Reaction to COVID-19 Vaccine Caused Man’s Skin to Peel Off: Doctors

A medical worker at South Shore University Hospital administers the newly available Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Bay Shore, N.Y., on March 3 2021. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

A reaction to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine caused a severe rash that eventually led to a man’s skin peeling off, doctors and the man said.

“It all just happened so fast. My skin peeled off. It’s still coming off on my hands now," Richard Terrell, 74, of Virginia, told WRIC.