Advocate Condell Medical Center resumes COVID-19 vaccinations after investigation of ‘reactions’

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Advocate Aurora Health, a health care system in Wisconsin and Illinois, said it has resumed COVID-19 vaccinations after pausing them temporarily to investigate the “perceived reactions” of the Pfizer shot

Four team members at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Ill., Experienced “tingling and increased heart rate,” according to a press release.

“These four team members represent less than 0.15% of the approximately 3,000 who have received vaccinations so far at Advocate Aurora Health. At this point, we can share that three team members are at home and doing well, and one is receiving additional treatment,” Aurora Health attorney said in a statement.

They explained that reactions are an expected side effect of vaccination, and they still encourage others to get vaccinated to end the coronavirus pandemic.

“These vaccines are very immunogenic, which means they stimulate a strong immune response, so if you get symptoms after a vaccination, there is a good chance that your body will respond incredibly well to the vaccine,” said Dr. Grace Lee, a pediatric physician. . Infectious disease doctor at Stanford, KGO-TV told a Dec. 15 report.

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Three of the workers are doing well at home and a fourth is receiving additional treatment.

Vaccinations will continue without delay at all other Advocate Aurora Health locations in Illinois and Wisconsin, the statement said.

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