COVID-19: Avoid strenuous activity after jabHELPING HAND: Family members and caregivers can help older people by massaging their legs during the two days following vaccination, a doctor saidBy Huang Ming-tang and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerA Taitung County doctor yesterday advised older people receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to avoid engaging in strenuous activity for a few days following vaccination. They should particularly avoid over-exerting the arm they were vaccinated in, Huang Yi-chun (黃奕竣) said. Medical workers from Shin Kong Memorial Wu Ho-Su Hospital vaccinate people against COVID-19 at the National Taiwan Science Education Center in Taipei’s Shilin District yesterday. People rest for 15 minutes after receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination event in New Taipei City yesterday. Family members and caregivers can help older people by massaging their legs during the two days following vaccination to help the blood flow, he said.

Source: Taipei Times June 15, 2021 15:56 UTC