Coronavirus

V.I. Dept. of Health Halts Administration of Vaccine From Moderna Batch Following Severe Allergic Reactions in California

The V.I. Department of Health late Wednesday announced that it would stop administering vaccine doses it received from a particular batch of the Moderna drug, the same vaccine batch sent to counties across California that is blamed for a higher than usual number of recipients responding with severe allergic reactions. "The Virgin Islands Department of Health is carefully monitoring the reports out of California of possible adverse reactions from a particular Moderna lot (041L20A). We have received vaccine allotments from this identified lot/batch in the territory. Fortunately, we have not had any reports of unexpected or severe adverse effects within the territory or among the individuals vaccinated from this specific supply," said the department.  The Consortium reported on the California matter Tuesday. In a statement issued by the California Dept. of Health (CDPH) Sunday, state health officials recommended that local providers pause administration of lot 41L20A of Moderna’s Covid-...