New Delhi: After receiving injections of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, a Boston doctor with a shellfish allergy has developed a severe allergic reaction. According to New York Times reports, Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center, felt dizzy immediately after being inoculated. Also read: India prepares for the massive launch of the COVID-19 vaccine, the trial will be carried out in 4 states
In a statement, a Boston Medical Center spokesperson said: “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 released. He is fine today. ” Also read: Is it mandatory to take the coronavirus vaccine? Will it be safe? Answers to frequently asked questions
Ray Jordan, a spokesman for Moderna, said the company’s medical security team would investigate the matter. In particular, this was the first serious reaction publicly related to Moderna’s vaccine. Also Read – COVID-19 Strain: Moderna Hopes Its Vaccine Will Protect Against UK Coronavirus Variant
Early last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, which could add the second vaccine to the US mass vaccination effort. against a raging pandemic.
Prior to this, the FDA had approved the emergency use authorization of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Moderna’s vaccine is based on the same technology as Pfizer’s: mRNA. The actual virus is not embedded within these vaccines and people who receive the injections cannot get the virus. Instead, the vaccine contains a piece of genetic code that trains the body’s immune system to recognize the spike protein on the surface of the Covid-19 virus and helps mount an organic defense when the attack hits.
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