Did you experience side-effects after being vaccinated? Tweeps turn to social media to find out if they're alone
Some people experienced no side-effects beyond a slightly sore arm after being vaccinated against Covid-19.More than eight million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been given across SA since February, and those who feel a little worse for wear after getting their jab have turned to social media to find out if they are alone.more than 8.8-million vaccines, with 176,752 given in the past 24 hours.
“People who have been vaccinated please share your experience so we can retweet. Aggressively. The narrative of unconfirmed disproportionate horror stories is flooding the socials and is causing a lot of hesitancy,” he wrote.The narrative of unconfirmed disproportionate horror stories is flooding the socials and it’s causing a lot of hesitancy.The post soon went viral with more than 40,000 retweets and 22,800 comments, drawing responses from leaders and social media users around the world.
While some said they experienced side-effects, most reported a sore arm or minor headache for a few days.adverse events after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine include stroke, a heart attack or death in a motor vehicle accident. “Any of these events may or may not be associated with vaccination, but all these events are adverse events following immunisation . An AEFI usually occurs within 28 days following vaccination,” said the NICD.The institute said it typically takes two weeks after vaccination for the body to build immunity against Covid-19.
“The body’s immune system takes up to 14 days to develop strong immune responses after the first dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. With the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine there is some protection two weeks after the first dose, but the best protection is achieved after the second dose.”was being undertaken to better understand AEFIs.. The app is available on iOS and Android operating systems.
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