July 23, 2021
WHAT: With some states, including Georgia, seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases it is important that people know that COVID is not over, and that vaccination remains a critical part of gaining full control. Georgia Tech has several experts available to speak to the science of vaccines, the risks of traveling as well as insight into the surging Delta variant.
AVAILABLE EXPERTS:
The Delta variant brings the biggest risk for another surge in the U.S. We must stay vigilant and keep the vaccines going, says M.G. Finn, chair of Georgia Tech’s School of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Side effects are mild but more frequent with a second dose Author: Jerry Carnes Updated: 10:52 AM EDT April 12, 2021
ATLANTA ATLANTA – Not everyone feels the achiness and headache that sometimes comes from a COVID-19 vaccine, but more often than not it’s the second dose that results in side effects.
The coronavirus vaccine can make you feel as if you’ve come down with the very virus you’re trying to combat. Muscle aches and even a fever are not uncommon. When it comes to the double-dose vaccines, it’s more likely to happen after the second shot.
“Our bodies launch an immune response to a foreign substance just like it would if we got an actual infection,” says Dr. Ashley Hannings of the University of Georgia’s College of Pharmacy.