(Reuters) – A doctor in Boston with a shellfish allergy developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine on 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, feeling 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 was allowed to 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.
Reporting by Karen Brettell; Editing by Dan Grebler