The Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine looks no more dangerous than a flu jab
The Covid-19 Pfizer vaccine looks no more dangerous than a flu jab
3 February 2021
MedSafe's approved the vaccine - after reviewing its safety, efficiency and manufacturing quality.
There's the chance of some side effects...such as having a sore arm or headache after being immunised.
But a vaccinologist says they are a common reaction that shows the immune system is responding.
Auckland University's Helen Petousis-Harris says people might even develop benign flu symptoms.
But she says none of the vaccines are alive - meaning they have no virus that's able to cause an infection.
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