Doses of vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen as Israel continues its national vaccination drive, in east Jerusalem December 23, 2020.
A 49- year-old man who had a severe anaphylactic shock an hour after receiving COVID-19 vaccination, has been rush to Jerusalem emergency medical Center.
His condition has since been stabilized.He gave the medical history of allergy to penicillin, but suffer no other illness, .This he told to the medical team present.
Ynet noted that in other cases where individuals have had anaphylactic shocks in reaction to the vaccine, they have remained unharmed once treated. The man has made history as the first in Israel to have such a reaction.
On Thursday, a Boston doctor who has a shellfish allergy had a severe allergic reaction to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
December 20, the CDC issued official guidelines for protocols in cases where recipients have an allergic reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine. This came after five people suffered allergic reactions to the Pfizer vaccine.