Tiffany Dover, a head nurse at a Chattanooga hospital in Tennessee, caused a scare as she fainted at a press conference after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shot.
She was addressing a press conference at CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee wherein she said, "All of my staff, you know, we are excited to get the vaccine. We are in the COVID unit, so, therefore, you know, my team will be getting the first chances to get the vaccine."
During her interaction with the press, Dover suddenly started feeling uneasy and said, "Sorry, I'm feeling really dizzy." The nurse can be seen fainting on camera as medical experts came to assist her.
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Here's what experts say:
Agencies like the US Food and Drug Administration and US Centres for Disease Control were quick to dispel fears regarding the safety and efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab.
The FDA said it issued the first emergency use authorisation to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in the US after analysing the safety data collated from clinical trials.
The CDC stated, "The US vaccine safety system ensures that all vaccines are as safe as possible. Safety is a top priority while federal partners work to make a COVID-19 vaccine available."
Edited by Mehak Agarwal with inputs from agencies
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