Actress Eve D’souza shares her experience after receiving Covid-19 vaccine

Kenyan actress and former radio presenter Eve D’souza has shared her personal experience after she received the Covid-19 vaccine.

Currently, D’souza resides in the United Arab Emirates. 

The media personality said she received the first

AstraZeneca vaccine jab on Thursday, adding that she felt no pain or experienced any side effects immediately after the jab. 

“I thought I had escaped post vaccine symptoms. I did not take any paracetamol beforehand or when I got home,” D’souza wrote on Twitter.

However, she revealed that pain emerged where she had been injected and she experienced fatigue.

“I took 1000mg paracetamol which helped. In the middle of the night, I woke up with joint pain, mild fever and generally felt unwell. Again I took 1000mg of paracetamol and the side effects subsided," she added. 

D’Souza adviced Kenyans that after they receive the jab, they should take paracetamol every 6 to 8 hours for the first 48 hours as the discomfort typically lasts around 24 to 48 hours

The media personality added, “Some of the side effects are just evidence that the body is processing the information given by the vaccine to create a protective shield.” 

According to her, younger adults are bound to experience more side effects from the vaccination than the elderly because their immune system responds more strongly to the vaccine.

“Most people experience at least one common post vaccine symptom which are: Tenderness, pain, warmth, redness, itching, swelling or bruising where the injection is given, generally feeling unwell, feeling tired (fatigue), Chills or feeling feverish, Headache, Nausea, Joint pain,” D’souza described. 

“Experts say you’re more likely to have stronger side effects after a second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine than the first dose,” she noted as she prepares to take her second jab in the next 10 weeks.