hello everyone this is Dr Audrey Tai welcome back to my channel
Eye Channel by Eye surgeon in today's video i would like to share with you about my experience
of getting the physical the 19 vaccine i've listed down below of the time codes of this video
to help you guys through the different parts of this video i'm really grateful to be among one of
the healthcare workers who are able to receive our first dose of coven 19 vaccine back in december of
2020. i want to give a big shout out to all of the healthcare workers who are working tirelessly both
in the hospital as well as in the vaccine clinic for making this project possible the pfizer coven
19 vaccine received emergency use authorization from the fda on december the 11th of 2020
so within a week after the 500 vaccine received emergency use authorization from fda i received
a notification from mission hospital in mission viejo california that i was prioritized to receive
the vaccine i was assigned to a vaccination station at the station i was presented with a
few papers letting me know some possible physical symptoms i may develop after receiving the vaccine
after i reviewed all of the papers and i received my vaccine in my left arm around the deltoid
region and it was a really nice shot i barely felt the needle after receiving my vaccine i stayed for
about 15 minutes or so after the vaccination to make sure that i didn't develop any acute allergic
reaction before i was discharged so i received my vaccine around nine o'clock in the morning for
the six and a half hours after that i didn't really have any symptoms however around 3:30
in the afternoon i started noticing there's some soreness in my left arm and gradually throughout
the afternoon and into the evening the soreness in my left arm extended to the left side of my neck
i would say the stiffness in my neck as well as soreness in my arm they peaked around midnight
during the night i woke up a couple of times and noting significant neck stiffness in the
arm soreness i was prepared to take some tylenol or even advil if the stiffness and pain persist
but i was able to fall back asleep in the morning when i woke up
most of the arm pain and neck stiffness have improved however it was still quite noticeable
i was actually quite glad that i didn't have any cases in the or that day
throughout the second day after my vaccination by the time the evening comes the arm soreness
and neck stiffness mostly went away so it's very interesting i never developed
any fevers or chills or other symptoms reported by the vaccine recipients in the clinical trial
everybody's different so when you get your coven 19 vaccine you may develop similar or completely
different type of physical symptoms i look forward to hearing from your experience in the comments
down below so it has been about three weeks since i received my first dose of physical the 19
vaccine i didn't really develop any new physical symptoms since the arm soreness and neck stiffness
subsided on the day after my first vaccination i'm actually scheduled to receive the second
dose of my vaccine tomorrow because i developed significant arm soreness after the first dose
i blocked off my schedule after my second dose of vaccine to make sure i'm not operating the
day after receiving my second dose of physio vaccine i received the second dose of the pfizer
COVID 19 vaccine during the second week of January about three weeks after i received my first dose
and during that three weeks i didn't really experience any additional physical symptoms
for my appointment for my second dose of the vaccine i arrived a few minutes before my
appointment time my vaccination appointment went quite smooth from the second dose of my vaccine
very similar as when i received my first dose i completed a checking process and i was assigned
to a vaccination station i completed some papers there and nurse susan gave me my second dose of
the physical the 19 vaccine the actual injection was painless and we were both very excited because
now i have completed my two doses of the physical vitamin 19 vaccine so now i'm fully protected
i waited about 15 minutes after receiving the vaccine to make sure that i did not develop
any allergic symptoms before i was discharged and through for the rest of the day i actually worked
a regular schedule i saw patients in the clinic for the whole day it was very interesting i
actually didn't notice any pain in my left arm where i received the injection for the whole day
started nine o'clock in the evening i started feeling feverish and i started getting some chills
i actually had a low temperature fever of 101.1 and i checked my O2 saturation which was normal
i was a bit tachycardic i had a bit of fast heart rate and i felt really tired so i went
to bed early and throughout the night i actually didn't sleep well because of the fevers and chills
that i was having i actually felt pretty cold throughout the night when i woke up in the morning
now it's about 24 hours after i received the second dose of my vaccine i had a headache
throughout the whole day i felt really tired and i pretty much spent the whole day on the couch
i i was really glad that i took the day off the day after i received my second dose of the vaccine
because i just felt so tired the whole day i wasn't productive at all i pretty much
just did some paperwork some computer works on the couch throughout the whole day and i went
to bed really early around 7:30 in the evening because of the fatigue that i experienced and i
also had some muscle achiness it was interesting because i had the this time i had the muscle
ache in my in both of my legs i didn't have much of arm pain around the injection site so
after i woke up in the morning now it's about 48 hours after i received the second dose of vaccine
all my symptoms were gone actually i felt like nothing has happened
all of the physical symptoms i was experiencing the day before they resolved completely to
summarize after i received the first dose of my Pfizer COVID 19 vaccine
i actually had pain in my left arm as well as the left side of my neck for about 36 hours
after receiving the first dose of the vaccine and after i received the second dose of my vaccine
i experienced more intense physical symptoms i had fevers chills fatigue muscle ache and headaches
which were all common physical symptoms reported in the clinical trial however all those symptoms
actually resolved spontaneously after 48 hours after i received my second dose of vaccine so
all the physical symptoms that i experienced as well as the physical symptoms reported in
the clinical trial those are actually common physical symptoms that people may experience
after having an activation of their immune system due to the inflammatory response from it there's
a scientific term describing those physical symptoms it is called reactogenicity which
covers the group of physical symptoms that can occur shortly after receiving vaccination due
to the immune system activation and inflammatory response comes with it
so it is expected after receiving the covid 19 vaccine for you to experience some physical
symptoms as that's basically a sign the immune system of our body is working and is actively
producing antibodies to protect ourselves against future infection if you have already received your
covid 19 vaccine i would love to hear about your experience in the common area down below
it is very important to remember the covid 19 vaccine is effective to protect us against
getting sick from getting the covenant disease if we're exposed to the virus in the future however
it does not protect us from getting infected by the virus or carrying the virus even potentially
spreading the virus into community so even after receiving the vaccine will still have
to practice social distancing and wearing masks to prevent spreading of the virus into the community
it is also very important to remember make sure that you discuss with your physician if you have
any specific questions about your health and your eligibility receiving the COVID 19 vaccine when
the COVID 19 vaccine becomes available to you and if you do not have any medical condition country
indicated to receive the vaccine i hope you would consider getting the vaccination yourself
this is how we all do our part to protect our community family friends and colleagues
i hope after watching this video you're able to find answers to
some of the questions or concerns that you may have about the Pfizer COVID 19 vaccine
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