little depressed and tired, but it almost never lasts more than 24 hours.”
Fauci said the incidence of serious side effects was “very rare”. “There have been some anaphylactic allergic reactions in the order of 11 per 1 million people receiving the vaccine,” he said. “And it is almost exclusively in individuals who have a history of strong allergic reactions. When you have this history, it is a good idea, if you get the vaccine, get it in a place where they can respond and give you medications for a allergic reaction in case you are one of 11 in a million who get it. ”
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Getting the vaccine is crucial to ending the epidemic, say Fauci and other officials; they ask Americans to get vaccines as soon as they are eligible. “What we need to do, and that is absolutely critical, if we are to end this outbreak, we have to get the overwhelming majority of the United States population vaccinated,” said Fauci. In his estimation, 75 to 80% of the US population will need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before herd immunity develops and we can return to pre-pandemic normality.
The CDC says that those who have had “severe allergic reactions” to the ingredients in the vaccine should not have a
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave their own advice on the vaccine and allergic reactions: “The CDC heard of reports that some people had severe allergic reactions – also known as anaphylaxis – after receiving the vaccine COVID- 19. For example, an allergic reaction is considered serious when a person needs to be treated with epinephrine or EpiPen© or whether they should go to the hospital, “they advise.” If you have had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, you should not take any of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines currently available. If you had a severe allergic reaction after receiving the first dose of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine, CDC recommends that you should not take the second dose. “
How to survive this pandemic
As for you, do everything you can to avoid getting – and spreading – COVID-19 in the first place: Wear a face mask, get tested if you think you have coronavirus, avoid crowds (and bars and parties at home), practice social detachment, perform only essential tasks, wash your hands regularly, disinfect frequently touched surfaces and to overcome this pandemic in the healthiest way do not miss these 35 places you’re most likely to reach COVID.