While she hasn t been told whether she got the actual vaccine during the trial, she had a bit of swelling in her arm after the booster shot which makes her believe she did. That s helped when patients ask her what to expect. Some of the side effects were a little bit more robust the second time around, so I try and tell them exactly what I went through, she explained.
It may take months for the general public to get inoculated with new vaccines once they re approved. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to quickly clear Pfizer s vaccine for emergency use after an advisory panel overwhelmingly endorsed the shots on Thursday. The initial doses have been designated for front-line health workers and the elderly in long-term care facilities, such as nursing homes.