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Authorities in Mexico say they are studying the case of a 32-year-old doctor who is being treated after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, according to Reuters.
The doctor, whose name has not been released, was admitted to the intensive care unit of a public hospital in the state of Nuevo León, in northern Mexico, after presenting difficulty breathing, seizures and a skin rash.
“The initial diagnosis is encephalomyelitis,” the Health Ministry said in a statement issued last night.
The ministry added that the doctor has a history of allergic reactions and that there is no evidence from clinical trials. how someone developed inflammation in the brain after the vaccine.
Pfizer and BioNTech have yet to comment on the incident. More than 126,500 people have died from the Covid-19 disease in Mexico. The country began distributing the first dose of the new coronavirus vaccine to healthcare workers on December 24.
With information from Reuters – ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
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