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Why should you take the COVID vaccines?
While
COVID vaccines come with various side effects, it is it not a matter of
concern. All vaccines trigger certain immune responses in the body, which may
cause mild to moderate symptoms. As is known, vaccines are a mimicry of a
pathogen, which when injected into the body activates the immune system to
produce antibodies and fight the foreign particles. This in turn causes
inflammatory responses in the body, leading to fever, fatigue, headache, etc. If
you're someone who is hesitant to get your COVID vaccines, it is important to
understand that besides taking safety precautions, vaccination is the only way
you can protect yourself and others from severe infections.
What we know about COVID vaccine boosters
COVID-19 boosters have been introduced in some parts of the
world and discussions around its efficacy and side effects are ongoing.
According to a study by the US Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC), the side effects experienced by people who have received
their vaccine boosters are similar to that from the second dose. As per the
agency, millions of people have received their third dose since August 13. The
US recently rolled out COVID boosters for immunocompromised people and extended
it for workers in high-risk jobs and people with pre-existing medical
conditions.
COVID vaccine
boosters
Given that vaccine-induced immunity may wane over a period
of time, the demand for a third vaccine dose, also known as a
"booster" shot has increased. That said, booster shots are given to
people who have been fully vaccinated, so as to re-expose their immune system
to the immunizing antigen, the memory of which (after the previous dose) could
have been lost over a period of time. Just like the first and second doses of
coronavirus vaccines, COVID boosters may also come with certain side effects.
Fever, chills, fatigue and joint pain are some of the most common side effects.
Side
effects from booster shot similar to second dose: CDC
Latest
findings suggest that COVID booster side effects may resemble side effects from
the the second dose. The CDC analysed data from nearly 12,600 people who
received a third dose of Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid vaccine. They showed that side
effects -- which were described as mostly mild to moderate, and occurring the
day after vaccination -- were prevalent at similar rates to those from a second
vaccine dose during the regular course.
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