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A doctor in the United States suffered from severe allergies after receiving the Corona virus vaccine produced by Moderna, as Europe prepares to launch vaccination campaigns tomorrow, amid the spread of the new Corona virus.
The newspaper (New York Times) quoted a doctor in Boston who suffers from shellfish allergy as saying he developed a severe allergy after receiving the Corona virus vaccine produced by Moderna on Thursday.
The newspaper mentioned that Dr. Hussein Sadr Zadeh, a fellow in geriatric oncology at Boston Medical Center, developed severe allergies while receiving the vaccine with this vaccine, felt dizzy and accelerated the heart rate.
This is the first serious reaction that has been publicly linked to the Moderna vaccine, which was launched a few days ago at the United States level.
A Boston doctor said he developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine on Thursday. He self-administered his EpiPen and recovered quickly. Serious allergic reactions to the vaccine remain a rarity, experts said. https://t.co/m9DNmwewXC
– The New York Times (@nytimes) December 25, 2020
In a statement Friday, Boston Medical Center spokesman David Kebe said Dr. Sadrzadeh “felt he had an allergy … he was taken to the emergency department, and doctors assessed his condition, treated him, put him on under observation and was discharged from the hospital … and today he is in good condition. “
A US Food and Drug Administration official said last week that the administration is checking about five allergy cases in the United States after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and its German partner Biontech.
Europe prepares to launch vaccination campaigns
This comes at a time when the European Union began receiving the first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine today on the eve of the start of vaccination campaigns, at a time when several countries were forced to impose closure measures. due to the emergence of a new strain of Corona that continues to spread from Great Britain.
While the first doses of the “Pfizer-Biontec” vaccine arrived in Paris today, the French Ministry of Health confirmed on Friday night the discovery of the first infection in the country with the new strain of the virus in a citizen who had returned from Britain.
The first infection in France with the mutated emerging coronavirus was discovered in a British citizen who arrived from London on December 19, according to the French Ministry of Health.
He showed no symptoms while isolating himself at his home in Tours, central France, while a tracking operation was carried out on health personnel who had contact with him.
The new strain of the virus, which experts fear is spreading faster, has prompted more than 50 countries to impose restrictions on travel from the UK.
Europe started receiving vaccines in preparation for the start of vaccination tomorrow (Reuters)Record more injuries
But infections with the new strain are still being recorded around the world, as Japan confirmed five cases in passengers who came from the UK, while cases were reported from Denmark, Lebanon, Germany, Australia and the Netherlands.
South Africa discovered a similar mutation in some infected people, but on Friday denied Britain’s claims that “its strain is more dangerous and infectious” than those discovered in the UK.
Vaccination campaigns are scheduled to begin in all 27 countries of the European Union … tomorrow, Sunday, after regulatory authorities approved the Pfizer-Bionic vaccine on December 12.
At a time when vaccines are starting to roll out around the world, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned Friday that “vaccines provide a way out for the world from this tragedy … but vaccinate the whole world It will take time”.
Today, Saturday morning, the number of Coronavirus infections exceeded 80 million, and according to the World Meter website, which specializes in monitoring Corona victims, the number of infections worldwide has reached 80 million. 222.603.
The United States tops the list of countries in terms of number of injuries and deaths, followed by India, Brazil, Russia, France and then Great Britain.
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