A Boston health worker with a history of allergies developed an allergic reaction after receiving a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine on Christmas Eve.
This is the first known case of allergic reaction from a Moderna coronavirus vaccine, although at least six cases of allergic reactions related to the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine have been reported in the US.
“After I got the vaccine I felt tachycardic, but I felt like it was probably anxiety because I was scared after hearing about the reactions from Pfizer in the US, especially in those people with shellfish allergies like me , ”Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh. to CNN.
Tachycardia is a medical term that describes a fast or irregular heartbeat.
After getting his vital signs checked, Sadrzadeh realized his heart rate had increased.
“My heart rate was 150, my normal heart rate is 75, but … six, seven minutes after the injection of the vaccine, I felt in my tongue and also in my throat, like a strange sensation of tingling and numbness, the same reaction I previously had my shellfish allergy, ”said Sadrzadeh.
Sadrzadeh said his blood pressure was so low that he couldn’t even be detected with a monitor. That’s when he decided to use his EpiPen and the staff rushed him to the emergency room.
Sadrzadeh was followed for four hours before he could drive home.
“The biggest concern for me as a human and as a doctor … I have to give people the floor … People should have the EpiPen with them if they have allergic reactions,” said Sadrzadeh, urging Moderna to investigate to do. further.
A Moderna spokesperson said the biotechnology company was unable to confirm the incident, but “has reported the possible adverse event through its internal safety reporting system and Moderna is further investigating.”