What to do with your COVID-19 vaccination card One of the biggest reasons I think would be to carry the card around is honestly for peace of mind, said Allegheny Health Network Dr. Kady Miletti. Share Updated: 6:29 PM EST Mar 12, 2021
What to do with your COVID-19 vaccination card One of the biggest reasons I think would be to carry the card around is honestly for peace of mind, said Allegheny Health Network Dr. Kady Miletti. Share Updated: 6:29 PM EST Mar 12, 2021
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Show Transcript DOCTORS ADVISED TO HANG ONTO THAT FOR NOW. MARCIE: IF YOU HAVE BEEN VACCINATED OR PLAN TO BE YOU HAVE THIS CARD OR WILL. IT KEEPS A RECORD OF WHO VACCINATED YOU AND WHEN. BUT WE HAVE RECIVED LOTS OF QUESTIONS ABOUT ITS PURPOSE SO WE TALKED TO TWO DOCTORS ABOUT WHEN YOU GET IT. ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS I THINK WOULD BE TO CARRY THE CARD AROUND IS HONESTLY FOR PEACE OF MIND. MARCIE: ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK DR. KADY MIETTI SAYS, RIGHT NOW, THESE C
Swollen lymph nodes and lumps under the armpit, doctors say, are a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine. The job of the lymph node is to actually have the response to the vaccine and create antibodies that will protect us, if we got the virus, said Allegheny Health Network Dr. Robin Sobolewski. Their job is to enlarge and work overtime so that s a normal response. Pam Lynn never experienced swollen lymph nodes, but she said her mammogram, four days after her second dose of the vaccine, showed an abnormality. I get a phone call saying there were some abnormalities, which is scary, and it s on your left side and I actually had a history of breast cancer on that side, so I was doubly unsettled, said Lynn.Lynn said she waited weeks for a sonogram, where doctors realized that swelling found on the images, was the result of the vaccine. The Society of Breast Imaging is warning that this side effect could mimic symptoms of breast cancer and they are recommending that screening exams