Learn about getting a different type of COVID-19 vaccine after an allergic reaction.
Anyone who had a severe allergic reaction after receiving Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen (J&J/Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine, should not receive another dose of that vaccine.
Anyone who had a severe allergic reaction after getting an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna) should not get another dose of either of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. "So no matter your political affiliation, or thoughts on masks, or where you live in this country, as an ER doctor you’d trust with your life if you rolled into my emergency room at 3am, I promise you that you’d rather face the oncoming Omicron wave vaccinated," Spencer concluded.Severe allergic reactions after COVID-19 vaccination are rare. Spencer's recommendations were straightforward - get vaccinated if you haven't, get a second dose of something else if you've had one J&J shot, and if you're eligible, get a booster. Every one needing oxygen to breath regularly," he said. Every one whose oxygen dropped when they walked. Every one with profound shortness of breath. "And almost every single patient that I’ve taken care of that needed to be admitted for Covid has been unvaccinated. xlaRsV8HWn- Craig Spencer MD MPH December 31, 2021 Hospitalizations are increasing as Omicron cases reach record highs in NYC and all across the country.īut as I noticed on my recent ER shifts, take a look at who needs admission to the hospital for severe Covid? 👇 But not life-threatening," he tweeted.Īnd then there are the unvaccinated, who by all data are being hospitalized at a rate 15x or more the vaccinated. "Most patients I’ve seen that had one dose of J&J and had Covid were worse overall. Mostly fine," he said.įor those who just had the one shot of the J&J vaccine and never took a booster, the situation isn't as good. "Most patients I’ve seen that had 2 doses of Pfizer/Moderna still had ‘mild’ symptoms, but more than those who had received a third dose. All a little uncomfortable, but fine," Spencer wrote.įrom there, it goes downhill - slowly, though. Also some fatigue, maybe some muscle pain. "Every patient I’ve seen with Covid that’s had a 3rd ‘booster’ dose has had mild symptoms. Nearly one in three tests conducted in the city are coming back positive, while severe cases are doubling or more as of late, particularly in children.Īgainst that backdrop, the city's emergency rooms are seeing a huge spike in patients - the asymptomatic seeking tests, the symptomatic who don't know where else to go and those in the ER for other reasons altogether who end up having COVID anyway.Ĭraig Spencer, a Manhattan ER doctor affiliated with Columbia University who became a Twitter superstar in the early days of the pandemic for his running commentary on the battle against the virus, recently shared a detailed breakdown of what the omicron cases he and his colleagues have encountered look like so far.Īdams to Parents: ‘Fear Not' as NYC Kids Return to School Amid Omicron Surge Omicron symptoms by vaccine type Omicron is surging out of control in the city, with the rolling daily average up 79% over the averages for the prior four weeks and hospitalizations up 64% by the same parameters. A growing body of scientific evidence suggests the omicron variant of COVID-19 is less severe than the delta variant - but according to one prominent New York City emergency room physician, it all depends on what shots you've had.
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