The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccination approved in the UK requires four weeks from the first jab for the "best immunity" to be achieved, regulators behind the decision have said. Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said Australia could follow suit by March if the Therapeutic Goods Administration approves the jab. Pzifer's product could be in New Zealand as early as March and is a two-dose vaccine that would cover 750,000 people. Ones dubbed "very common" affecting more than one in 10 people include• pain at injection site• tiredness• headache• muscle pain• chills• joint pain• feverOther side affects dubbed "common" affecting up to 1 in 10 include• injection site swelling• redness at injection site• nauseaWhile "uncommon" ones that may affect up to 1 in 100 people include:• enlarged lymph nodes• feeling unwellWHO WILL GET IT FIRST? Photo / Getty"As a precaution, you should avoid becoming pregnant until at least two months after the vaccine," the UK guidance states.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 02, 2020 18:16 UTC