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Does Swelling And Pain In Injected Area, Post Pneumococcal Vaccination, Need Treatment?

I had pneumococ. vaccine (conjug.)on 1/3 and suddenly strted having swelling, redness, pain and itchyness in the area of injection along with fever, general malaise and mild joint pain starting 1/18 - 5 days later. Is it going to go away or I need to take anything? I have taken advil which helped some
Mon, 6 Feb 2017
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Hello,my name is dr.Dorina Gurabardhi.
The pneumococcal vaccine is very safe, although, like all vaccinations, it has some side effects.
It is not possible to catch a pneumococcal infection from the vaccine, as the vaccine doesn't contain any live bacteria.
Some side effect include:
-decreased appetite
-a slightly raised temperature
-irritability
-redness at the site of the injection
-hardness or swelling at the site of the injection
-feeling sleepy
-not sleeping well
Most common side effects such as swelling or redness at the injection site, usually pass within a couple of days and you don't need to do anything about them.You should keep stay cool. Make sure you don't wear too many layers of clothes or blankets, and drink cool drinks.
You can also take a dose of paracetamol or ibuprofen.
Hope my answer helped you.Thanks!
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Does Swelling And Pain In Injected Area, Post Pneumococcal Vaccination, Need Treatment?

Hello,my name is dr.Dorina Gurabardhi. The pneumococcal vaccine is very safe, although, like all vaccinations, it has some side effects. It is not possible to catch a pneumococcal infection from the vaccine, as the vaccine doesn t contain any live bacteria. Some side effect include: -decreased appetite -a slightly raised temperature -irritability -redness at the site of the injection -hardness or swelling at the site of the injection -feeling sleepy -not sleeping well Most common side effects such as swelling or redness at the injection site, usually pass within a couple of days and you don t need to do anything about them.You should keep stay cool. Make sure you don t wear too many layers of clothes or blankets, and drink cool drinks. You can also take a dose of paracetamol or ibuprofen. Hope my answer helped you.Thanks!