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You’ve just left the pharmacy—or school gym, or baseball stadium, or some other COVID-19 vaccine distribution facility—with a vaccination card in your hand, an adhesive bandage on your arm, and maybe a few questions about what happens next. From how to handle side effects to when to mask up, here are five helpful pieces of post-vaccine advice.
1. DON’T PANIC ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS.
If you’re wracked with flu-like symptoms and anxious about your body’s unpleasant reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine, hearing a loved one repeatedly tell you “That means it’s working!” might not be the sympathy you’re looking for. But it’s true. Chills, muscle aches, fever, fatigue, and other unsavory side effects are all signs that your immune system is mounting a resistance to the virus. They’re completely normal and no cause for panic—even if you’re feeling way worse after your second dose than you did after the first.
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5 Important Dos and Don’ts When You’ve Gotten Your COVID-19 Vaccine
1. DON’T PANIC ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS.
If you’re wracked with flu-like symptoms and anxious about your body’s unpleasant reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine, hearing a loved one repeatedly tell you “That means it’s working!” might not be the sympathy you’re looking for. But it’s true. Chills, muscle aches, fever, fatigue, and other unsavory side effects are all signs that your immune system is mounting a resistance to the virus. They’re completely normal and no cause for panic—even if you’re feeling way worse after your second dose than you did after the first.
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5 Important Dos and Don’ts When You’ve Gotten Your COVID-19 Vaccine
