Four people suffer severe allergic reaction to AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in the past 48 hours
- The four Queenslanders had received AstraZeneca jab within the past two days
- Health officials have said reactions in people with allergies are to be expected
Four people in Queensland have suffered anaphylaxis after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine within the last 48 hours.
All four received the AstraZeneca jab in Ipswich, Toowoomba and Bundaberg and have since recovered from the allergic reaction.
The patients all had histories of allergic reactions from anaphylaxis.
Health officials have assured the public that such reactions among people with a history of allergies are to be expected.
Four people in Queensland have suffered anaphylaxis after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine within the last 48 hours (healthcare worker prepares dose of AstraZeneca vaccine)
Dr John Wakefield, Director-General of Queensland Health, said that for some people who have allergies such as anaphylaxis, they may choose to delay getting the vaccine until authorities ‘get to the bottom of this’.
‘As the minister said, we expect with a vaccination program, to see allergic reactions,’ he said.
‘Having seen four of these in the last two days, all of those cases had treatment immediately … they have all gone home after a period of monitoring, so they are all safe. So what we put in place … is just an extra blanket of safety, which is monitoring people for an extra 15 minutes.
‘We expect with vaccinations that a small number of people, it is fairly rare but a small number of people will get anaphylaxis.’
Queensland Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said the issue would be raised with colleagues at a ‘national level’.
‘People should not be concerned,’ she said.
‘To the rest of the people who have not reported ever having a severe allergic reaction in the past, we will be making sure we are monitoring them for half-an-hour now, just to be sure.’
More to come.
Health officials have assured Australians that reactions among people with a history of allergies are to be expected (pictured nurse receives Covid-19 jab as Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk looks on)
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