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What are potential symptoms of vaccine shots?

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Dr. Julia Stanford answered

Pain, fever: Most common symptoms after getting a vaccine are pain/redness at the site of the injection and fevers. Sometimes rashes can occur as well.

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Answered 9/22/2016

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