What Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine Will Feel Like

Announcements of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts garnered mixed reactions across the world. While some felt relieved and eager to get the jab, it also met with great skepticism and wariness from others. The US, in particular, struggles with misinformation and fear-mongering sentiments spread by alarmists surrounding its safety.

In this article, The Atlantic’s Sarah Zhang sheds light on what to expect upon receiving the vaccine — such as sore arms, fevers, and headaches — and cautions against panicking as it is within expectations to ‘feel sick’. She also elaborates on the hard science behind why our body reacts the way it does. Readers will learn that in order to avoid getting sick, we must first get a little sick.

21 January 2021 · mesmilla2017 · Third Story