Ask Dr. Hebert: Explaining the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine Share Updated: 6:30 PM CST Jan 13, 2021 WDSU Digital Team Share Updated: 6:30 PM CST Jan 13, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript MEDICAL EDITOR DR. HERBERT. STILL ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO COVID-19. SOMETHING WE HAVE SEEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THE EFFECT PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING AFTER THEY GET THE SECOND DOSE OF THE VACCINE. THEIR IMMUNE RESPONSE IS BUILDING. >> AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED PRIOR, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS THEORETICALLY. NOW PEOPLE HAVE STARTED TO RECEIVE THE SECOND DOSE OF THE VACCINE. THESE THINGS ARE BEING SHOWN. YOU WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THE FATIGUE, MORE OF THE SORENESS AT THE ARM, MORE OF THE FEVER, CHILL, JUST NOT FEELING QUITE SO WELL AFTER THE SECOND DOSE. THINK ABOUT IT THIS WAY. WHEN YOU TRY AND GO TO THE GYM AND YOU GET BIG MUSCLES, AND WHEN YOU TRY AND WORK OUT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, YOU COME HOME AND YOU ARE SORE. YOUR BODY IS BUILDING UP THE MUSCLE. THINK ABOUT YOUR BODY BUILDING UP IMMUNITY. IT IS SORT TO DO THAT. NO PAIN, NO CANE WHEN BUILDING YOUR IMMUNITY. THAT’S WHY YOU ARE RECEIVING THESE TYPE OF SYMPTOMS. GINA: WE KNOW THAT SEVERAL COMPANIES ARE WORKING ON BRINGING A VACCINE TO MARKET. JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, THERE HAS BEEN TALK ABOUT THEIR TIMELINE. >> WE ARE ABOUT TO JUMP INTO THE PHASE THREE TRIAL. WE GOT SOME DATA RELEASED THAT SHOWS JOHNSON AND JOHNSON IS DOING WELL. WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO THAT IS DIFFERENT IS GET A ONE DOSE VACCINE, WHICH WOULD MAKE THINGS A LOT EASIER. BUT THE DATA POINTS HAVE TO PAN OUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE PROTECTED AFTER THE FIRST DOSE. WE ARE WAITING ON MORE DATA POINTS. IT LOOKS PROMISING THAT IT MAY PROVIDE ENOUGH ANTIBODIES TO TAKE ONE DOSE OF THE VACCINE. BUT IT WILL NOT BE ANYTIME SOON. GINA: MEDICAL EDITOR, DR. HERBERT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, EMAIL ASKDRHERBERT@WDSU.CO