Worried about covid vaccine

[rainbow]

I have my appointment for my covid vaccine on Friday, I am pleased that I'm getting it but also worried. I have managed to convince myself that I will have an allergic reaction. No particular reason for that to happen but my anxiety won't take that into account.

[nomorepanic]

Hi

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[Carys]

Rainbow, I'm scared of it too, and all medicine. However, this is how I am working through it, by telling myself that anywhere giving the vaccine will be prepared for the highly rare and unlikely event of an allergic reaction. They need to have medical provision on hand and ready for action, just incase anyone does have an allergic reaction - so they can immediately medicate and counteract it. Maybe somebody more medical will know more than me, but its something I talked about to my dentist years ago, he showed me his cupboard of 'life saving equipment' which he was trained to use in the event of anybody having a reaction to the injections he gave. I'm sure the same must apply elsewhere too.