Serious allergic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine reported in Alaska

 A health worker in Alaska was hospitalized after suffering a serious allergic reaction to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, according to a report.

The person is believed to have suffered a similar anaphylactic reaction as two patients in the UK, three people familiar with the US case told the New York Times.

The worker became ill on Tuesday, a day after the new vaccine against the coronavirus rolled out to all 50 states in the US. They are now in stable condition.

It’s not immediately clear if the person has a history of allergies. Officials in the US are working on learning more about the case.

The shot, developed by Pfizer and German biotechnology company BioNTech, caused an anaphylactoid reaction in two health workers in the UK last week.

That prompted UK health officials to issue a warning that people who’ve had anaphylactic reactions to food, medicines or vaccines may not be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

One of the British patients who got sick was a 49-year-old woman with a history of egg allergies, Pfizer said. The other was a 40-year-old woman who had a history of allergies to certain medications.

Both carried devices, like EpiPens, to treat anaphylaxis. They have since recovered.

No serious adverse side effects were reported in the more than 40,000 participants of Pfizer’s clinical trial.

The Food and Drug Administration, which approved the drug for use in the US on Friday, noted common side effects included headaches, muscle pain, chills, fatigue and pain at the injection site.

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