A Georgian nurse who went into anaphylactic shock after receiving the first dose of the British vaccine AstraZeneca Covid-19 died, leading to the fear that many residents will now be afraid of being vaccinated against the virus.
On Thursday, nurse Megi Bakradze, 27, received her first injection of the coronavirus vaccine. Despite never having an allergic reaction to other injections, like his regular flu vaccine, Bakradze developed an anaphylactic reaction. A day later, the nurse from the small town of Akhaltsikhe died.
In an interview immediately after receiving the injection, but before going into shock, Bakradze told local station TV9 that vaccination is “required.”
Georgia received its first 43,200 doses of the vaccine last Saturday, and some fear that the latter story will hamper its implementation, which has just begun. After Bakradze fell ill, the country’s Ministry of Health revealed that it would not stop using the developed Swedish-British formula.
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“It has more benefits than risks, which does not give any country any reason to refuse to use it,” Minister Ekaterine Tikaradze said. “Based on this, the board decided that the vaccination process for AstraZeneca will continue without obstacles.”
The ministry also noted that three other doctors had side effects after inoculation, but all recovered quickly.
Anaphylaxis can occur as a bodily response to almost any foreign substance, such as a bee sting. It is the result of the immune system’s overreaction to a trigger, usually something the person is allergic to. Although very rare, well-used and highly reliable vaccines for other diseases are also known to cause this reaction.
Despite assurances from AstraZeneca and the World Health Organization, there have been fears across Europe that the injection could have deadly side effects. Earlier this week, thirteen countries, including Germany and France, stopped using the vaccine after deaths from blood clots. However, after further review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), many of these countries will resume their vaccination program.
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On Thursday, as a show of confidence in the vaccine, Georgia’s President Salome Zurabishvili received his first live injection on TV. Health officials have also asked the Church of Georgia for help, requesting that the country “Most reliable institution” encourage your followers to be vaccinated.
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