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The side effects after the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine are similar to those that occurred after the second dose, the US agency CDC reported in September. Pain at the injection site, fatigue and headache are the most common complaints reported after the booster dose. There is also a side effect that you may be concerned about because it looks like a symptom of breast cancer. Doctors calm down and explain what it means.
- Lymphadenopathy, which occurs in those vaccinated with the third dose, can be worrying. This symptom is very similar to one of the symptoms of breast cancer (may be a signal that the cancer has spread)
- Doctors reassure you that there is no need to panic – swelling of the lymph nodes due to vaccination is temporary, harmless and shows that the vaccine is working
- However, swollen lymph nodes after the next dose of vaccine can be seen on a mammogram. In this connection, what do doctors advise women?
- More important information can be found on the Onet homepage.
Third dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Side effects
From November 2, adult Poles can take a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines. This automatically raises questions about possible side effects after taking it, the so-called Vaccine Adverse Reactions (NOP). The topic is important because fear of vaccine side effects is sometimes the reason why people choose not to vaccinate against COVID-19.
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At the end of September, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; an agency of the US federal government) – a leading global organization fighting epidemics, reported that side effects after taking the third dose were similar to those that occurred after the second dose.
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The most common side effects of the third dose are pain at the injection site, fatigue, headache, and muscle pain. The axillary lymph nodes were also swollen after the third dose of the mRNA vaccines, namely Pfizer and Moderna. As noted by the FDA, this symptom was reported more frequently after a booster dose of the vaccine than after the first – two-dose – series.
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NOP after the third dose – resembles the symptom of breast cancer. What does swollen lymph nodes mean?
Swelling in the armpit / enlarged lymph nodes can be disturbing in many people. This symptom is very similar to one of the symptoms of breast cancer. Axillary adenopathy – this is how the ailment is professionally defined – in the case of breast cancer can be a signal that the cancer has spread (breast cancer metastases most often appear in the axillary lymph nodes). So it is very important what the doctors say about this side effect of vaccination. And these have no doubts.
– Don’t panic – medics are calling, recalling that swelling of the lymph nodes as a result of vaccination is temporary, harmless and importantly – shows that the vaccine is working. ‘The enlarged lymph nodes are proof that the vaccine does exactly what our body needs: it boosts the immune response, builds up an army of antibodies,’ explained Dr. Connie Lehman, professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School, on CNN.
Dr. Lisa Ann Mullen, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiology at Johns Hopkins Medicine, recalls that temporary changes in the appearance of lymph nodes occur not only after vaccination against COVID-19 but also with the combined diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (D-TaP) vaccine or flu vaccines.
Dr. Mullen also says bluntly: – The COVID-19 vaccine does not cause breast cancer or increase the risk of breast cancer.
However, women planning to take the third dose should remember one thing for their own peace of mind.
Swollen lymph nodes after the third dose. Doctors advise women
Swollen lymph nodes after the next dose of the vaccine can be seen on mammography, which may give a false result, experts from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) remind. This is important information for women who are scheduled for breast screening shortly after vaccination.
“If you intend to have a mammogram shortly after taking the third dose, call the facility where you will be tested and report it,” advises Dr. Peter Marks, head of the FDA’s Biological Assessment and Research Center. For women who qualify for an additional dose of the vaccine and who are also scheduled to have a mammogram in the near future, Dr. Marks recommends contacting their doctor.
Dr. Lisa Ann Mullen advises women: “If it’s possible to have a mammogram before a COVID-19 series or booster, that’s great. If that’s not possible and you can wait a few weeks (for a mammogram), that’s fine too, he says.
The expert notes, however, that there is a circumstance in which women should be tested immediately – whether or not they have just taken a dose of the vaccine. – If it is a diagnostic situation – that is, when disturbing symptoms appear, such as the appearance of a lump, discharge from the nipple, breast pain, or when something unusual happens with the breast, which is different and new – a woman should have her examination immediately, she emphasizes. – It doesn’t matter if she had the vaccine yesterday. Let him just come and we’ll work on the problem, says Dr. Mullen.
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