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Let’s talk vaccine side effects!
Let’s talk vaccine side effects!
Dose #2 of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was yesterday. I timed it so that I would be home from work, with a weekend in front of me.
I had a feeling I wouldn’t feel well - I had a day of body aches after dose 1, and more telling, the data shows that this is a reactogenic vaccine.
I had a feeling I wouldn’t feel well - I had a day of body aches after dose 1, and more telling, the data shows that this is a reactogenic vaccine.
Reactogenic: stimulates a strong immune response, including body aches, fever, malaise.
The flu and shingles vaccines can produce similar responses but the COVID vaccine seems to more reactogenic than those.
The flu and shingles vaccines can produce similar responses but the COVID vaccine seems to more reactogenic than those.
It means it tricked your body into thinking it’s been infected.
It doesn’t mean you caught COVID from the vaccine.
In fact, that would be 💯 impossible.
The vaccine tells your body to produce 1 out of the 29 proteins required for the coronavirus.
It doesn’t mean you caught COVID from the vaccine.
In fact, that would be 💯 impossible.
The vaccine tells your body to produce 1 out of the 29 proteins required for the coronavirus.
This is enough info to develop antibodies.
It is not enough info to develop COVID-19.
So, your body thinks it’s infected. It mounts an immune response - so you feel sick.
And then, a few weeks after the second dose, you’re immune to coronavirus.
But it’s hard work!
It is not enough info to develop COVID-19.
So, your body thinks it’s infected. It mounts an immune response - so you feel sick.
And then, a few weeks after the second dose, you’re immune to coronavirus.
But it’s hard work!
So, some tips:
- When you’re #blessed enough to get a vaccine, schedule it for the day before you’re off work. Symptoms set in about 8-12 hours later.
- Take Motrin or Tylenol as needed.
- Report all symptoms to V-SAFE at vsafe.cdc.gov/register/f?p=7…
- Continue to mask up and SD
- When you’re #blessed enough to get a vaccine, schedule it for the day before you’re off work. Symptoms set in about 8-12 hours later.
- Take Motrin or Tylenol as needed.
- Report all symptoms to V-SAFE at vsafe.cdc.gov/register/f?p=7…
- Continue to mask up and SD
And if you’re wondering why you should get vaccinated if it’ll make you sick, here’s your common sense reminder from a nurse colleague of mine:
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