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Side effects of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines tend to be worse after the second dose, especially for younger people due to their robust immune systems.

Share this article Share this article SILVER SPRING, Md., March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In partnership with more than 70 advocacy groups, healthcare providers, and biotech companies, the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance (TS Alliance), an internationally recognized nonprofit that raises awareness and funds to fight the rare genetic disease tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), recently issued a letter to the National Governors Association that calls on states to immediately prioritize Americans with life-threatening rare diseases in their COVID-19 vaccine rollouts. In late January, President Biden a...

About three weeks after receiving her second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, Desiree Battaglia woke up with a strange situation: Her lips were puffy. "My initial reaction was a bit of alarm and just, 'What the heck is going on?'" she tells Health. Battaglia, 34, originally thought she had a reaction to cauliflower wings with cayenne pepper she had the day before. "I'm not big on spicy foods, so I figured it was a sensitivity to the spice," she says. So, Battaglia took an antihistamine and assumed the puffiness would go away—but it didn't. The next day, Battaglia went to see a...

COVID vaccination programmes are working through the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's (JCVI) 10 priority groups, many of which include vulnerable people in need of some fresh air or exercise. Can you exercise after getting the Covid vaccine?

After your COVID-19 vaccine, one doctor we spoke to suggests avoiding exercise out of an abundance of caution for at least a day.