US Nurse Faints After Taking Vaccine
A nurse at a Chattanooga hospital in Tennessee, United States fainted at a press conference after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
A nurse at a Chattanooga hospital in Tennessee, United States fainted at a press conference after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine. The nurse, Tiffany Dover was speaking at the press conference when she lifted her hand to her head, apologized, and said she was feeling dizzy. “Sorry, I'm feeling really dizzy,” the nurse is heard saying before walking away and fainting on live TV. In the video, she can be seen fainting as doctors catch her and lower her to the ground. During the press conference, Tiffany Dover said, "All of my staff are excited to get the vaccine. We are in the COVID unit, so my team will be getting the first chances to get the vaccine.” After saying this she passed out. According to a report in AP, Tiffany Dover later explained to the reporters that she has a condition that sometimes causes her to faint when she feels pain. She said, “It just hit me all of the sudden, I could feel it coming on. I felt a little disoriented but I feel fine now, and the pain in my arm is gone.” The video of the nurse fainting circulated widely without context. Some social media users expressed apprehensions over taking the vaccine. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says it has received reports of people fainting after nearly all vaccines, and scientists believe it is due to pain or anxiety associated with the vaccination process.
