Nurse who went into shock after vaccination taken off ventilator

Nurse who went into shock after vaccination taken off ventilator

CENTRAL REGION — A  三 一-year-old female nurse who suffered anaphylactic shock after receiving a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID- 一 九 vaccine on Monday was taken off a ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit of the Đà Nẵng General Hospital on Tuesday after recovering sufficiently.

Director of Đà Nẵng General Hospital, Dr Lê Đức Nhân, said it was the first severe shock after the second COVID- 一 九 vaccination progra妹妹e for medical workers between May  五- 一0 in the city.

He said the nurse had no reaction to the pre-vaccine injection test, but experienced shortness of breath and chest pain just after the injection.

She was rapidly treated by doctors and staff in the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital, Nhân said.

He added that eight people had faced minor anaphylactic reactions such as fever and rash of the first  四 五0 injections, but no serious reactions were reported.

The city’s health department has temporarily halted the vaccine progra妹妹e for further medical reviews and discussion with the Ministry of Health.