A suburban hospital temporarily suspended coronavirus vaccines on Friday after four team members experienced adverse reactions.
Since Thursday, Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville said four people who received the COVID-19 vaccine experienced tingling and high levels of strong heart shortly after the injection.
“As a precaution, we are temporarily pausing vaccines in Condell, which will allow us to better understand what may have caused these reactions,” the health center said in a statement.
Advocate Aurora Health recalled that the four people who experienced the adverse reactions accounted for less than 0.15% of the approximately 3,000 people who have so far received vaccines throughout their health system.
The health center reported that as of Friday, three team members were at home and “doing well,” while one person is receiving additional treatment.
“Reactions are an expected side effect of vaccination. We are encouraged by members of our team who want to get the vaccine to protect themselves and others and end this pandemic,” advocate Aurora Health said.
Advocate Aurora Health has eight other vaccination sites in Illinois and three in Wisconsin, all of which continue to vaccinate as planned.