California health officials are urging COVID-19 vaccine providers to stop using a batch of photos of Modern after a handful of people who were inoculated at the same place had all allergic reactions.
Less than 10 people reported reactions after receiving doses at a vaccination site in San Diego last week, according to FOX5 San Diego.
“It appears that everyone is experiencing a possible severe allergic reaction during the standard observation period – a type of adverse event that the CDC reports that some people experienced when they received a COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine was replaced by another batch of Moderna vaccine after closing for a few hours, “said the California Department of Public Health.
The mass vaccination site at Petco Park, Padres House, was opened on January 11 to deliver vaccines to health care workers on the state’s priority list, the station said.
Nearly a third of the one million doses in the Moderna batch were sent to another 286 Golden State suppliers, with no further bad news.
However, officials say it is better to be safe than sorry.
“Out of an extreme abundance of caution and also acknowledging the extremely limited supply of vaccines, we recommend that suppliers use other available vaccine inventories,” the press release said.
Officials noted that there is a certain risk to any vaccine or medical procedure and it is very unlikely that anyone will suffer a negative reaction.
Modern, CDC and FDA are all reviewing the batch and hope to find out more this week. Replacement doses are not immediately available, according to FOX5.
Federal officials have previously noted that several vaccine study participants who had facial cosmetic fillers suffered side effects.