Anaphylaxis after Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Jeremy Mayfield; Sumedha Bandi; Latha Ganti; Jose Rubero

doi:10.1177/25151355211048418

Anaphylaxis after Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Ther Adv Vaccines Immunother. 2021 Oct 28:9:25151355211048418. doi: 10.1177/25151355211048418. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Jeremy Mayfield¹, Sumedha Bandi², Latha Ganti³, Jose Rubero⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA; Osceola Regional Medical Center, Kissimmee, FL, USA.
² University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
³ University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL 32827-7408, USA.
⁴ University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA.

Abstract

The authors of this article report on a case of a patient who presented to the emergency department (ED) in anaphylaxis after receiving the Moderna® COVID-19 vaccine. The patient was hypoxic, with diffuse wheezing bilaterally to auscultation, flush skin, swollen face, and the feeling of her throat closing. Anaphylaxis can have wide range of presentation, the key is recognizing the symptoms and treating early. The incidence of anaphylaxis from COVID-19 vaccine is not well documented to date.

Keywords: COVID-19 vaccine; anaphylaxis.

Publication types

Case Reports