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Nurse who went into shock after vaccination taken off ventilator

A 31-year-old female nurse who suffered anaphylactic shock after receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on May 10 was taken off a ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit of the Da Nang General Hospital on Tuesday after recovering sufficiently.
Nurse who went into shock after vaccination taken off ventilator ảnh 1A medical worker receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot in Da Nang. (Photo: VNA)
DaNang (VNS/VNA) - A 31-year-old female nurse who suffered anaphylacticshock after receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on May 10 wastaken off a ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit of the Da Nang GeneralHospital on Tuesday after recovering sufficiently.

Directorof the Da Nang General Hospital, Dr Le Duc Nhan, said it was the firstsevere shock after the second COVID-19 vaccination programme for medicalworkers between May 5-10 in the city.

Hesaid the nurse had no reaction to the pre-vaccine injection test, butexperienced shortness of breath and chest pain just after the injection.

Shewas rapidly treated by doctors and staff in the Intensive Care Unit ofthe hospital, Nhan said.

Headded that eight people had faced minor anaphylactic reactions such as feverand rash of the first 450 injections, but no serious reactions were reported.

Thecity’s health department has temporarily halted the vaccine programme forfurther medical reviews and discussion with the Ministry of Health.

Atleast 8,424 COVID-19 vaccine doses, of which 1,272 reserved for the GeneralHospital, have been allocated for frontline medical staff and journalists inthe city.

Lastweek, a female medical worker in An Giang province died of anaphylactic shock after receiving a dose ofthe AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine./.
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