Biz Health 18 Jan 2021
"The Department of Health called upon all people who experience any adverse events following immunisation to immediately report to the nearest health facility or vaccination site.
It said in a statement on Wednesday, that each province and district has allocated persons who are responsible for investigating severe and serious adverse events following immunisation.
All vaccines and medicines have side effects, it said, with the majority of Covid-19 vaccine side effects being minor and resolving within two to three days.
"While individuals respond differently to vaccination, and side effects differ slightly among the vaccines, the most common side effects of the Covid-19 vaccines include headache, mild fever, chills, pain and/or redness at the injection site, fatigue, muscle pain, nausea and mild diarrhoea," Dr Tshwale, Media Liaison Officer for the Health Minister said.
The Department of Health's most recent messaging did not elaborate on what severe symptoms the public should be looking out for.
Western Cape Government stressed in a pamphlet - distributed at vaccination sites as far back as April last year - that the common side effects of the vaccine start around six hours after the vaccine, peak at 24 hours and resolve in two to three days. These side effects show your body is building an immune response. The technical term for this is 'reactogenicity'."
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