Fatigue after vaccination signals immune response, not illness: expert
Feeling tired after a vaccine is a sign of the body’s immune response, not illness, according to a Riyadh infectious diseases consultant.
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AIA consultant in internal medicine and infectious diseases at the First Riyadh Health Cluster, Dr. Alaa Al-Ali, said that "feeling tired after receiving a vaccine does not mean you have contracted the illness."
Speaking in an interview with Al Ekhbariya TV, Dr. Al-Ali explained that "fatigue is an indicator that the body is responding to the vaccine and building immunity to protect against viral infection."
Al-Ali added that "vaccines are updated periodically due to changes and mutations in the virus itself."
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