It's 'normal' for those who've had their Covid vaccine to feel unwell after getting one of the two jabs, doctors have said.
Side effects from the jabs currently being administered across the UK are 'very common' according to official guidance, and doctors have assured that they are nothing to worry about.
Symptoms can include tiredness, pain as well as flu-like symptoms.
Prof Martin Marshall, from the Royal College of GPs, was reported to have said: "Patients should be assured that both Covid-19 vaccines currently being used in the UK have gone through a rigorous process to ensure they are both safe and effective.
"It is normal, as with most vaccinations, for some patients to experience mild side-effects.
"If required, we would recommend that patients treat these with painkillers, such as paracetamol."
Official UK government guidance says that the vaccines can cause side effects 'like all medicines.'
It says that most of these are 'are mild and short-term, and not everyone gets them' and that even if you have symptoms after the first dose you still need the second jab.
The 'very common' side effects include:
- A painful, heavy feeling and tenderness and tenderness in the arm where you had the injection, which tends to be worse about one or two days after the vaccination.
- Feeling tired
- A headache
- General aches or mild flu-like symptoms
Although feeling feverish is not uncommon for up to three days, a high temperature is unusual and could mean you have Covid or another infection.
Advice on recovering from the mild symptoms is to get rest and take a normal dose of paracetamol.
The symptoms are said to usually last less than a week, but if they get worse or you are concerned call the NHS on 111.
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