Health & Fitness
Boston Medical Center Worker With History Of Allergies Has Allergic Reaction To Moderna COVID Vaccine
"I was scared after learning about Pfizer's reactions in the US, especially with those people who have shellfish allergies, like me."
(CNN) — A health care worker who experienced an allergic reaction after receiving a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at Boston Medical Center on Christmas Eve tells CNN he has a history of allergies.
This is the first known case of allergic reaction from a Moderna coronavirus vaccine, although there have been at least six similar reported cases in the United States associated with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
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“After I got the vaccine, I felt tachycardic, but I felt like it was probably anxiety because I was scared after learning about Pfizer’s reactions in the US, especially with those people who have shellfish allergies, like me,” Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh explained to CNN. Tachycardia is a medical term that means rapid or irregular heartbeat.
