COVID-19 vaccine side effects: The positives about feeling bad

Jonathan Sprent; Cecile King

doi:10.1126/sciimmunol.abj9256

COVID-19 vaccine side effects: The positives about feeling bad

Sci Immunol. 2021 Jun 22;6(60):eabj9256. doi: 10.1126/sciimmunol.abj9256.

Authors

Jonathan Sprent¹, Cecile King²

Affiliations

¹ Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia j.sprent@garvan.org.au c.king@unsw.edu.au.
² School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia j.sprent@garvan.org.au c.king@unsw.edu.au.

Abstract

The side effects of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are often troubling but may merely reflect transient production of type I interferons, a normal physiological response to contact with invading microorganisms.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / immunology*
COVID-19 / prevention & control
COVID-19 / psychology
COVID-19 Vaccines / adverse effects
COVID-19 Vaccines / immunology*
Humans
Interferon Type I / biosynthesis*

Substances

COVID-19 Vaccines
Interferon Type I