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American had a severe allergic reaction to the Pfizer Covid vaccine
A healthcare professional in the US state of Alaska felt ill 10 minutes after the first dose.
Cases like this were already planned
Within minutes of receiving the vaccine, the first symptoms were felt. First shortness of breath, then fast heartbeat and skin irritation. The reaction forced the American health professional to spend a night in the hospital under observation.
The case of an allergic reaction to the Pfizer vaccine, which has now begun to be administered in the United States, is the first in the country, although two others have been registered in the United Kingdom. None of this came as a surprise to the doctors, who later revealed that they were already expecting an occasional reaction.
“We were hoping that side effects of this kind could occur, after reports of anaphylaxis came in from England, after some people showed symptoms after receiving the Pfizer vaccine for Covid-10,” said Anne Zink, Alaska chief medical officer.
As soon as symptoms were detected, the American was treated with an antihistamine. Only when he began to feel short of breath did he have to be transported to the nearest hospital emergency room.
Fearing that the patient could suffer anaphylaxis, the most serious form of allergic reaction that can lead to death, they administered an injection of epinephrine, the appropriate treatment in these risk situations. The effects were immediate.
“About one in a million people who receive a vaccine may have a serious allergic reaction. What we have to find out now is what could be causing this type of reaction, ”Paul Offit, a member of the FDA, a US entity that regulates the entry of drugs into the country, tells CNN.
