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The National Order of Biologists has posted on its website the consent form for the Comirnaty vaccine produced by Pfizer and Biontech, which explains what will be given to who will receive it and what the possible adverse reactions are. Those who are vaccinated must state that they have been “correctly informed in clear words, I understand the benefits and risks of vaccination, the therapeutic methods and alternatives, as well as the consequences of any refusal or refusal to complete the vaccination with the second dose.”
Pfizer-Comirnaty Vaccine, Consent Form
They must also state that they are “aware that if any side effects occur, it will be my responsibility to immediately inform my doctor and follow the instructions” and to remain in the waiting room for at least 15 minutes from the administration of the vaccine to ensure that no happen. immediate adverse reactions occur. “The product is identified as” “Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19” and in the consent form it is explicitly written that “can be administered from the age of 16” and “cannot be administered to women pregnant and meal time “. It requires 2 doses, 21 days apart and its effectiveness is estimated at 95% and “may be less in people with immune problems.” The possible adverse reactions are listed below, starting with the most common, affecting one in ten patients:
- pain, redness, swelling at the injection site, tiredness, headache, body aches, chills, joint pain, fever
Then move on to the rare ones, or the swollen lymph nodes. There are also some rare allergic reactions, namely:
- hives (bumps on the skin that are often very itchy);
- swelling of the face, tongue, or throat;
- labored breathing
Finally, we warn that in case of presenting serious symptoms or symptoms that could be related to an allergic reaction it is necessary to “immediately consult your doctor or go to emergency services”. It is added that in clinical trials “no vaccine-related deaths were observed” and that “the overexposed list of adverse reactions is not exhaustive of all possible side effects that could occur while taking the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. If you experience any adverse effects not mentioned, inform your doctor immediately Finally, point 10 concludes: “Currently it is not possible to predict long-term damage.”
Comirnaty Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine, Consent Form
Meanwhile, Italy exceeds two million total cases of coronavirus since the beginning of the epidemic and starts at Christmas with the hope that the vaccine will arrive and the concern of a contagion curve that will slow down less. The RT, the transmissibility index, is in fact increasing for the second week in a row, after five in a row of decline, and worries regions like Veneto and Molise, while Puglia remains under close scrutiny (with the first case being English variant) , Sardinia and Trentino. The president of the Higher Institute of Health (Iss) Silvio Brusaferro speaks of a “decreasing but slowed down phase”. The Rt index, he explains, “is below 1 in all regions except Veneto and Molise.” Based on follow-up data, the former has an index of 1.11 and the latter of 1.02. The national figure is now 0.9.
“It is important to continue to maintain prudent behavior, especially during these holidays – says Gianni Rezza, director of Prevention of ISS – and in the most affected areas we can consider the opportunity of more restrictive measures”. In the dinners and lunches of these Christmas parties “it is important to limit the number of people,” he reiterates. The opening of schools in January will depend on this in some way, “which continues to be a primary objective,” says Rezza, “naturally c” A lot of caution has always been taken “and it is necessary to” evaluate the epidemiological situation at the territorial level. ” Therefore, Rezza was reassured, at present, about the incoming vaccine and about the English variant of the virus. The estimate of the increase in infectivity of the latter is +0.4 RT. “There does not appear to be any effect on the efficacy of the vaccine or the clinical severity, “he says.
