Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine
- Author:
Seung-Hwa LEE
1
;
Sang Hyun AHN
;
Bongyoung KIM
;
JaeHyuk LEE
;
Dae-Hyun KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review Article
- From:Keimyung Medical Journal 2021;40(2):63-68
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination is necessary to prevent infection, morbidity, and mortality. In addition to the usual post-inoculation hypersensitivity reactions including headaches, muscle and joint pain, and fever, especially after the second shot, the mRNA vaccine has risk of inflammation in the heart and heart lining of some recipients, mostly younger people. And the adenovirus vector vaccine can induce rare immune thrombocytopenia. Vaccination should be encouraged according to the information about the effectiveness and safety in individual situation.
