A doctor in Boston – who already suffered from shellfish allergy – developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving the Moderna coronavirus vaccine Thursday.
According to a report published in the New York Times, Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology man at Boston Medical Center, said he had a bad reaction almost immediately after receiving the vaccine, feeling dizzy and heartbroken. racing.
This is the first publicly linked heavy reaction to the Moderna vaccine, which is in its first week of nationwide distribution.
A spokesman at Boston Medical Center said in a statement Friday that Sadrzadeh “felt he was developing an allergic reaction and was allowed to self-administer his personal epi-pen. to the Emergency Department, assessed, handled, watched and released. He is doing well today. “
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration official said last week that the FDA is investigating about five allergic reactions that occurred after people received the Pfizer Inc vaccine and the CONTID-19 BioNTech SE vaccine in the United States. United.
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