Death In Paradise star Ralf Little, 41, has spoken out about his symptoms after having the coronavirus vaccine. The actor said he felt “wiped out” for a day, but felt completely fine afterwards. Ralf shared his health news on his friend and former co-star Will Mellor’s post on Instagram, where the latter told fans he was feeling “absolutely horrendous” after the AstraZeneca jab.
Sharing a video from his bed, he said: “I had the Covid jab yesterday and I feel absolutely horrendous.”
The actor added he could “barely lift” his head off the pillow, adding: “My arms are like lead.”
He continued: “I have aching bones, all my back is aching, it’s like I’ve literally got the full blown flu.
“When I try to walk it’s like I’m an 80-year-old man, I’m not joking, it’s horrendous.”
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Will went on to say, in view of his 258,000 followers: “Obviously not everyone is going to get it like this, but just to let you know there’s a possibility.”
Many of his fans flocked to his post to wish him well.
Today, he shared another video revealing he was feeling better after a “rough few days”.
Sharing his own experience on the post, Ralf wrote: “I was the same mate. Wiped out for 24 hours.
Two doses of the jab are needed for longer lasting protection.
On side effects, they state: “So far, millions of people have been given a Covid-19 vaccine and reports of serious side effects, such as allergic reactions or clotting problems, have been very rare.”
They added symptoms after the jab could include feeling tired, a headache, feeling achy, feeling or being sick.
However, they add most of these are “mild and short term”.
