A state vaccine review board is giving the go-ahead to the new COVID-19 shot.
Illinois experts looked at all the FDA data on the Pfizer vaccine, which is recommended for everyone age 16 and up.
SIU School of Medicine’s Doctor Michael Olson is on the board and says side effects may include redness at the injection site.
“Other side effects that were more systemic involved fatigue and headache and those were most common in the young subset of the population that was vaccinated and then were a little bit stronger upon receiving the second dose.”
Olson says the group is confident in the safety of the Pfizer vaccine.
“There is not the ability for you to come down to COVID receiving the vaccine or for you to pass it along to anyone else upon getting the vaccine.”
State officials urge pregnant women and those who have had a severe reaction to a vaccination in the past to talk to their doctor about whether or not to get the shot.
