On Saturday, the
New York Daily News reported that a doctor in Boston is asking for precautions after experiencing a severe allergic reaction to the Modern COVID-19 vaccine.
“Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh is the first person to report such a reaction to the Modern vaccine, reported CNN. At least six people had similar reactions to the Pfizer vaccine, ”reported Joseph Wilkinson. “Sadrzadeh’s heart rate skyrocketed and his blood pressure plummeted, he told CNN. He used his EpiPen and his colleagues at Boston Medical Center took him to the emergency room.”
Talking to the Boston Globe, Sadrzadeh said, “I want to [people] to carry your EpiPen if you have it at home and also inform the person giving the injection that they have a serious allergic reaction. I knew the symptoms. I had the experience. I was a doctor and I was scared to death. Imagine someone who doesn’t have the information. ”
No one has currently suffered a fatal reaction to the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, despite conspiracy theories circulated by anti-vaccine activists. However, some serious reactions have occurred in susceptible patients – requiring doctors and patients to exercise vigilance and care.
COVID-19 is extremely contagious, and the new strain discovered in the UK is believed to be even more contagious, meaning that a large majority of the population will likely need to be immunized to create the “herd immunity” needed to stop the virus .