Shot bro: Adverse cutaneous reactions following COVID-19 vaccination

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DERMATOLOGY

Shot bro: Adverse cutaneous reactions following COVID-19 vaccination

By Amanda Oakley
DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando

Vaccination of large populations against COVID-19 has provided a plethora of data on vaccine side effects. Amanda Oakley, a dermatologist in Waikato, discusses a range of adverse events reported, including cutaneous reactions

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4. Robinson LB, Fu X, Hashimoto D, et al. Incidence of cutaneous reactions after messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines. JAMA Dermatol 2021;157(8):1000–02.