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Hundreds of thousands of healthcare workers across the US and UK are beginning to get Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine.
So far, there have been at least 4 reports of non life-threatening allergic reactions, shortly after people got their first shots.
2 allergic reactions happened in the UK last week, and 2 more were recorded at an Alaska hospital this week.
It s still not clear what s causing the reactions.
The FDA says people should only refrain from vaccination if they ve had a severe allergic reaction to ingredients in this specific vaccine, or reacted to a previous dose of Pfizer s coronavirus vaccine.
Pfizer volunteer describes really sick feeling after taking Covid-19 vaccine
The volunteer spoke about his experience after getting both doses of the Pfizer vaccine for a study. He said I was really sick, one of the sickest feelings I ve ever felt in my life
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Print article Five Alaska health care workers experienced adverse reactions after getting the COVID-19 vaccine this week including two cases that were considered serious but health officials continue to emphasize that such reactions are both rare and treatable while the vast majority of vaccine recipients were fine. A Fairbanks health care worker was treated for a “probable” serious allergic reaction on Thursday after she received the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Foundation Health Partners care system. Additionally, on Friday evening, Providence Alaska reported that two caregivers who received the COVID-19 vaccine experienced non-life-threatening, mild reactions. Those incidents follow reactions experienced by two Bartlett Regional Hospital employees in Juneau one serious and one mild after they were vaccinated earlier in the week.
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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.
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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.