New Delhi: After receiving shots from Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, a Boston doctor with a seafood allergy has developed a severe allergic reaction. According to New York Times reports, Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a member of geriatric oncology at Boston Medical Center, felt dizzy immediately after being inoculated. Read also: Oxford coronavirus vaccine has a “winning formula” and “will protect 95% of patients,” says AstraZeneca CEO
In a statement, a spokesman for Boston Medical Center said, “Dr. Sadrzadeh felt he was developing an allergic reaction and was allowed to self-administer his personal epi-pen. He was taken to the Emergency Department, assessed , treated, observed and discharged. Today he is doing well. ” Read also: India prepares for mass release of COVID-19 vaccine, which will be dry in 4 states
Ray Jordan, a spokesman for Moderna, said the company’s medical security team would study the matter. In particular, this was the first serious reaction publicly related to Moderna’s vaccine. Read also: Is it mandatory to get the coronavirus vaccine? Will it be safe? Frequently asked questions with answers
Earlier last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) had approved Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, potentially adding the second vaccine to the mass vaccination effort. American against an enraged pandemic.
Prior to that, the FDA had approved the emergency use authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
Moderna’s vaccine is based on the same technology as Pfizer’s mRNA. The actual virus is not embedded within these vaccines and people who receive the shots cannot get the virus. Instead, the vaccine contains a piece of genetic code that trains the body’s immune system to recognize the ear protein on the surface of the Covid-19 virus and helps mount an organic defense when the attack comes.