(Reuters) – A Boston doctor with a shellfish allergy has developed a severe allergic reaction after receiving the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing the doctor.
Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncology man at Boston Medical Center, said he had a severe reaction almost immediately after being vaccinated, dizzy and racing heart, NYT reported.
It is the first severe public reaction to the Moderna vaccine, which is in its first week of national launch.
David Kibbe, a spokesman for Boston Medical Center, said in a statement on Friday that Dr. Sadrzadeh “felt he was developing an allergic reaction and was allowed to administer his own personal epi-pen. He was taken to the emergency department, evaluated, treated, observed and discharged. He’s doing well today. “
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration official said last week that the FDA is investigating about five allergic reactions that have occurred after people were given the COVID-19 BioNTech SE vaccine in the United States.
Reporting by Karen Brettell; Edited by Dan Grebler