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Coronavirus vaccine volunteers describe 'severe hangover' side effects from jab

Volunteers on the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine trial say they suffered side effects. [Courtesy]

Volunteers on the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine trial say they suffered side effects comparable to a flu jab, with one comparing them to "a severe hangover". Among them was Carrie, a 45-year-old from the US state of Missouri, who said she suffered a headache, fever and aches over her body.

She said the side effects after her first shot were like those of a flu jab, and more severe after the second.

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