75% of workers vaccinated at Sheba reported mild side effects.
Sheba Medical Center’s monitoring of corona vaccine side effects among employees shows that 75% of them have experienced some side effects after receiving the first dose of the vaccine.
The survey was conducted by sending a questionnaire to the cell phones of vaccinated employees. The staff responded very well to the survey.
The side effects reported by vaccinated employees were found to be consistent with the results of the Pfizer experiment. «Of the 1990 employees who responded to the survey, 1,490 reported side effects,» says Professor Galia Rahab, director of the infectious disease department at Sheba Medical Center, who initiated the survey. The most common side effect was local pain at the injection site, reported by 1,442 employees.
The survey results also show that 141 people suffered from a local increase in temperature at the injection site; 88 had redness at the injection site; 13 noted swellings of the lymph nodes in the armpit; 40 reported fever below 38 degrees, and 16 reported fever above 38 degrees; 244 reported muscle pain; 287 reported headaches; 68 reported joint pain; 44 reported sore throat; 5 people reported local rash; 14 reported facial numbness; 13 reported numbness in other parts of the body; 3 people lost taste; and 15 people suffered from itching.
Of the 1,490 cases of side effects, in 377 medication was used. A total of 247 missed workdays were reported due to side effects.
According to Professor Rahab, «the correlation between the side effects reported in the Pfizer trial and the side effects reported by Sheba Medical Center is encouraging in terms of the safety of the vaccine. I recommend applying the side effects monitoring model to the general population as well.»
In response to our question «How does the second dose of the vaccine affect the patient?» Professor Rahab replied: «About three days after taking the second dose, we are reported to have more side effects. However, these are symptoms that go away after a few days and are consistent with the results of the Pfizer experiment.»