A head nurse at a Tennessee hospital passed out during a news conference. He had reportedly injected himself with the COVID-19 vaccine before addressing the media. However, it has not been established whether he passed out as a side effect of the vaccine.
Tiffany Dover, the chief nurse in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was addressing the CHI Memorial Hospital media where she reported that her team was among the first to receive the vaccine.
While answering a question about being one of the first to get the vaccine, she passed out. Before passing out, Tiffany said, “… sorry, I feel really dizzy …”
The incident was recorded on camera. It is said that now he feels better.
Tiffany Dover, a nurse with the Covid-19 unit, passes out on live television after receiving the vaccine in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Background
The news comes a week after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it authorized the use of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc., with the first inoculations expected in a few days, marking a turning point in the United States, where the pandemic has killed more people. 292,000 people.
The FDA said the vaccine can be given to people over the age of 16. Healthcare workers and older people in long-term care facilities are expected to be the main recipients of a first round of 2.9 million doses.
The authorization came at a time when infections, hospitalizations and deaths are skyrocketing to record levels in the United States, which has failed to mount a coordinated effort to slow the spread of the virus.
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