US Healthcare Workers Have Serious Allergies After Being Given Pfizer's Covid-19 Vaccine

Illustration of the COVID-19 vaccine (Pixabay / fernandozhiminaicela)

JAKARTA - A health worker in Alaska, United States (US) experienced serious allergy symptoms after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech. The news was first revealed by The New York Times.

The person reported to The Times about the symptoms he experienced after being vaccinated against COVID-19. This person admitted to having a serious allergy, and immediately asked to be hospitalized.

It is not clear at this time whether he previously experienced these symptoms had a history of allergies or not. Meanwhile, Pfizer confirmed that it is working with local authorities to investigate the incident.

In response to the incident, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have advised people with vaccine allergies to consult their doctor. Or even if the allergies are acute, US regulators recommend avoiding them.

This effort is believed to be a step to ensure that they are not allergic to any of the components of the vaccine. The FDA's move is similar to that of British health authorities who previously announced that people with a history of serious allergies should not be given Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.

Previously, two medical personnel in the UK also experienced similar symptoms after being injected with the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer. Based on the results of the examination, the two health workers reported a history of serious allergic reactions with one of the vaccine components.