A nurse from Tennessee, United States, passed out after receiving the covid-19 vaccine. This is Tiffany Dover, nurse manager at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga City.
Dover was being interviewed by the media after getting her injection, when she suddenly started to feel dizzy. ‘Sorry, I’m getting dizzy. Sorry, ”he said, taking his head.
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Then he tried to walk away from the cameras, but before taking a few steps, he passed out. A doctor grabbed her as she fell to the floor, and within seconds several health workers arrived to help her.
The events are recorded in a video published by the American television channel ‘WTVC’,
When she recovered, Dover said the reaction is common in her. “I’ve had an overly reactive vasovagal reaction in the past, so if I hurt or stub my toe, I might pass out,” Dover told WRCB.
The nurse manager was one of the first health workers at Chattanooga hospital to receive the vaccine. The other doctors and nurses were vaccinated without incident.
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WATCH: Nurse passes out on live TV after taking vaccine in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Nurse manager Tiffany Dover was okay and spoke to local station WTVC again and said she has a condition where she often passes out when she feels pain.
“It’s normal for me,” she said. pic.twitter.com/wqUhX577vc
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Fainting after vaccination
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) take care of that Fainting can occur after many types of vaccines have been given, in response to the vaccination process itself and not what they contain.
About 3% of men and 3.5% of women have reported passing out at least once in their life after vaccination, said the federal health agency. Fainting usually does not have long-lasting consequences.
Memorial Hospital Dr. Jesse Tucker told “WTVC” that the Dover reaction is “very common” and is not from the vaccine itself.
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Fainting can occur if people are nervous about getting a vaccine
Fainting can also occur when people are nervous about getting a vaccine, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
The CDC added that people who pass out after receiving a vaccine often recover within minutes.
If a patient begins to experience symptoms of fainting spells, caregivers are recommended to let him or her sit or lie down, loosen tight clothing to aid breathing, and apply cool, wet cloths to the patient’s face and neck. according to the Immunization Action Coalition.
The CDC also recommends providing reassurance about the vaccination process and providing patients with drinks and snacks to avoid passing out.
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