KYW Medical Report: Are there side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine? – KYW Newsradio 1060

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) Many people have voiced concerns over the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is taking a closer look.

When a person is given the COVID-19 vaccine, they are offered the opportunity to fill out a survey from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.

The surveillance program can work through an app on your phone. The key information surrounds side effects, and the data collected reflects millions of doses.

Pain at the injection site is a big complaint, as well as headache, fatigue, dizziness, chills, muscle aches and fever. More adverse effects were reported by women than men.

KYW Newsradios Medical Reports are sponsored by Independence Blue Cross.

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KYW Medical Report: Are there side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine? - KYW Newsradio 1060

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