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Coughing after first covid vaccine over a week now?

I got the Pfizer vaccine last Tuesday and have been coughing really bad ever since and it feels like there is a ball in my throat.

Female | 49 years old
Complaint duration: one week
Medications: none
Conditions: ms

2 Answers

This cough may not be related to the vaccine and he needs evaluation
It is not uncommon to feel like you are "sick" due to the immune response that the vaccine causes your body to have. This should be a temporary situation and should clear up in a week or two.

Teresa Richter, ND
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