A SECOND Alaska healthcare worker has an allergic reaction to Pfizer s coronavirus vaccine just one day after another staff member at the same hospital went into anaphylactic shock
A second healthcare worker in Juneau, Alaska, suffered an allergic reaction after getting Pfizer Inc s coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday
He experienced symptoms such as eye puffiness, light headedness and a scratchy throat, which resolved in an hour after being given Benadryl
His reaction was less serious than another healthcare worker from the same hospital who went into anaphylactic shock on Tuesday
She is currently hospitalized and it is unclear when she will be discharged
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