PHILADELPHIA - Health officials are advising women seeking mammograms to schedule them prior to receiving the first or second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.So what is the concern with getting a mammogram directly after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine?Doctor Andrea Porpiglia, Assistant Professor at Fox Chase Cancer Center, met with FOX 29’s Alex Holley and Mike Jerrick to talk about this important health information."What we’re seeing is women who have gotten the COVID vaccine, we’re seeing some enlarged lymph nodes.
Which is a normal response to the vaccine. Our concern is we don’t want women to get worried or undergo unnecessary biopsies or imaging because of this," Dr.