A Chicago hospital abruptly stopped administering the coronavirus vaccine to its staff after four employees reacted to receiving the vaccine.
What are the details?
A lawyer for Condell Medical Center in Libertyville said that since the administration of the Pfizer COVID vaccine on Thursday, four staff members “suffered from tingling and heart growth shortly after the injection,” WMAQ-TV reported.
In response, the hospital stopped administering the vaccine.
“Out of an abundance of precaution, we are temporarily discontinuing vaccinations at Condell, which will allow us to better understand what these reactions may be,” the hospital said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Attorney Aurora Health – the umbrella organization of which Libertyville Hospital is a member – warned that the reactions were not a bigger problem with the vaccine, stressing that they had administered thousands of doses with just the four reactions.
“These four team members represent less than 0.15% of the approximately 3,000 who have so far received vaccinations at Aurora Health attorney. At this time, we can share three team members who are at home and doing well, and one receives additional treatment, “the hospital system said, WLS-TV reported.
However, the stop was short-lived.
On Saturday, the medical system said it would resume vaccination on Sunday, after making the necessary adjustments to observation hours after the vaccine was administered.
“Our site’s vaccination teams remain ready to respond quickly and appropriately if anyone experiences any reaction,” WFLD-TV reported in a statement. “Out of an abundance of precaution, we have increased our post-vaccine evaluation period to 30 minutes for all people on all our sites, which exceeds the CDC / ACIP recommendations.
Something else?
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it is investigating vaccine side effects.
Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for the Evaluation and Research of Biological Products, told a news conference that scientists do not know for sure what is responsible for allergic reactions, but have shown polyethylene glycol as a possible “culprit.” .
The ingredient is present in both Pfizer vaccines and Moderna vaccines.
However, health experts say that allergic reactions do not mean that the vaccine is unsafe for Americans with allergies. Instead, only those with a history of allergic reactions to vaccines or any of the ingredients in any of the vaccines should temporarily give up inoculation.