They are just side effects whose connection with the vaccine becomes apparent only after some time has passed. The commonly used term "long-term effects" cannot be separated from side effects in relation to vaccines. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Very rare side effects such as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis or heart muscle inflammation have already been reported with COVID-19 vaccines. They are more serious than usual reactions and, in the most extreme cases, can lead to damage that has a longer-term impact on health.
They are "an undesirable reaction of the body to the vaccine that occurs in addition to the completely normal vaccination reaction," said Christine Falk, president of the German Society for Immunology and professor at the Institute for Transplantation Immunology in Hannover, in an interview with DW. What can be called "side effects" are stronger reactions to a vaccine. These symptoms show that the body's immune system is dealing with the vaccine. In the case of the COVID-19 vaccines, these can involve pain or tenderness at the injection site - in other words, a sore arm - or headaches. Reactions to a vaccine usually occur shortly after the vaccination and can last for several days. Reactions, side effects and long-term effects. But is that really true? Here are answers to the most important questions. On Twitter, some vaccine skeptics have pointed to examples of other vaccines, for example against swine flu, where there were allegedly long-term complications. Some people justify their hesitation by saying they fear the possible long-term effects of the vaccines. Kimmich's reservations about the COVID-19 shot have sparked a renewed debate about vaccine hesitancy Image: MIS/imago images It's an argument that is often heard from those who haven't yet signed up to take the shots - in Germany, that's one in four people. In a recent interview with broadcaster Sky Sport, Germany's star footballer and FC Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich said he still had reservations about COVID-19 vaccines because of a lack of long-term studies about their effects.
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