COVID-19 vaccine booster shot side effects similar to first two doses, says CDC
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Side effects reported after a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer or Moderna so far appear similar to the second dose, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday, suggesting "no unexpected patterns of adverse reactions" from the booster shot, based on early data on use of the shots in the real world.
The findings were published Tuesday in the agency's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, analyzing responses from 12,591 Americans who completed the CDC's "V-safe" survey after receiving an additional dose of vaccine.
Like with the second dose, the agency said most side effects reported by recipients of a third dose of the mRNA vaccines "were mild or moderate." Most were reported to occur on the day after vaccination.
