A Boston health care professional with a history of allergies developed an allergic reaction after receiving the Modern Covid-19 vaccine on Christmas Eve.
This is the first known case of an allergic reaction to a modern coronavirus vaccine, although there have been at least six reported cases of allergic reaction in the United States associated with the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine.
“After I got the vaccine, I felt tachycardic, but I felt it was probably anxiety because I got scared after hearing about Pfizer’s reactions in the United States, especially with those people who are allergic to seafood, like me,” he said. Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh for CNN.
Tachycardia is a medical term that describes a rapid or irregular heartbeat.
After checking his vital signs, Sadrzadeh realized that his heart rate had skyrocketed.
“My heart rate was 150, my normal heart rate is 75 but… six, seven minutes after the vaccine injection, I felt my tongue and also my throat having, like a strange sensation of tingling and numbness, the same reaction I had rather to my seafood allergy, “said Sadrzadeh.
Sadrzadeh said his blood pressure had dropped so much that it wasn’t even detected by a monitor. That was when he decided to use his EpiPen and the team rushed him to the emergency room.
Sadrzadeh was monitored for four hours before he could return home.
“The main concern for me as a human being and as a doctor … I have to spread the word to people … People should have EpiPen with them if they have allergic reactions,” said Sadrzadeh, asking Moderna to investigate further.
A spokesman for Moderna said the biotech company was unable to confirm the incident, but “has reported the potential adverse event through its internal safety reporting system and Moderna is investigating further.”