It was anxiety — and not a problem with the shots — that caused fainting, dizziness and other short-term reactions in dozens of people at COVID-19 vaccine clinics in five states, U.S. health officials have concluded.
The CDC authors said the reports came in over three days, April 7-9, from clinics in California, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa and North Carolina. The investigation was based on interviews with, and reports by, clinic staff.Many of the 64 people affected either fainted or reported dizziness. Some got nauseous or vomited, and a few had racing hearts, chest pain or other symptoms. None got seriously ill.
Some of the sites advertised they were giving J&J shots, noted Dr. Tom Shimabukuro, who leads the CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine safety monitoring work and is one of the study’s authors. Other types of side effects from the COVID-19 vaccines are not unusual. Another CDC report released Friday looked at side effects reported by more than 300,000 J&J vaccine recipients. More than half said they experienced a sore arm, fatigue or headache. A third reported fever or chills, and about a fifth said they were nauseous.MacDonald, a professor of pediatrics at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, said studies have indicated that 10% to 15% of adults are afraid of injections.
I wonder if the people whose concerns were dismissed were women, bc real pain and symptoms experienced by women are oftentimes negated.
There are people susceptible to dizziness including from Havana Syndrome (aka Meniere's) or any ear problems. 'Anxiety' is often a default diagnosis when MDs don't know or don't investigate cause. (Not dissing those with true anxiety.)