CDC finds 10 cases of life-threatening reaction to COVID-19 vaccine out of more than 4M administered doses
By Austin Williams
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LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that out of more than 4 million of the first administered doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, only 10 cases of anaphylaxis a rare, life-threatening allergic reaction have occurred.
A cluster of allergic reactions that prompted California to halt the use of hundreds of thousands of doses of coronavirus vaccine has thrown another wrench into the state’s struggling vaccination rollout, forcing some health care providers to cancel clinics on Monday. The development stems from one batch of Moderna vaccines apparently linked to severe allergic reactions in six health care workers who received shots at the Petco Park mass.
A specific lot of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 potentially caused a "higher-than-usual" number of allergic reactions but luckily, none of those doses have been administered to anyone in Santa Clara County, county officials said.
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A COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Fresno County Fairgrounds is now equipped to administer 1,500 shots per day, according to county officials during a press conference on Tuesday.
The clinic, which began operating at reduced capacity on January 6, is open to healthcare workers in Phase 1A of the state’s vaccination schedule, as well as individuals 75 years or older. Appointments are required.
Combined with other clinics still being developed, the county could eventually offer as many as 3,000 vaccine doses per day, according to Interim Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra a total that may sound high but is still a long way away from critical mass. “It’s estimated that approximately 75 percent of the population will need to have protection for herd immunity to apply,” he said, or roughly 750,000 people in a county of nearly a million residents.