More Adverse Reactions Reported After COVID-19 Vaccination in People With Prior Infection: Study

More Adverse Reactions Reported After COVID-19 Vaccination in People With Prior Infection: Study
A dose of AstraZeneca vaccine is prepared at COVID-19 vaccination centre in the Odeon Luxe Cinema in Maidstone, Britain, on Feb. 10, 2021. Andrew Couldridge/Reuters
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Healthcare workers who have recovered from COVID-19, except those with Long-COVID, reported adverse reactions following their first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine more often than those who had not been infected, according to a recent study.

Researchers in the United Kingdom surveyed more than 900 healthcare workers in three hospitals in a longitudinal observational study, and about 265 of the participants (30 with Long-COVID) were infected with the CCP virus prior to getting the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.