Second Case Of Severe Reaction To Vaccine Reported
Japan's health ministry says a second case of anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction, following coronavirus vaccination has been reported in the country.
The ministry says a female healthcare worker in her 20s had a rash about 25 minutes after getting inoculated on Friday. Other symptoms such as coughing, fever, low blood pressure and difficulty breathing followed.
She received the vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech.
The woman recovered after being treated with medication. Her medical institution reported that her symptoms were related to the vaccination.
It is unclear whether the woman has underlying health conditions.
The health ministry is requesting 15 minutes of monitoring after the shot, and about 30 minutes for people who have had a severe allergic reaction in the past.
The head of an expert committee at the ministry, Oka Akira, says although the frequency is low, there have been reports from clinical trials and elsewhere that symptoms appeared more than 15 minutes after inoculation.
More than 46,000 healthcare workers in the country had been inoculated as of Friday evening.