Women are more likely to report worse side effects after receiving COVID-19 vaccines then men are, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data reveal. They found that nearly 80 percent of the reactions were reported wby women, making them four-time more likely to report a side effect than men. During this period, the first and second doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and the first dose of Moderna vaccine were being administered. This was despite the fact only 61.2 percent of women received the Pfizer or the Moderna vaccine. Of at least 31 people who suffered anaphylaxis after getting the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, 29 of them were women.

Source: Daily Mail March 09, 2021 21:27 UTC