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A Boston doctor, who is allergic to shellfish, developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine produced by Moderna on Thursday, Mediafax writes, taking over from Reuters. He took adrenaline and is fine now.
Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, an oncologist at Boston Medical Center, said he had a severe reaction almost immediately after vaccination, with dizziness and palpitations. I knew he was allergic to shellfish.
David Kibbe, a spokesman for Boston Medical Center, said Friday that Dr. Sadrzadeh “felt he was developing an allergic reaction and was allowed to administer adrenaline on his own. He was rushed to the emergency room, evaluated, treated, observed and released. It’s OK now “.
More than a million doses of the vaccine have already been administered in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
It is the first serious reaction associated with the Moderna vaccine, which is in its first week of national launch.
An official with the US Food and Drug Administration said last week that the FDA is investigating about five allergic reactions that have occurred after people received the COfID-19 Pfizer – BioNTech vaccine in the United States.
Publisher: BP
