BREAKING NEWS: Alaska healthcare worker with no history of drug allergies suffered serious ‘anaphylactic-like’ reaction after getting Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
- A healthcare worker in Alaska suffered a severe allergic reaction after receiving Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine
- Her or she was hospitalized and is still being treated as of Wednesday morning
- The worker had no history of drug allergies, but it is unknown if he or she suffered from other allergies
- The anaphylactic-like reaction is believed to be the same one suffered by two British healthcare workers last week
An Alaska healthcare worker suffered a serious allergic reaction after receiving Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine on Tuesday, a new report claims.
Three people familiar with the matter told The New York Times that the person was hospitalized and still being treated as of Wednesday morning.
The worker allegedly had no history of allergies to any medication but it’s unknown if he or she had any other allergies.
The allergic reaction is believed to be similar to the anaphylactic-like reactions suffered by two healthcare workers in Great Britain, both whom have since recovered, after they were given the Pfizer-BioNTech SE vaccine.
With hundreds of thousands of Americans expected to be dosed in the U.S. over the next few weeks, health officials will be on the watch to see if any other recipients experience severe reactions.
A representative for Pfizer did not immediately reply to the Times’ request for comment.
A healthcare worker in Alaska suffered a severe allergic reaction after receiving Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine. Pictured: The first patient enrolled in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, receives an injection, May 4
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