A nurse at the University of Washington gets the dose of the Pfizer vaccine.
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Into a hospital nurse Chattanooga, Tennessee, who passed out after receiving the Pfizer vaccine this Thursday against the COVID-19 He said he suffers from a condition where he gets dizzy when he feels pain.
The Associated Press report this Friday indicates that Tiffany Dover, one of the first five health professionals to oppose the coronavirus In the above state, he momentarily lost consciousness while the television cameras broadcast the procedure.
Minutes after the vaccine was administered, when reporters interviewed her, Dover put her hand on her head and apologized and indicated that she felt dizzy.
In the pictures, the nurse faints as the doctors hold her and put her on the floor. The woman quickly wakes up.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) They have reports of people passing out as a result of the inoculation, an effect related to fear or pain caused by the process.
However, Dover later denied that it was a direct result of the vaccine injection.
Dr. Jesse Tucker, critical care medical director at the hospital, told WTVC reporters that vaccines can cause such a reaction in some people.
“It’s a reaction that can be very common with any vaccine or injection,” he said.