Report links COVID vaccination to a newly observed side effect in older adults

For this headline, could you guess that the “side effect” was “a *lower* risk of major adverse cardiovascular events—including heart attacks, strokes, heart failure hospitalizations and cardiovascular deaths?”

devastating: the covid vaccine has been shown to have the side effect of making you live a longer happier life

I agree with you. I assumed they found something harmful because, while it's fairly neutral in general usage, it's primarily negative when patients hear about "side effects" in a medical context or medical news.

I’ll try to pursue the author & try to have this taken down, at least a retraction printed. The damn editor is to blame, as well! Please help look into this (even though the term “side effect” is technically correct). The more ppl get on their case, the better!

I’m starting to really hate the way they click bait you into thinking it’s something horrible. SIDE EFFECTS

I get the side effects, but the alternative is worse, especially considering people are still getting long covid. Haven’t caught it once, and am still masking.

Incredibly irresponsible hed: "COVID Vaccine Linked to New Side Effect, Especially in Older Adults." News is actually abt *benefit*: significant reduction in heart problems. How many ppl see only headline & infer endorsement of propaganda misconceptions? uk.style.yahoo.com/covid-vaccin...

Here's another "side effect" - a reduced chance of developing dementia! Covid, flu, pneumonia, shingles, RSV, tetanus…if my doctor has offered it, I've taken a vaccine for it. Give me all of them!

Pay attention friends when you see that a drug can cause side effects, I take Breztri for COPD . It says it could cause osteoporosis 🤪 and guess what it does🤬now I’m on another medication for that. GEZZZ a girl can’t win😟

It is a positive side-effect, just like male erections were a side-effect of viagra. That changed the marketing into something more lucrative (originally made for pulmonary hypertension). I would not be surprised to see a new marketing scheme for this now when they see more 💵 is possible

NCI: "The primary medical term for side effects is adverse drug reaction (ADR). While 'side effects' is often used broadly by the general public to mean any effect other than the intended one, healthcare providers generally use the following precise terms based on the exact nature of the effect."

They *could* say "POSITIVE" side effect, but fear gets a better reaction. It's all clickbait.

Strictly speaking if it is not the primary intent then it is a side effect. The primary intended effect of the covid vaccine is to reduce the risk of infection by the corona virus. Though I would used the word "bonus" for a positive side effect.

Pain has side effects yet we still go to the gym to make ourselves stronger Sometimes what it triggers inside you means that it’s working

Mmm, yes and no. No, "side effect" in the strict sense of the term may mean good or bad side effects. But, most people think "bad side effect".