Jan Hendrik Oltrogge

Mar 27, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Ingmar B. Schäfer |Outpatients Clinic |Jan Hendrik Oltrogge |Yvonne Nestoriuc

Key PointsQuestion  Are positive and negative expectations prior to COVID-19 vaccination associated with systemic adverse effects in individuals receiving their second dose of COVID-19 vaccines? Findings  In this cohort study of 1678 participants, expectations of low benefit and high adverse effects, the tendency to catastrophize instead of normalize benign bodily sensations, and prior negative experiences were associated with vaccination adverse effects.