New Delhi: After receiving shots of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, a doctor in Boston with a shellfish allergy has developed a severe allergic reaction. According to reports from the New York Times, Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center, felt dizzy immediately after being vaccinated. Also Read – Oxford Coronavirus Vaccine Has’ Winning Formula ‘, Will Protect ‘95% of Patients,’ Says AstraZeneca CEO
In a statement, a Boston Medical Center spokesperson said, “Dr. Sadrzadeh felt he was developing an allergic reaction and was allowed to administer his personal epi-pen himself. He was taken to the Emergency Department, evaluated, treated, observed, and discharged. He is doing well today. ” Also read – India prepares for massive roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine, dry run in 4 states
Ray Jordan, a Moderna spokesman, said the company’s medical safety team would investigate the matter. Notably, this was the first serious reaction publicly associated with Moderna’s vaccine. Also read – Is it mandatory to take the coronavirus vaccine? Will it be safe? Frequently asked questions answered
Earlier last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) had approved Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, potentially adding the second vaccine to America’s massive vaccination against a raging pandemic.
Previously, the FDA had approved emergency use approval of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Moderna’s vaccine is based on the same technology as Pfizer’s: mRNA. The actual virus is not embedded in these vaccines and people who get the photos cannot catch the virus from them. Instead, the vaccine contains a piece of genetic code that trains the body’s immune system to recognize the spike protein on the surface of the Covid-19 virus and build an organic defense when the attack comes.