By vgreene, 19 January, 2021 Fever in pregnant pts If a pregnant pt experiences fever following COVID 19 vaccination CDC advises use of acetaminophen since fever is assoc w adverse pregnancy outcomes
By vgreene, 19 January, 2021 Advise pt to contact you if injection site redness tenderness increases after 24h or if side effects are worrisome or not subsiding after a few days
By vgreene, 19 January, 2021 Most systemic post vaccination sx are mild to moderate but some may affect a pt s ability to do daily activities and occur w in the first 3 days typically resolve w in 1 3 days of onset
By vgreene, 19 January, 2021 Antipyretic analgesics can be taken to treat any post vaccination sx However at this time CDC doesn t recommend routine prophylaxis for the prevention of such sx
By vgreene, 19 January, 2021 Warn pts they may experience soreness redness swelling and or warmth at site of injection in addition to fatigue headache fever following vaccination
By vgreene, 19 January, 2021 Reassure pts that side effects esp after 2nd dose are a normal part of the body s rxn to the vaccine are a sign of developing immunity against COVID 19 illness1
By vgreene, 19 January, 2021 None of the vaccines contain a live SARS CoV 2 virus thus don t carry a risk of causing COVID 19 in vaccinated persons1
By vgreene, 19 January, 2021 mRNA vaccine technology has been studied for over a decade Early stage trials of mRNA vaccines have been carried out for influenza Zika rabies CMV but early challenges such as instability of free mRNA unintended inflammatory outcomes modest immune respons
By vgreene, 19 January, 2021 The mRNA provides instructions for the cell on how to make a piece of the SARS CoV 2 spike protein Since only the protein is made it doesn t harm the person but it is antigenic
