An Alaska (US) health worker suffered a severe allergic reaction after receiving the Pfizer covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday and had to be hospitalized, sources familiar with Wednesday said. the event in The Washington Publication and The New York Times.
The health worker, with his or her identity unknown, had not previously suffered from allergic reactions to any medication, although he or she does not know if he or she has any other allergies, a person familiar with the matter told The New York. Times.
After receiving the vaccine on Tuesday, the affected person was in the hospital today in stable condition, according to The Washington Post
Neither Pfizer nor Alaska authorities have yet provided details about the incident, reminiscent of two other similar cases in the UK, where two people with a history of severe allergies suffered a negative reaction to the vaccine developed by Pfizer. and its German partner BioNtech.
In reaction to the occurrence, the drug regulating agency in the United Kingdom issued an advertisement asking not to vaccinate all those people who in the past have experienced severe allergic reactions to drugs, some foods and others. vaccine.
However, in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does allow people with severe allergies to be vaccinated, but they are asked to stay under medical supervision 30 minutes after receive the injection in order to verify any adverse effects.
Last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates the marketing of drugs in the United States, approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine for all adults. 16 years after a rigorous examination to assess its risks and benefits.
Thus, vaccination began on Monday in 145 points in the country, while on Tuesday it did so in 425 and today Wednesday in 66, in a process that will continue over the course of weeks.
The safety of the Pfizer vaccine was examined in a clinical trial with 40,000 volunteers and has an effectiveness of 95%.
By tomorrow, Thursday, an FDA advisory committee is expected to evaluate a second vaccine, that of the Modern Pharmaceutical, with its emergency clearance could occur in the coming days.
The immunization campaign has reached the worst moment of the pandemic in the United States, which has already exceeded 300,000 deaths per covid-19 and is recording 3,000 deaths daily, a figure higher than the number of people killed in the attacks. of September 11, 2001.