The boys received Pfizer shots in April or May and developed chest pain within a few days. Authorities say vaccination benefits far outweigh any potential risk.
Are they experimental? Can they alter DNA? Experts tackle lingering coronavirus vaccine fears.
Allyson Chiu and Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post
May 14, 2021
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Rose Granato receives her first dose of the vaccine at the WellMed-run community vaccination clinic at the Elvira Cisneros Senior Community Center on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.Jessica Phelps /Staff photographer
When the coronavirus vaccines first started rolling out in December, LisaRose Blanchette had doubts. To her, it felt like the shots, particularly the messenger RNA vaccines, had been rushed through production, and she didn t trust that they would be safe or effective. At the time, I was feeling very insecure about them, said Blanchette, 56, a teacher in Phoenix. But she started doing her own research and soon realized her initial concerns had been misconceptions.
By ALLYSON CHIU AND LINDSEY BEVER | The Washington Post | Published: May 14, 2021 When the coronavirus vaccines first started rolling out in December, LisaRose Blanchette had doubts. To her, it felt like the shots, particularly the messenger RNA vaccines, had been rushed through production, and she didn t trust that they would be safe or effective. At the time, I was feeling very insecure about them, said Blanchette, 56, a teacher in Phoenix. But she started doing her own research and soon realized her initial concerns had been misconceptions. I needed to understand the mRNA vaccine. I needed to understand how long scientists had been working on it. I needed to understand that it was divorced from the politics that I had been reading about, she said. She got vaccinated as soon as she was eligible.
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