A survey conducted in Israel has noted that most people who were administered a third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine had similar or fewer side effects than that after the administration of the second dose.

The country started giving the booster doses about 10 days back to those aged above 60 years. Over 240,000 individuals have been administered a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine in the country. Close to 4,500 people, who had received the booster dose between July 30 and August 1, participated in the survey. Around 88% of the participants stated that they felt similar or better, in the days following the third shot, to how they had felt after the second vaccine dose. About 31% reported experiencing some side effect, with the most common being soreness at the site of injection. Only about 0.4% had difficulty breathing, and 1% had to seek medical treatment owing to a side effect… (Reuters, August 9, 2021)