Side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine won't be a 'walk in the park,' doctors warnThe vaccines in final stages of trial are said to induce symptoms similar to the virus.
By Brianna Kraemer
Updated: November 24, 2020
Doctors are suggesting that the CDC warn the public that the new coronavirus vaccines, which are expected to be approved by the FDA in the next few weeks, will have unpleasant effects on patients.
Pfizer and Moderna each have acknowledged that their vaccines could induce side effects similar to the virus itself, with possible muscle pains, chills and headache.
In a Monday meeting with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers, doctors said public health officials and drugmakers need to warn people about the rough side effects so they are prepared and not scared away from getting the second dose. ...
Participants in the September vaccine trials reported symptoms including a high fever, body aches and daylong exhaustion after receiving the vaccine.
The side effects also raise the question about whether getting the vaccine outweighs the risk of getting the virus. ...
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