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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Covid vaccines come with some side effects, which is a sign that your immune system is getting to work and mounting protection to the virus. The common side effects for the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccines include things like pain and swelling on your arm where you get the shot, and flu-like symptoms including fatigue, headache, fever and chills.Don't miss: The best credit cards for building creditAs you prepare for your much-anticipated vaccine appointment (to check your vaccine eligibility status, you can use NBC News' plan your vaccine tool), you might be wondering if there's anything you can do to mitigate these normal, but uncomfortable, side effects. Here's what you should know.Can you take Tylenol or ibuprofen after getting the vaccine?The Centers for Disease Control says that you can take over-the-counter pain medicine, such as ibuprofen (like Advil), aspirin, antihistamines or acetaminophen (like Tylenol), if you have side effects after getting vaccinated for Covid. As with any medication, the CDC recommends talking to your doctor first.Should you take OTC medications before getting the vaccine?Taking OTC pain medications ahead of your shot to try and decrease symptoms is not recommended by the CDC, because it's not clear how that could affect the vaccine's effectiveness.The concern is that pre-treating with pain medications that reduce fevers and inflammation (like acetaminophen and ibuprofen) could dampen your immune system's response to the vaccine.That's because your immune system responds to vaccines through a process called "controlled inflammation," Dr. Colleen Kelley, an associate professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, told USA Today in January.Covid messenger RNA vaccines work by giving cells genetic material that tells them how to make a non-infectious piece of the virus. The immune system then creates antibodies against it — which is controlled inflammation — and can remember how to
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