An Alaska health worker was released from hospital on Thursday after experiencing a rare but severe allergic reaction to the coronavirus vaccine Pfizer and BioNTech, reported the Anchorage Daily News.
The worker was released from Bartlett Regional Hospital after staying two nights, the news reports.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that the worker experienced redness and shortness of breath, which decreased after being treated with epinephrine.
The Anchorage Daily News reported that a second worker received a mild reaction on Wednesday and was sent home after about an hour.
Alaska Chief Medical Officer Anne Zink told the media that several entities, including the state, the hospital and the Food and Drug Administration, are studying the two incidents to see if the incidents were reactions to the vaccine or if it was a problem with shipping. .
The United States began inoculating health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities with the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, shortly after the FDA gave it emergency use authorization.
The company he said Thursday they successfully sent 2.9 million doses and are waiting for the US government to tell them where to send the remaining doses.
Meanwhile, an independent FDA group voted unanimously to recommend granting an emergency use authorization for the Moderna vaccine, making approval likely as early as this week.
General Gustave Perna, who heads Operation Warp Speed, said he plans to send 6 million doses during the first week of authorization.