A man was transported to the hospital on Thursday after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
EMS was dispatched to Ross County’s mass vaccination clinic at the Shoemaker Center on the campus of Ohio University at around 3:15 p.m.
The call came in that an elderly man had experienced an “allergic reaction” to the vaccine and had passed out. EMS arrived on scene and the man became alert before he was transported to Adena Regional as a precaution. The man’s name was not released.
The county’s health commissioner, Garrett Guillozet told the Guardian that he could not comment on the specifics of the incident due to health privacy laws.
After receiving the vaccine recipients are monitored for 15 minutes before being allowed to leave.
Guillozet said that the county has administered approximately 11,000 first dose shots; it’s unknown which dose the man was receiving on Thursday, however, the county is only administering the Pfizer vaccine in a two-shot process. The commissioner stated that no allergic reactions have been experienced at the clinic.
Many pharmaceutical companies invested significant resources into quickly developing a vaccine for COVID-19 because of the world-wide impact of the pandemic, according to the Mayo Clinic in Cleveland. The emergency situation warranted an emergency response but that does not mean that companies bypassed safety protocols or didn’t perform adequate testing, the health organization says.
Governor Mike DeWine is expected to visit the clinic in Chillicothe next week, however, the exact scheduling is still being worked out.
The state is currently vaccinating those 50-years and older, as well as covered occupations. Ohio’s new Vaccine Management Solution (VMS)l is a streamlined tool to help Ohioans determine vaccine eligibility, find providers, and receive updates. Check your eligibility and book an appointment at gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov.
