Moderna is the second COVID-19 vaccine approved in the US.
Highlights
- A Boston physician with a shellfish allergy developed a severe allergic reaction
- Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh said he was dizzy with a beating heart
- It is the first serious reaction publicly associated with Moderna’s vaccine
A doctor in Boston with a shellfish allergy developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday, the New York Times reported Friday, quoting the doctor.
Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology fellow at Boston Medical Center, said he had a severe reaction almost immediately after the vaccination, dizzy and with a beating heart, the NYT reported.
It’s the first serious reaction publicly associated with Moderna’s vaccine, which is in the first week of a nationwide rollout.
David Kibbe, a Boston Medical Center spokesperson, said in a statement Friday that Dr. Sadrzadeh “felt that he was developing an allergic reaction and that he could administer his own personal epi-pen. He was taken to the emergency department, evaluated, treated, observed and discharged. 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 Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.
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