The nurse with the painful condition fainted after receiving the Covid vaccine

A nurse who has a condition that makes her faint after suffering from pain has died after receiving the Covid vaccine.

Tiffany Dover, a nurse at CHI Memorial Hospital in Tennessee, was one of the first to receive the new Pfizer / BioNTech jab on Thursday (December 17th).

But after she was shot, Mrs. Dover began to feel a little sick and fainted.

However, she says that this happens all the time, as she has a condition that causes her to disappear when she suffers from pain.

Speaking to WRCBTV, she said there was nothing to worry about.

“I have a history of having an over-reactive vagal response, and so if I have toenail or bend my toes – I can faint,” she told the channel.

The director of hospital medicine, Dr. Lee Hamilton, said that seeing the vaccine launched in the US was a huge discovery.

He said, “Let me start seeing that light at the end of the tunnel and think I’m lucky enough to be a part of it.”

And when asked about being among the first to receive the shot, he added, “It’s the right thing to do. It’s safe. In the end, that’s what will get us out of this darkness.”

If you’re worried about it, don’t worry, fainting is a common occurrence when people have any kind of vaccine.

According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 3.5 percent of women and three percent of men (in the US) have fainted at some point in their lives due to a stroke.

Specialists at Johns Hopkins University say that fainting can often be caused by nerves.

A spokesman said: “Our bodies can react in ways that seem unrelated to what we think. It is possible for someone to feel nervous without realizing it.

“When we are scared or upset, we can start to hyperventilate. This type of fast, shallow breathing decreases the amount of carbon dioxide in our body and this can lead to fainting.”

If you are worried about how you will react if / when you receive the vaccine, there are a few things you can do to stay calm.

Johns Hopkins added: “Breathe slowly and deeply before shooting and think of something relaxing.”

“Or distract. Bring a friend or play a game that requires intense concentration.”

As is often the case online, unfortunately, there are a lot of theories about misinformation and conspiracy regarding the vaccine.

But in an attempt to combat it, Twitter has announced that it will begin removing posts that contain “misleading harmful information” about the coronavirus vaccine.

In a blog post, the social networking giant said that on Monday it will start promoting its Covid-19 policy and eliminate tweets that contain potentially dangerous misinformation.