One of the most common side effects of receiving a Covid vaccination is feeling discomfort in the arm, around where the shot was given.
The disease expert at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has multiple recommendations to ease this type of pain.
Exercising and using the arm is stated to reduce pain and discomfort following the shot.
The health organisation also recommended applying a cool, wet washcloth over the sore area.
There are also over-the-counter medicines that have seen some success in reducing pain and discomfort post-vaccination.
Commonly used painkillers such as ibuprofen and aspirin have seen positive results, but the CDC advises people to check with their doctor and for children under age 18 not to take aspirin.
The CDC warns not to take these medications before receiving your vaccine as this may produce side effects.
Additionally you should not use any medications if you have a condition that would normally prevent you from using them.
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Even after receiving your vaccination, it is important to continue practising measures that reduce transmission of the virus.
This includes mask wearing, social distancing and frequent handwashing.
Vaccination reduces your chance of contracting coronavirus and hospitalisation, but this does not mean that you cannot catch it or that you cannot spread it to other people.
