FDA authorizes use of Pfizer's Covid-19 boosters for children as young as 12 as students start to head back to school following the holiday break. Follow live updates:
Do you have a sore throat, a runny nose and muscle aches? It could be a common cold, a case of the flu – or
"The important thing to remember is a vaccine is like giving a 'be on the lookout' call to your immune system. So its capacity to identify, target and destroy viruses is so much higher every time we take another boost of the vaccine," El-Sayed said."It makes sense that the symptoms you would experience are milder if you have been vaccinated."
Many Covid-19 infections may look like a cold or flu. The best way to know is to get a test, said Dr. Sarah Ash Combs, attending physician at Children's National Hospital. Even if you're not feeling symptoms yet, it may be best to exercise caution if you have been around someone who tested positive for Covid-19.
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