View
comments
Few people who receive coronavirus vaccines will develop skin reactions as a side effect, a new study finds.
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston looked at Americans who received either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 shots.
They found that only about two percent of people developed a rash, itching or another minor condition after their first dose also known as 'Covid arm.'
The team noted that the conditions that appeared were all relatively minor, and should not be a deterrent to people getting vaccinated when it is available to them, and previous data shows that many of these conditions are harmless to people
Of 40,640 vaccinated staff members at Massachusetts General Hospital, 765 reported the development of a skin condition after receiving their first vaccine dose. Of that group, 101 reported another reaction after the second shot as well
Around two percent of people who receive an mRNA vaccine, either the Pfizer or Moderna shots, will develop a skin condition like a rash or hives. The condition, nicknamed