The vaccine against Covid-19Pfizer, It is now on sale in Mexico and can be obtained in various pharmacies throughout the country. The other vaccine that authorized the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) is modernand it is expected to be on sale by early 2024.
When it comes to sale to the public, many have wondered what the side effects are, and in these two years various tests have been carried out to perfect the vaccines and the adverse reactions have changed. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated the reactions in the new vaccines, so here we tell you what about the report.
Side effects of Pfizer and Moderna
In a recent CDC report, Some of the side effects of vaccines are indicated:
- Serious reactions to the vaccine Covid-19 They are rare.
- Anaphylaxis is a type of serious allergic reaction, it can occur after any type of vaccine against Covid-19, although it is very rare for it to occur.
- Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) It is a rare disorder in which the immune system damages neurons, causing muscle weakness and sometimes paralysis. GBS has been seen primarily among people 50 years of age or older. The rate of GBS within the first 21 days after administration of the J&J/Janssen COVID-19 vaccine was 21 times higher than after administration of the mRNA vaccines against Covid-19 from Pfizer-BioNTech or Modern. No increased risk of GBS was observed after administration of the vaccines. Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna.
- Myocarditis and pericarditis, myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle, and pericarditis is an inflammation of the outer layer that covers the heart and after the vaccine it rarely occurs. Most patients with myocarditis or pericarditis after vaccination against Covid-19 They responded well to medication and rest and recovered quickly.
- Thrombocytopenia thrombosis syndrome (TTS) after administration of the vaccine Covid-19 of J&J/Janssen is rare and cases have occurred in approximately 4 cases per million doses administered.
- modern have reported pain, swelling and redness at the injection site, tenderness and swelling of the lymph nodes (in the same arm where you received the injection), tiredness, headache, muscle pain, joint pain, chills, nausea, vomiting, fever, rash, and fainting at the time of receiving the injection.
Vaccine prices
In the case of modern no prices yet, but Pfizer already announced costs:
Pfizer will cost 859 weightsy will be available throughout the Mexican Republic in the following in Farmacias del Ahorro, Farmacias Benavides, Farmacias San Pablo and Farmacias Guadalajara.