The New England Journal of Medicine published numerous photos of the appearance of these eruptions of the so-called “COVID arms.” However, doctors say that the fear of a rash is not a reason to skip the chance to get a vaccine against COVID-19.
Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Shirley Chi has seen the rash in some of her patients.
“All the reactions were to the Modern vaccine and experts are not sure why the Modern vaccine seems to be a little more allergenic that way,” Chi said.
“So the conclusion is that this is a normal reaction that we see. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get the COVID vaccine,” he added. “You have to get it as soon as you can and if you have any kind of reaction like this, talk to your doctor about it and we can treat it.”
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Millions of people have already received shots of the Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, and many reactions have been observed, including pain at the injection site, general fatigue and sometimes fever.
These reactions usually occur one or two days after the injection, but some people who receive the Modern vaccine are developing this mysterious rash, sometimes up to eight or ten days after the injection.
“I have had several patients who have had this type of delayed reaction. One patient came in particular ten days after having the first vaccine against COVID and had blows to the arm where he had the vaccine,” Chi said. . “It spread to her wrist and torso. We treated her with over-the-counter antihistamines and she started to get better.”
Chi says it’s important to publicize the eruption of the “COVID arm”. She says redness is usually treated with antihistamines, but that sometimes it may be necessary to prescribe an steroid anti-inflammatory drug to completely solve the problem.
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