A Boston doctor who is allergic to seafood had a serious reaction to Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, was allowed to use his allergy autoinjector and recovered, health officials report.
Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, who has a severe seafood allergy, according to NBC Boston, received the vaccine on Thursday and was observed after vaccination, as is the standard procedure, according to a statement from the Boston Medical Center.
“He felt he was developing an allergic reaction and was allowed to self-administer his own [allergy autoinjector]. He was taken to the Emergency Room, evaluated, treated, observed and dismissed. He is fine today “, says the statement.
Sadrzadeh’s allergic reaction is reported to be the first of the Modern vaccine, according to the New York Times.
The Times reported that there were at least six cases of people who developed anaphylaxis after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The two vaccines have similar ingredients, according to the Times.
A spokeswoman for Moderna told the Times that the company does not comment on individual cases.
Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology researcher, said his tongue and throat started to tingle after he received the injection, according to the Boston Globe. He then started to sweat, went pale and felt cold, the Globe reported.
Sadrzadeh said it was the worst allergic reaction he has had since he was 11 years old. As of Friday, Sadrzadeh had recovered from the reaction.
While it is not clear which ingredient may have triggered Sadrzadeh’s reaction, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that people who have had a “severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a COVID-19 vaccine” should not “take this specific vaccine. had a severe allergic reaction to other vaccines or injectable therapies, you should ask your doctor if you should get the COVID-19 vaccine. Your doctor will help you decide whether it is safe to be vaccinated. “
The most common side effects of the Modern vaccine were fatigue, headache and muscle pain, according to NBC Boston.
More than 1.9 million people received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, according to the most recent data available from the CDC. More than 9.5 million doses have been distributed.