Hello, thank you for your enquiry.

For your information, cough is one of the common side effects for Covid vaccine. The other common side effects are:

• Pain, redness and swelling over injection site
• Fever
• Sore throat, cough
• Nausea, vomiting
• Muscles or joints pain
• Abdominal discomfort
• Diarrhoea

These side effects usually will recover within a week after vaccination. If the symptoms does not subsided, it may be due to other cause, such as post-nasal drip, sinusitis, infection, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and others.

Therefore, if your father’s cough does not recover after 1 week or so, or if he develop other severe symptoms like shortness of breath or fainting, please do refer these to a doctor for a proper history taking, clinical examination and relevant investigations. Then only a final diagnosis can be made as well as a proper treatment plan can be done for your father.

For more information you may refer to your doctor or contact us for an online consultation for assistance.

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