In Mexico, a doctor was hospitalized after receiving the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. This is reported by the country's Ministry of Health.
“A 32-year-old doctor who received the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer – BioNTech is in the hospital intensive care unit after developing a skin rash, convulsions, muscle weakness and shortness of breath within 30 minutes of ( approx. “Lenta ru” ) “- indicated in the message.
Doctors assessed the woman's condition as stable, and gave her a preliminary diagnosis of encephalomyelitis. The Ministry of Health is already studying the incident in order to find out the reason for the deterioration of the doctor's condition.
On December 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) added the Pfizer / BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to the list of drugs recommended for emergency use.
On December 13, officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved an emergency vaccine from BioNTech and Pfizer in the United States. The first person to receive the vaccine in the States was New York nurse Sandra Lindsay, who has worked with COVID-19 patients for the past ten months. Then, on December 19, the US authorities approved the second coronavirus vaccine, Moderna, for use in the country.
