Arm Rash After Pfizer Vaccine is Harmless

Yasmine Sami

Health

31st January 2021

Arm Rash After Pfizer Vaccine is Harmless

Side effects go after time(Getty).

The Claim

Side effects appear after the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

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Following the vaccination, users on social media shared their experiences and posting pictures of the side effects they witnessed.

The side effects appeared after the second dose of the "Pfizer-Biontec" vaccine, which was approved by the UK.

Others published pictures showing the side effects felt after the second dose.

Misbar’s Analysis

The Head of the Certification Committee of the World Health Organization in Kuwait, Dr. Fahad Al-Anzi stated it is normal for symptoms to occur after any vaccine. It varies from person to person, the symptoms that appear after receiving the vaccine are normal and go away after a period of time.

"Pfizer" confirmed that the side effects of the second dose are minor and transient. According to a company statement, the symptoms of the second dose often appear a day or two after receiving the vaccination. Common symptoms are fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain, and sometimes high body temperature.

Misbar’s investigation found that the side effects of the vaccine are normal and not frightening, and the second dose of the vaccine has side effects.