Nurse in pain faints after receiving Covid vaccine

A nurse who has a condition that makes her pass out after pain passed out after receiving the Covid vaccine.

Tiffany Dover, a nursing manager at CHI Memorial Hospital in Tennessee, was one of the first to receive the new Pfizer / BioNTech shot on Thursday (Dec. 17).

But after the shot, Mrs. Dover began to feel a little unwell and passed out.

However, she says this happens all the time because she has a condition that makes her pass out when she experiences pain.

She told WRCBTV it was nothing to worry about.

“I have a history of an overly reactive vagal reaction, and so if I have pain from something – a hangnail or if I hit my toe – I can just pass out,” she told the station.

Hospital Medicine Director Dr. Lee Hamilton said seeing the vaccine in the US was a huge breakthrough.

He said, “To begin to see that Light at the end of the tunnel and think I’m lucky to be a part of it.”

And when asked if he was one of the first to receive the shot, he added, “It’s the right thing to do. It’s safe. It’s ultimately what will lead us out of this darkness.”

If you’re concerned about that, don’t fret, fainting is common when people get a vaccine.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 3.5 percent of women and three percent of men (in the US) have passed out at some point in their lives as a result of an injection.

Specialists at Johns Hopkins University say fainting is often caused by nerves.

A spokesperson said, “Our bodies can respond in ways that seem separate from what we think. It is possible for someone to feel nervous without realizing it.

“When we’re scared or upset, we can begin to hyperventilate. This kind of rapid, shallow breathing lowers the amount of carbon dioxide in our body, which can lead to fainting.”

If you are concerned about how you will react if / when you get the vaccine, there are some things you can do to stay calm.

Johns Hopkins added: “Breathe slowly and deeply for the shot and think of something relaxing.

Or distract yourself. Bring a friend or play a game that requires intense concentration. ‘

As is often the case online, unfortunately a lot of misinformation and conspiracy theories are being shared regarding the vaccine.

But in an effort to combat it, Twitter has announced that it will begin deleting messages containing ‘harmful misleading information’ about the coronavirus vaccine.

In a blog post, the social media giant said it would start promoting its Covid-19 policy from Monday and removing tweets containing potentially dangerous misinformation.