Filenews 2 May 2021
Health authorities around the world have made it clear that all vaccines have side effects, with the most common including hand pain, pain around the vaccination site, or headaches. Some people, however, have claimed that after vaccination they have a metallic taste in the mouth.
To date in Britain, more than 28.9 million people have been vaccinated with the Oxford (Astrazeneca) and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination, while more than 2.7 million have received the second dose.
A report from the MHRA (Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Authority) claims that some people in Britain experienced symptoms similar to those of flu, such as fatigue and headache (most often), as well as hand pain and fever.
In the US, respectively, several citizens have claimed to have a strong metallic taste in the mouth for several days after vaccination.
After receiving Pfizer's vaccine, John Howard from South Carolina reported that this metallic sensation occurred a few minutes after vaccination.
In a statement to NBC News, 45-year-old Mr Howard said that while the symptom was not annoying, he could not normally enjoy his coffee. Another patient, 52-year-old Dave Bischel, said he tasted nickel.
However, it's not just Pfizer's vaccine that left this bad taste in patients' mouths. One man claimed he could taste metal for several days after being vaccinated with the Moderna formulation, with 50-year-old Paul Wartenberg from Florida stating that this taste was gone when he ate his dinner.
According to experts, the side effects on the vaccine are a good thing. "It is normal to worry about side effects and in all vaccines there may be some phenomena. As with the flu vaccine, there have been reports of fatigue, a mild headache, dry cough and headaches.
Although you may feel bad, it is normal, only lasts a few days and is a good sign, as it shows that the vaccine works. It doesn't mean that it's seriously ill, but that your immune system is responding and ready to deal with the first signs of coronavirus infection," the scientists argue.
Minimal side effects
Pfizer experts said their extensive tests showed that "the body generally adequately withstands the vaccine in all age groups."
Side effects can be mild and independent monitoring data indicate that there are no safety concerns.
The Vaccine Knowledge Group of Britain, in collaboration with Oxford University, says that because vaccines work by triggering the production of a reaction from the immune system, there may be side effects after receiving the vaccine that resemble the symptoms of the actual infection.
They point out, in fact, that the most common side effects associated with the Oxford vaccine are hand pain, with 65% of patients showing this symptom, followed by colds, fever, joint pain, headaches, fatigue and headache.
According to a Pfizer report, the worst side effects were fatigue and headaches, but only after the second dose. Just 4% of people reported fatigue and 2% reported headache.
In conclusion, as in the flu vaccine, and in the case of the coronavirus vaccine some reported pain at the injection site and other side effects, but in general they are mild.
Source: protothema.gr
