Why Mental Health Improved for Many Adults After Their 1st COVID-19 Shot

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• A new study reports that people who received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine had improved mental health.
• However, those who had yet not received it felt even more mental distress.
• Experts say the vaccines provided people with hope for an end to the pandemic.
• They also counteracted feelings of powerlessness against the disease.

When you received your first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, did you feel a sense of relief? A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that this was a common feeling for many people in the United States.

Survey participants reported feeling less depression and anxiety after receiving their initial dose of a vaccine.

However, those who had not yet received their first dose actually reported feeling even more mental distress.