Pinoy nurse in UK who received COVID-19 vaccine says nothing alarming about side effects

Published December 13, 2020 9:00am Updated December 13, 2020 9:11am By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News A Filipino nurse in the United Kingdom who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday said the side effects he experienced were not alarming. Interviewed on Dobol B sa News TV, Edward Angelo Granada said that prior to the vaccination, they were informed of the possible side effects of the vaccine. “Wala naman po,” he said when asked if there is something to be worried about the vaccine considering the side effects that he experienced. According to Granada, he experienced pain on the injection site, heaviness in his arms, and also headache. But he noted that he already recovered from these side effects. “The first two days po since nabakunahan po ako, medyo hindi masyado maganda 'yung pakiramdam especially doon po sa injection site, which is hindi naman po sobrang sakit pero sobrang bigat po sa braso,” Granada said. He admitted that he was very skeptical about receiving the vaccine at first. “At first po, parang very skeptical and at the same time natatakot and sobrang na-e-excite kasi meron ng COVID vaccine,” he said. “Pero siyempre, may pag-aalinlangan din po kung tutuloy po ba or hindi. Pero so far po okay naman po ako ngayon,” he added. He said other patients who experienced allergic reactions have pre-existing allergic conditions. Granada said he received the vaccine on December 10 at an outpatient department area where COVID-19 vaccination was being conducted. Joining the line for vaccination, Granada said he filled out a form for his basic information. He also received a brochure of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine with a checklist that includes questions about pregnancy, medication, allergies, flu vaccination, among others. Granada said he is set to receive his second shot or the booster shot on January 5, 2021. Another Filipino medical frontliner, John Pelayo, was among the first to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the UK. A COVID-19 survivor, Pelayo said he was offered to be vaccinated, and he decided to take it. Before being injected, Pelayo said he was informed of the possible side effects of the vaccine. He was made to sign a waiver after agreeing to the conditions. Pelayo said that after receiving the vaccine, he experienced tiredness. However, there was no pain and fever. The COVID-19 survivor said he is extremely grateful the to UK government as Filipino medical frontliners were given priority. On Dec. 2, Britain became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use. The first person to receive the vaccine is Margaret Keenan, 90, who was vaccinated at a local hospital in Coventry, central England by Filipina nurse May Parsons. Two recipients of the vaccine reported anaphylactoid reactions, prompting Britain's medicine regulator to advise people with significant allergic reactions not to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. —KG, GMA News

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