COVID-19 Vaccine: Things To Remember

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A provisional certificate would be provided after the first dose. 

After the second dose, a message for completion of vaccine schedule will be sent that would include a link to download the digital certificate.

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Post vaccination, a person may experience discomfort due to mild pain at the injection site or mild fever which will subside in few days.

Adequate immune response takes 2-3 weeks after the second dose of vaccination

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One must continue to follow preventive measures like wearing masks, social distancing, handwashing even after vaccination.

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As the vaccines available are not interchangeable, it is important to receive the second dose of the same vaccine as the first one.

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All vaccines are safe and are expected to provide reasonable amount of protection against the variants.

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If a person gets COVID after receiving the first dose of the vaccine, the second dose would be deferred by three months following the clinical recovery. 

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