Covid Vaccine Reaction - Should I do anything?

[anonymous-user]

Quick question...

I had my AZ first jab yesterday, today I have a temperature, mild headache, achy all over.

Q1 - Are these side effects or simply the immune system doing it's thing?
Q2 - If side effects then should I report this to anyone for statistical purposes so that when they develop the next vaccine they have better statistics of side effects and what to test for? If so is there a simple web form to report this on as I don't intend to waste GP surgery time with such trivia.

tia

[essexd]

MikeStroud said:

Quick question...

I had my AZ first jab yesterday, today I have a temperature, mild headache, achy all over.

Q1 - Are these side effects or simply the immune system doing it's thing?
Q2 - If side effects then should I report this to anyone for statistical purposes so that when they develop the next vaccine they have better statistics of side effects and what to test for? If so is there a simple web form to report this on as I don't intend to waste GP surgery time with such trivia.

tia

Those are the side effects which I've seen reported before, so I don't think it's anything to be particularly worried about.

You can report side effects here https://coronavirus-yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/

[egomeister]

MikeStroud said:

Quick question...

I had my AZ first jab yesterday, today I have a temperature, mild headache, achy all over.

Q1 - Are these side effects or simply the immune system doing it's thing?
Q2 - If side effects then should I report this to anyone for statistical purposes so that when they develop the next vaccine they have better statistics of side effects and what to test for? If so is there a simple web form to report this on as I don't intend to waste GP surgery time with such trivia.

tia

That sounds very similar to the side effects my Mum had. She took a paracetamol to ease the symptoms (which is something she would very rarely do), but was fine by the following day.

It doesn't sound like anything to worry about to me, but if it persists through tomorrow I'd be checking in with the doc.

[anonymous-user]

Thanks all. Not worried at all, simply want to feed real world experience back in to the development process for the next time.

[LosingGrip]

I had a leaflet to report any side effects to. Did you get one? If not I’ll try and dig my one out.

[anonymous-user]

essexd said:

You can report side effects here https://coronavirus-yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk/

Thanks that is precisely what I was looking for.

[Ian Lancs]

Those are the "classic" side effects - on my info leaflet they're in the "1 in 10 may experience" list. (I'm apparently 1 in 10

[Enut]

Had mine today, not looking forward to tomorrow! Here's hoping I'm in the lucky 90%.

[otolith]

I am also one in ten, that was a crappy weekend!