Fairbanks health system reports vaccine reaction in employee
by Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 18, 2020 6:44 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 6:56 pm EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska A female clinician not known to have allergies had a probable severe allergic reaction shortly after getting a COVID-19 vaccine, a Fairbanks health system reported Friday.
The woman began experiencing “a probable anaphylactic reaction” about 10 minutes after receiving the shot Thursday in Fairbanks, the health care system Foundation Health Partners said. Symptoms included tongue swelling, hoarse voice and difficulty breathing “traditional anaphylactic symptoms,” it said.
She received two doses of epinephrine at the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital emergency department and was discharged about six hours later, a statement from the health system said.
The Latest: Switzerland OKs Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
December 19, 2020
BERLIN Switzerland has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and German pharmaceutical company BioNTech.
The country’s health agency Swissmedic said in a written statement Saturday that the vaccine had been approved for the small Alpine country after a careful examination by expert teams. The agency did not say when vaccinations in Switzerland would begin.
The approval comes shortly after Britain, Canada, the United States and other countries allowed the use of the vaccine in their respective countries.
The director of Swissmedic said “Thanks to the rolling process and our flexible teams we could quickly decide and fully accommodate the three most important requirements security, efficacy and quality.”
SEOUL, South Korea Long lines are snaking from coronavirus testing sites in the South Korean capital of Seoul on Saturday as the country reports 1,053 more confirmed cases, the fourth straight day over 1,000.
Thousands are taking advantage of free tests being offered temporarily in the capital area. The government is struggling to decide whether to increase social distancing to maximum levels, which officials fear would further shock the economy.
The new cases brought the national caseload to 48,570. Nearly 7,000 of those cases have been added over the past week.
Fourteen COVID-19 patients died in the past 24 hours to bring the death toll to 659. There are concerns fatalities will continue to rise because of a shortage of intensive care beds in the Seoul area, which is being hit hardest by the virus.
Britain orders shops to close, nixes holiday mixing in London US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal The World Health Agency was warned that pulling report on Italy s handling of its coronavirus outbreak could damage its reputation and cost lives, but the report was yanked anyway
HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:
LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Christmas gatherings can’t go ahead and non-essential shops must close in London and much of southern England.
Johnson announced the capital and other areas in southern England currently under Tier 3 will move to a stricter Tier 4 that requires non-essential shops, hairdressers and indoor leisure venues to close after the end of business hours Saturday.
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