After receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, many people had common reactions and 2 had grade 2 anaphylaxis

Information from the National Expanded Vaccination Program on the morning of March 10 said that as of the afternoon of March 9, 522 people had been vaccinated. COVID-19 by AstraZeneca. These are the staff and medical personnel who directly treat Covid-19 patients, medical personnel perform tasks such as sampling, testing, tracking, members of Covid-19 plus groups.

Specifically, at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases (Dong Anh facility), 107 people were injected. The Ho Chi Minh City Hospital for Tropical Diseases has injected 104 people.

At two vaccination points in Hai Duong province, the Hai Duong City Medical Center and the Kim Thanh District Medical Center have vaccinated 206 people.

Two new facilities deployed on March 9, Thanh Nhan Hospital (Hanoi), injected 36 people; The Gia Lai province field hospital administered injections to 69 people.

Injecting the Covid-19 vaccine to healthcare workers- Photo: Ngo Nhung

According to a quick report from vaccination sites, the Expanded Immunization Project has recorded a number of reactions after vaccination with Covid-19, the vast majority of which are the usual post-vaccination responses. Reports such as: muscle pain, fatigue, fever, headache, chills, swelling, pain at the injection site, nausea …

There were 5 cases that were monitored and managed in the hospital, of which 2 cases of grade 2 anaphylaxis were treated according to regulations and their health status returned to normal, 3 cases had diarrhea, allergies, stagnant blood pressure. The health of all the above cases is now stable.

The expanded vaccination program assesses the fact that the implementation of vaccination in the last 2 days is safe, cases with post-vaccination reactions are within the allowed rate. Since the Covid-19 vaccine is a new vaccine, the person who is vaccinated must strictly follow the instructions of the health authority.

According to the regulations of the Ministry of Health, vaccination sites must comply with strict standards for the storage and conservation of vaccines, and have functional areas (reception, waiting areas, screening clinics, etc.) vaccination rooms, post-injection monitoring, anaphylactic shock treatment rooms) with unidirectional rules, equipped with shockproof boxes and complying with epidemic prevention and control regulations.

All vaccinated people are evaluated and disclosed on how to monitor their health and post-vaccination reactions. When they detect abnormal symptoms, they should contact the medical center for treatment and treatment.

The health of 522 people has stabilized after the Covid-19 vaccination

According to Associate Professor-Dr. Duong Thi Hong, Deputy Director of the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Deputy Director of the Extensive Immunization Project Steering Committee, the reaction was very common (≥10%) such as headache, nausea, myalgia, joint pain, tenderness , warmth at the injection site, itching, fatigue, restlessness, fever (very common with mild fever and most commonly fever over 38 degrees C), chills, sometimes symptomatic as cold. A common reaction (1% to less than 10%) swelling and redness at the injection site.

Serious reactions such as anaphylaxis, late reactions … can occur after vaccination, but currently the WHO does not have sufficient data. To date, there is no evidence to suggest an association between the serious reactions reported in other countries related to the vaccine.