So far more than 45million people have had two doses of the coronavirus vaccine, and some are even starting to get their third jabs.
Almost a year after the first Covid-19 jab was administered, the most at risk are now being asked to get the third vaccine.
Those who are currently eligible for getting a third dose of the Covid vaccine are people are “most at risk from Covid-19 who have had a second dose of a vaccine at least is months ago,” according to the NHS.
Currently, this includes people who are aged 50 and over, people who live and work in care home, frontline health and social care workers, people aged 16 and over with health condition, and people aged 16 and over who live with someone who is more likely to get infections.
What are the side effects of the booster vaccine?
As with any vaccine, side effects can occur and vary from person to person.
The most common Covid-19 vaccine side effects are muscle and joint pain in the arm where the jab was injected, fever, chills fatigue and a headache.
More specifically, side effects from the Covid vaccine booster shots are similar to those felt after the second dose, and are more likely to affect younger people, according to Pfizer.
Pfizer submitted the findings, which involved a study of 300 participants, to the US Food and Drug Administration.
The study fond that 63/7% of the participants, who were aged 18 to 55, experienced fatigue after getting their booster jabs.
Meanwhile, 48.4& had headaches, and 39.1% had muscle pain. The majority of the participants experienced mild or moderate booster side effects.
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According to the NHS, "most side effects are mild and should not last longer than a week".
It also says that if a recipient begins to suffer from a high temperature in the days after the vaccination, they can take paracetamol or other painkillers.
However, if symptoms worsen they should call 111.
You should still be wary of the main symptoms of Covid-19 – a new, continuous cough, a high temperature, or a loss of taste or smell – because you could have been infected before getting your jab.
In this case you should stay at home and get a Covid test.
Who will receive a Covid booster vaccine?
Those who are currently eligible for the booster vaccine are the ones who received the first dose in the first phase of the vaccine rollout.
And they’ll get the booster in the same order as they got their original dose. These people are:
- Those living in residential care homes for older adults
- All adults aged 50 years or over
- Frontline health and social care workers
- All those aged 16 to 49 years with underlying health conditions that put them at higher risk of severe COVID-19, and adult carers
- Adult household contacts of immunosuppressed individuals
