Coronavirus Qld: Seven new cases in hotel quarantine in past 24 hours
A nurse has had an anaphylactic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine. It comes as seven new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Qld in the past 24 hours.
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A GOLD Coast nurse has suffered anaphylactic shock after an adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine.
“A person who received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Gold Coast University Hospital on Thursday 4 March, 2021, had an anaphylactic reaction, following a history of anaphylaxis, “ Queensland Health said in a statement.
“The person recovered quickly and is well.
“Anaphylaxis has been identified as a possible side effect from any vaccination. Staff are well prepared for this and stringent processes are in place to manage such reactions.
“After receiving the vaccine, recipients are observed for 15 minutes or 30 minutes if they have identified a history of anaphylaxis in the screening process.
“The response was prompt and effective and the patient received the appropriate treatment and has since recovered.”
Seven new cases of the COVID-19 virus were recorded among people in hotel quarantine today, taking the number of active infections in the state to 21.
The state has had 1342 confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, since the pandemic began.
All known cases of the virus in Queensland since January 11 have been recorded in hotel quarantine.
The seven new cases come as more than 70 passengers who arrived into Brisbane on Qatar Airways flight QR898 on February 17 have been required to spend five days more in hotel quarantine.
They were due to leave two Brisbane hotels yesterday after 14 days in quarantine but will now have to stay until Monday.
The decision to extend their quarantine to 19 days comes after three passengers on the same flight tested positive to a mystery Russian variant of SARS-CoV-2, known as B. 1.1.317.
Although B. 1.1.317 has not been labelled a “variant of concern”, so little is known about it, Queensland Health opted to increase the quarantine of passengers on the flight and to require them to undertake additional COVID-19 testing.
The latest Queensland Health data shows more than 5400 people have received COVID-19 vaccinations since the rollout began last week.
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