Some people are against coronavirus vaccines, but others are happy to have an injection of the vaccine as soon as possible. This is true even with those who have been shot and have had side effects.
A study of fall 2020 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that some people have experienced side effects after taking the Moderna coronavirus vaccine, with some even going for it. attack the hospital.
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However, most of them have said that, despite the side effects, they would be ready to have the vaccine again, if it meant protecting themselves against ‘lethal chronavirus.
Of the two types of reactions – local and systemic – “local reactions have been reported by the majority of vaccine recipients and at higher rates than placebo recipients,” the CDC report states. “Vaccine recipients reported higher levels of local reactions after dose 2 than dose 1.”
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The local reactions from the Moderna vaccine include pain and swelling at the injection site. Systemic reactions include more severe complications such as nausea, fever and chills.
“The frequency of systemic reactions was higher in the youngest age group than in the older age group (81.9% vs. 71.9% after dose 2). Within each age group, frequency and severity ‘ in which systemic reactions were higher after dose 2 than dose 1. For all age groups, muscle weakness, headache and myalgia were most common, “the report states.
People who were vaccinated said the side effects were less severe after the second dose, rather than the first dose. However, despite the side effects, people say that they feel a sense of relief after receiving the vaccine.