US healthcare worker suffers allergic reaction to Pfizer vax

New York:  A healthcare worker in the US suffered an allergic reaction after receiving Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, the only vaccine that has been authorized for emergency use in the country so far.
The worker was among the healthcare workers being vaccinated at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau in the US state of Alaska on Tuesday.
According to a report in CNN on Wednesday, the healthcare worker who suffered the allergic reaction felt flushed within 10 minutes of receiving the vaccine. Other symptoms included shortness of breath and an elevated heart rate.
She was taken to the emergency room when she reported shortness of breath. She also reportedly developed rashes on her face and torso.
Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Anne Zink on Thursday said that the patient is doing well.
“Thanks to the team and Bartlett who did a great job managing an adverse reaction to the Pfizer vaccine. While we think this is incredibly rare, and the CDC and FDA told us this is the only known case in the US to date, reporting problems is as important as reporting successes,” she said in a tweet.