Doctor Reports 1st Adverse Reaction to Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine

A bottle of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during a press conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Dec. 23, 2020. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

A doctor in Boston reported last week the first adverse reaction to Moderna’s newly approved COVID-19 vaccine.

Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, a geriatric oncologist at Boston Medical Center, experienced an allergic reaction after he got the shot on Dec. 24.