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<div class="mx-auto max-w-[600px&lt;a href=" marina-zhang=""><strong>Marina Zhang</strong></div>
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<div class="whitespace-nowrap text-sm text-gray-80">February 23, 2024</div>
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<p>Since the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, a significant number of vaccinated people have reported various adverse reactions.</p>
<p>Some adverse events are widely acknowledged, like blood clots and myocarditis. Others are less publicly discussed but are still present in the research literature.</p>
<p>The Epoch Times reviewed the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), the United Kingdom’s Yellow Card Reporting system, South Africa’s VAERS database, and numerous peer-reviewed studies, selecting the top reported adverse events with literature support. Their severity determines the order of the events.</p>
<div class="my-5">It is worth noting that VAERS is a passive reporting system that relies on people to send in reports of their experiences. It may not determine causality but “is especially useful for detecting unusual or unexpected patterns” that might indicate a possible vaccine safety signal, according to <a href="https://vaers.hhs.gov/about.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="health-article-hover-class">the official website</a>.</div>
<div class="my-5">Some of the adverse events have been previously reported by The Epoch Times. These are supplied with links to past articles with more information.
<h2>What Causes COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Reactions?</h2>
Clinicians treating <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10222799/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="health-article-hover-class">persistent vaccine adverse reactions</a> believe that the leading cause of such injuries is the <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10452662/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="health-article-hover-class">COVID-19 spike protein</a>.</div>
<p>Spike proteins exist on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that invades cells and causes disease. The COVID-19 mRNA vaccines also induce the body to make spike proteins. The cells that are exposed to the mRNA produce spike proteins and then display these proteins on their surfaces. The immune system then attacks these spike proteins, thereby forming an immunity against them. The cells may also be destroyed.</p>
<p>Other types of COVID-19 vaccines use similar tactics.</p>
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<h2>COVID-19 Vaccine General Adverse Events</h2>
The most common COVID-19 vaccine adverse events are those that affect the body generally.</div>
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<li aria-level="1"><strong>Chest pain</strong> may be a sign of myocarditis, but it can also be due to inflamed rib joints, lung inflammation, or neuropathy in the chest—all of which will be explained later in the article.</li>
<li aria-level="1"><strong>Fatigue</strong> after vaccination is mostly transient. However, some people may experience persistent and debilitating fatigue, where even taking showers or doing a basic chore leaves them exhausted for the remainder of the day. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9951602/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="health-article-hover-class">Around 8 percent to 80 percent</a> of vaccinated individuals report fatigue as a side effect, with most cases being mild. However, for some people, fatigue may never seem to get better. <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21645515.2022.2039017" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="health-article-hover-class">A study</a> that followed 498 vaccinated physicians and dentists showed that around 6 percent reported long-term fatigue post-vaccination. One possible reason for the fatigue is <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10179190/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class="health-article-hover-class">mitochondrial dysfunction</a>. Mitochondria are the body’s cellular powerhouse, present in most cells and responsible for producing energy for the body.</li>
<li aria-level="1"><strong>Fever and chills</strong> may manifest due to the body’s immune system fighting off the vaccine and are usually transient.</li>
<li aria-level="1"><strong>Swelling and pain</strong> at the injection site is usually transient. Pain can also happen throughout the body.</li>
<li aria-level="1"><strong>Armpit pain</strong> may indicate that the body’s immunity is fighting off infections. The armpit area houses a cluster of lymph nodes that contain immune cells. These lymph nodes can become swollen after infection and vaccinations, leading to pain in the underarm area.</li>
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<h2>Nervous System Disorders</h2>
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