A head nurse at a hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, caused a brief scare Thursday when she fainted shortly after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech, according to reports.
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Nursing director Tiffany Dover had been giving a press conference from CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, about her team being one of the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
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Dover was happily answering questions when it suddenly started to fade.
“All of my staff, you know, we are excited to get the vaccine. We are in the COVID unit, so you know, my team will have the first few chances to get the vaccine, “said Dover.
“And I know it’s really … I’m sorry, I feel really dizzy,” she continued.
(With inputs from agencies)
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