Within minutes of being inoculated with the first dose (second dose should be taken 21 days after first jab) of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, two health care workers at an Alaskan hospital became ill. The jabs were administered earlier this week, and while one of the health care workers was able to recover within an hour after being treated, the female health care worker experienced a more severe reaction and had to be kept for observation at the hospital for two nights.
Doctors on the case however noted that while her reaction to the vaccine was serious it was not life threatening.
When asked about her symptoms, the doctors said: She felt flushed within the first 10 minutes of receiving the vaccine Tuesday at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau and later reported symptoms including shortness of breath and elevated heart rate.
The other Bartlett health care worker was treated for less severe symptoms after being injected Wednesday and was subsequently released, the doctors said.
