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Most common side effects were injection site pain, and general side effects of fatigue\/tiredness, headache, muscle\/body ache, and chills\/fever. 74% reported no effect of the vaccine on daily activities, and the severity of side effects no worse than mild (about 60%).<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Majority of the participants felt safe and confident that the vaccine would protect them against COVID-19 infection. 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