If you get a COVID-19 vaccine and you think you might be having a severe allergic reaction after leaving the vaccination provider site, seek immediate medical care by calling 911.
“Overall, severe allergic reactions to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, including life-threatening anaphylaxis reactions such as low blood pressure and difficulty breathing, are rare, on the order of five cases per million vaccine doses administered,” noted Dr. Guerrerio.
An immediate allergic reaction happens within 4 hours after getting vaccinated and could include symptoms such as hives, swelling, and wheezing (respiratory distress).
There is a remote chance that the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine could cause a severe allergicreaction. A severe allergic reaction would usually occur within a few minutes to one hour aftergetting a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. For this reason, your vaccination providermay ask you to stay at the place where you received your vaccine for monitoring aftervaccination. Signs of a severe allergic reaction can include:• Difficulty breathing• Swelling of your face and throat• A fast heartbeat• A bad rash all over your body• Dizziness and weakness
Symptoms of anaphylaxis often occur within 15-30 minutes of vaccination, though it can sometimes take several hours for symptoms to appear.
FDA does not have specific safety concerns with a vaccine that utilizes this technology.
The next time you encounter the pathogen, these responses will kick in faster and stronger, because your immune system is already primed to recognise and respond to it. This is why people who have already recovered from COVID-19 may experience more of these mild reactions.
Skin problems such as itchiness, rashes, hives and swelling can occur in some individuals after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, but it's not clear how common these reactions are or how frequently they recur with a subsequent vaccination.
If you experience a severe allergic reaction after getting a COVID-19 vaccine, vaccination providers should provide rapid care and call for emergency medical services. You should continue to be monitored in a medical facility for at least several hours.
Possible side effects: Pain, redness, swelling in the arm where the shot was administered; tiredness, headache, muscle pain, chills, fever, nausea throughout the rest of the body. If any of these side effects occur, they should go away in a few days.
The most commonly reported side effects were pain at the injection site, tiredness, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain, and fever.
Symptoms that are typically indicative of Covid-19 (but not allergies) include fever, body aches, and loss of smell or taste. In addition, Covid-19 patients are also more likely to feel short of breath, while those with seasonal allergies will not usually experience this symptom unless they also have asthma.