- Only one-quarter of people who received a COVID-19 vaccine had side effects such as headache or fatigue, with local reactions to the vaccine much more common.
- In a new study, researchers from the United Kingdom used data to look at side effects experienced by over 627,000 people.
- Among people who were vaccinated, 25.4 percent reported having a systemic side effect — one that occurs in a part of the body other than near where the vaccine is injected.
Across social media, people who’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine are sharing stories of the temporary side effects they’ve willingly endured to gain immunity from a virus that has killed millions of people worldwide.
For many, this is a badge of honor, much like the FOMO-inducing vaccine selfie.
One person on Twitter compared the side effects to “the worst hangover” they’ve ever had, with another saying the second dose of the mRNA vaccine hit them “like a truck.”
While systemic side effects such as fatigue and headache can occur after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, a
Much more common — and also short-lived — are local reactions, such as pain or redness at the site of injection.
“This study shows that most people don’t experience side effects such as headache and fatigue, and although these have been reported on social media, it is reassuring that many of us will not get those side effects,” said Dr. Veronica Contreras, a family medicine specialist with AltaMed.
Source: healthline