Moderna is the second COVID-19 vaccine to receive approval in the US.
A doctor in Boston with a shellfish allergy developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, the New York Times reported Friday, citing the doctor.
Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center, said he had a severe reaction almost immediately after being vaccinated, feeling dizzy and with a racing heart, the NYT reported.
It is the first serious publicly related reaction to Moderna’s vaccine, which is in its first week of nationwide launch.
David Kibbe, a spokesman for Boston Medical Center, said in a statement Friday that Dr. Sadrzadeh “felt he was developing an allergic reaction and was allowed to self-administer his personal epi-pen. He was taken to the Emergency Department, evaluated, treated, observed and discharged. Today is fine. “
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration official said last week that the FDA is investigating around five allergic reactions that occurred after people were given the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE. in the U.S.
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