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COVID-19 Vaccine

and CMT—Q & A

What are the side effects of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine did not new smartphone-based, after-
the COVID vaccine? Will they mention any contraindications for vaccination health checker for
affect my CMT? genetic therapies or other med- people who receive COVID-19
The known side effects of cur- ications particularly important to vaccines.
rent and likely-to-be authorized the CMT community, but you
COVID-19 vaccines are similar to should consult your clinician How long will it take to work?
those of the annual flu shot and about whether the vaccine will Will I get proof of vaccination?
include muscle soreness at the have an adverse impact on any You won’t get the full protection
injection site, fever, tiredness, future course of treatment. from the Pfizer-BioNTech vac-
body aches and headache. It’s Should there be any contraindica- cine until about a week after the
important to note that at this tions in the future, we will update second dose, based on clinical
time we do not know whether or our information accordingly. trial data. The researchers found
not the COVID-19 vaccine will that the vaccine’s protection
have a different or more serious What safety measures are in started to emerge about 10 days
set of side effects for CMT place for the COVID vaccine? after the first dose, but it only
patients. You should talk to your The U.S. vaccine safety system reached 52 percent efficacy,
doctor about that possibility. ensures that all vaccines are as according to a report in the New
safe as possible. The Centers for England Journal of Medicine. A
What impact will the vaccine Disease Control has developed a week after the second dose, the
have on possible future gene new tool, v-safe, as an additional efficacy rose to 95 percent. You
therapy treatments or layer of safety monitoring to should receive a vaccination card
medications? increase our ability to rapidly or printout that tells you what
The Food and Drug Admini - detect any safety issues with COVID-19 vaccine you received,
stration’s authorization of the COVID-19 vaccines. V-safe is a the date you received it and

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