Sajid Javid confirms NHS will offer booster vaccines
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Two Covid vaccines on offer include the Pfizer/BioNTech jab or half a dose of the Moderna vaccine; the latter of which, as confirmed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has risks associated with it. For some people, the Moderna jab has shown to cause ‘hypoaesthesia’ – a reduced sensation to touch, pain and temperature. This is said to affect less than one in 1,000 people, carrying the same risks as:
- Swelling of the face
- Acute peripheral facial paralysis or palsy.
People who have had facial cosmetic injections in the past are more prone to swelling of the face.
What is acute peripheral facial paralysis or palsy?
This describes weakness in muscles on one side of the face (i.e. Bell’s palsy).
It’s a temporary condition, with most people recovering within nine months, the NHS confirmed.
Signs of Bell’s palsy include:
- Weakness or total paralysis on one side of your face that develops quickly within 72 hours
- A drooping eyelid or corner of the mouth
- drooling
- A dry mouth
- A loss of taste
- Eye irritation, such as dryness or more tears.
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“It’s important to see a GP as soon as possible after developing these symptoms,” the NHS advised.
“This is because treatment for Bell’s palsy is more effective if started early (within 72 hours).”
Treatment usually involves a 10-day course of steroid medication.
Trials involving the Moderna jab, as pointed out by the EMA, can lead to “common” side effects, such as:
- Pain and swelling at the injection site
- Tiredness
- Chills
- Fever
- Swollen or tender lymph nodes under the arm
- Headache
- Muscle and joint pain
- Nausea
- Vomiting.
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“They may affect more than one in 10 people,” the EMA stated, adding that most side effects were usually “mild or moderate”, and got “better within a few days after vaccination”.
Also fairly common – affecting less than one in 10 people – is developing hives, a rash, or redness at the injection site up to one week after vaccination.
Other side effects might include itchiness at the injection site and dizziness, although this may only affect one in 100 people.
“A very small number of cases of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the membrane around the heart) have occurred,” the EMA added.
“Allergic reactions have also occurred in people receiving the vaccine, including a very small number of cases of severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis).”
What about the Pfizer Covid vaccine?
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pointed out the “possible side effects” from getting the mRNA booster vaccine.
In the arm where you get the booster Pfizer shot, pain, redness and swelling could occur.
Throughout the rest of the body, you might experience:
- Tiredness
- Headache
- Muscle pain
- Chills
- Fever
- Nausea.
The British Government’s Department of Health and Social Care made clear the Covid booster vaccination programme is set to go ahead to help protect the most vulnerable in society from Covid as winter approaches.
Data published from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) demonstrated that around 99 percent of all deaths involving Covid were in those who were unvaccinated in the first half of 2021.
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said: “Our vaccine roll-out has been phenomenal.
“I urge all those eligible to get their COVID-19 and flu vaccines as soon as they can, so you have the strongest possible protection over the winter months.”
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