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Covid-19 vaccine side-effects: Here’s everything you need to know

By Clare Wilson

26 April 2021

A nurse vaccinates a 16-year-old with the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine in the Mercantile Center in Worcester, Massachusetts

A nurse vaccinates a 16-year-old with the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine in the Mercantile Centre in Worcester, Massachusetts

JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images

As growing numbers of younger adults get vaccinated against covid-19, social media is awash with conversation about side effects, which appear to be more common in young people. What kind of side effects can people expect, how can they be distinguished from signs of the rare blood clot syndrome linked to some vaccines, and what do they mean for people’s immunity?

What side effects may people experience after a covid-19 vaccine?
All vaccines can cause pain and swelling…

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