As vaccination with the new coronavirus progresses, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has called for a medical institution to see a person who has a fever for more than 2 days after the vaccination, saying that it may be a symptom of the new coronavirus rather than a side reaction. I have.
Adverse reactions such as fever and headache are most likely to occur the day after vaccination, and according to a research group of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare,
▽ Pfizer vaccine 2% and
▽ Moderna 4% of people
37 on
the day after the first vaccination.
Fever of 5 minutes or more has been confirmed.
On the other hand, it is difficult to distinguish it from the symptoms of the new coronavirus, and infected people may think that it is a side reaction of the vaccine and refrain from being tested.
For this reason, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
has a possibility of being infected with the new coronavirus
if
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fever continues for 2 days or more after inoculation
,
▽ if there is
coughing or shortness of breath, or
▽ if you do not feel the smell or taste
. I am calling for a medical institution to see some of them.
We also ask medical institutions to perform a test or refer them to a medical institution if a patient who has a fever continues after vaccination.
Even doctors may not be able to tell if it is a side reaction or a symptom of the new corona.
Even a doctor with knowledge of infectious diseases may not be able to tell whether it is a side reaction of the vaccine or a symptom of the new coronavirus.
Dr. Yoshitaka Kobayakawa of the National Hospital Organization Headquarters, who is familiar with emergency medicine and disaster medicine, received the first vaccination in Fukushima Prefecture on the evening of May 28th.
I had a fever of over 38 degrees that night, and the next day (29th) it rose to 38 degrees 7 minutes, and the day after next (30th) it rose to 39 degrees 2 minutes.
As a member of the disaster medical assistance team "DMAT", Dr. Kobayakawa also dealt with outbreaks of cruise ships such as "Diamond Princess" at Yokohama Port and "Costa Atlantica" at Nagasaki Port.
Until a few days before receiving the vaccination, I was in charge of health care for people infected with the new coronavirus in Hokkaido, so I thought that I might have been infected at that time.
I was wondering whether to go to a medical institution, but I had no noticeable symptoms other than fever, so I decided to take a look.
Dr. Kobayakawa recalled the symptoms at that time, saying, "I'm just saying,'I wonder if my throat hurts.' If I'm busy working, that's the case, so I couldn't quite understand."
However, even 3 days after the inoculation (31st), the fever did not drop to 39 degrees 3 minutes, so I decided to have a medical examination immediately.
As a result, infection with the new coronavirus was confirmed.
I was hospitalized that day, but three days later my pneumonia worsened and I received oxygen inhalation.
He recovered after receiving medication, but he was hospitalized for a total of 13 days (~ 15 days).
Meanwhile, my family was also tested, but all were negative.
After the fever, Dr. Kobayakawa avoided contact by eating separately from his family just in case, but he thinks that if no measures were taken, the infection could spread at home.
Dr. Kobayakawa said, "I knew that fever due to vaccination often subsided in two days, so I visited a medical institution on the third day, but it is impossible to tell whether it is a side effect or a new coronavirus infection based on the symptoms alone. If you are late, you may miss the timing of treatment, so if you are not feeling well, you should go to a medical institution instead of making your own judgment. "