One woman has broken out in hives every night since her second dose of the Moderna vaccine.
One woman has broken out in hives every night since her second dose of the Moderna vaccine.
Covid-19 vaccine.
But what should you do if you experience a milder allergic reaction such as hives?
That's the question newswatch 12's tyler ridgle has been asking and she joins us live now in medford.
Tyler -- what have you been able to learn about hives after vaccinations?
Well alicia -- jackson county public health tells me there is a chance people can experience hives or a rash after the vaccine-but they're not sure if it is specifically tied to any of the three vaccines as evidence suggests there aren't many antigens associated with the vaccines.
Sot: there's nothing to suggest the vaccines stimulate allergies.
Vo: one woman has been seeing hives on her face and neck every night since getting her second dose of the moderna vaccine.
Sot: i'm on allergy medicine right now, so that's why my face is pretty clear right now.
Vo: jackson county's public health director says he doesn't know if hives are specific to moderna -- but says rashes can potentially show up.
Sot: in terms of allergies, if you have an anaphylactic life threatening reaction to one of the components to the vaccine, that's pretty rare.
Vo: jasmine hunn became eligible for the vaccine as an in home educator -- and having hives was not something she expected but she says she would have preferred to get a different brand of the covid-19 vaccine.
Sot: they can't specifically say it's from the vaccine but they can say this is probably what has caused it since nothing has significantly changed within my environment.
Sot: were you aware of any allergies you had that might be in the vaccine?
Sot:i literally have no allergies to anything and when i started breaking out in hives more severe after the second dose, i actually went and got allergy testedthrough my doctor.
Vo: and after several allergy tests -- each one has come up clear.
Sot: it's pretty scary that i'm still breaking out in hives, they've given me an epipen... vo: hunn says some nights when she's breaking out -- she regrets getting the vaccine and says among johnson and johnson, moderna, and pfizer she's heard of the worst side effects from moderna.
Hunn says despite her reaction -- she's happy to be immunized.
But adds if you're a person with sensitive skin like hers, to get
USF is looking for people to take part in the study.