California health officials have called for a temporary halt of a specific lot of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine after severe allergic reactions took place.
One clinic reported 10 allergic reactions within 24 hours, where state officials were only expecting to see 1 allergic reaction per 100,000 people.
More than 330,000 doses of vaccines from this particular lot have been distributed to 287 health care providers throughout California.
“Out of an extreme abundance of caution and also recognizing the extremely limited supply of vaccine, we are recommending that providers use other available vaccine inventory and pause the administration of vaccines from Moderna Lot 041L20A until the investigation by the CDC, FDA, Moderna and the state is complete. We will provide an update as we learn more.”
CA calls for pausing distribution on one lot of Moderna vaccine after allergic reactions reported
Despite stringent lockdown and mask policies, California is quickly approaching three million coronavirus cases.