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There’s good news about ”Moderna arm,” the raised, sometimes itchy red rash some people get a week or so after being vaccinated with Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine.
There were concerns people who experienced the annoying rash might have a worse reaction with the second dose. A report published Wednesday finds that’s not the case and most don’t have any reaction at all the second time.
“We’re encouraging people who’ve had this reaction to go in and get their second shot,” said Dr. Kim Blumenthal, an allergist, epidemiologist and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School who’s tracking the reaction.