Hospital Halts COVID-19 Vaccinations After 4 Workers Have Adverse Reactions
A hospital in Illinois halted COVID-19 vaccinations after four workers suffered adverse reactions.
The workers at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville suffered tingling and an elevated heartrate, Advocate Aurora Health said in a statement to news outlets.
“Out of an abundance of caution, we are temporarily pausing vaccinations at Condell, which will allow us time to better understand what may have caused these reactions. We have eight other vaccination locations in Illinois and three in Wisconsin and are continuing at those sites as planned with no disruption,” Advocate said.
One of the workers was continuing to receive treatment on Friday while the other three were at home and “doing well,” the statement said.
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Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville has temporarily paused coronavirus vaccinations after four of its employees reported feeling adverse reactions.
The four employees experienced “tingling and elevated heart rate” after getting their vaccinations, Advocate Aurora Health said in a statement. Three of them are doing well at home, while the other is receiving additional treatment.
The four employees who reacted negatively to the vaccine make up fewer than .15% of the roughly 3,000 employees who have received vaccinations so far, the health center said. Advocate said it is pausing the vaccinations at the Libertyville medical center “out of an abundance of caution.”
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