Essentia Health is providing an hour-long webinar on Friday to provide a COVID-19 virtual vaccine update for people within all of the communities they serve.
Two Essentia Health Employees Had Allergic Reactions To COVID-19 Vaccine
Some of the symptoms that brought concern for health experts included hives, swelling of the lips or mouth, and shortness of breath.
December 21, 2020
So far, only two employees had allergic reactions to the vaccine.
Essentia Health officials say the reactions weren’t severe, but out of caution each worker was treated and evaluated.
It is believed the reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine may be linked to a person already having a history of allergies to food or medications.
Health experts say even with a history of allergies, everyone should consider taking the vaccine.
Essentia Health Administers First COVID-19 Vaccines in Duluth
After nine long months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Essentia Health administered the first COVID-19 vaccine in Duluth on Thursday afternoon.
Essentia Health says that about 120 of their front-line workers, those directly involved in caring for COVID-positive patients, were vaccinated Thursday against a virus that has claimed the lives of more than 300,000 Americans.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which received emergency-use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on December 10, requires two doses 21 days apart to be fully effective. Essentia Health in Duluth received its initial shipment of 975 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine earlier this week.
First COVID-19 vaccines in Duluth administered at Essentia Health
Employees were given the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which requires two doses 21 days apart to be fully effective.
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Essentia Health respiratory therapist Bill Simmons received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Thursday at St. Mary s Medical Center in Duluth. (Photo courtesy of Essentia Health)
About 120 of Essentia Health s frontline workers, those involved in directly caring for COVID-19 patients, were vaccinated Thursday afternoon in Duluth.
Employees were given the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which received emergency-use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, according to a news release. The vaccine requires two doses 21 days apart to be fully effective.