California’s top epidemiologist told healthcare providers on Sunday to stop using a batch of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine after a “higher than usual” number of people had apparent allergic reactions at a San Diego vaccination clinic.
California has received about 330,000 doses from the Moderna lot in question — about 10% of all the vaccine, both Moderna’s and Pfizer’s, that have been distributed across the Golden State, officials said. Dr. Eric McDonald, San Diego County’s director of epidemiology, said during a livestreamed news briefing Wednesday that operations at Petco Park slowed down after six healthcare workers who had just been vaccinated had apparent allergic reactions.
“Any vaccination, whether it’s the COVID vaccination or the flu vaccination at your doctor’s office, should be given under medical supervision,” McDonald said. “In this case, with a new vaccine, there are very specific guidelines that all sites giving this vaccine must follow.”That includes monitoring patients after the shot is administered for at least 15 minutes, and longer in cases where patients have a medical condition that could lead to an allergic reaction.
How bad was the reaction? I am willing to roll the dice (40yo, non priority) to avoid wasting it and get jabbed early
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