COVID-19 vaccine is safe, local doctor says

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — A local doctor says the coronavirus vaccine will absolutely not give you COVID-19.

He said the results from about 75,000 people in two vaccine trials show it’s very safe.

“It’s like a biological hurricane we are going through and we need to come out of it,” Dr. Aftab Khan said.

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He said he feels it is the biggest responsibility of his career to educate the public on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine.

“I’m not only worried about myself and my family. I have my employees. They are in a battlefield right now,” Khan said.

He said the only way to end the pandemic crippling our world is if 70% to 80% of people get the shot.

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But right now, about 60% of his patients are against it.

He said that both Pfizer and Moderna’s completed trials show the vaccine is very safe with only some minor effects such as a low-grade fever, headache and soreness.

“A bit of pain can be a positive sign that good things are happening in our body and we are earning our immunity,” Khan said.

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