Should you plan a sick day in case of COVID-19 vaccine side effects?
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Every U.S. adult will soon be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, which promises to protect people against the virus and also reduce employee absences from work due to illness.
In the near term, however, employers could face a slew of paid time off requests from the millions of individuals scheduled to receive the jabs. President Joe Biden this week called for all American adults — including professionals of all ages across diverse industries — to be eligible for a shot by April 19. Expert say that will help push the country closer to so-called herd immunity. But the side effects that some people report might require workers to take a day or two off work to recover. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the vaccine can cause pain and swelling at the injection site, fatigue, chills, muscle aches, nausea and fever. By contrast, some individuals experience no side effects.Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.