Fever, vomiting, and fainting: COVID-19 vaccine tester talks about his health

A volunteer coronavirus vaccine tester reported feeling "sicker than ever in my life" but said he was still "cautiously optimistic" about the drug's potential, writes New York Post.

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29-year-old Ian Haydon described himself as one of four volunteers who showed poor reactions during trials of a drug from the manufacturer Moderna, which the company described as effective in terms of an immune response.

Seattle's communications manager said he developed chills a few hours after the second dose of the drug. Having received it, the man went home, where he went to bed. In the early morning he woke up with a fever of 103,2 degrees Fahrenheit (39,5 Celsius).

In addition to the heat, he felt nausea and muscle pain. His girlfriend called the round-the-clock hotline created by research leaders. She was advised to take Ian to the emergency department, where the couple went at 5 in the morning.

Haydon said he refused hospitalization. Instead, he returned home, taking an antipyretic. After several hours of sleep, his temperature was still high at 101,5 Fahrenheit (38,6 Celsius). At that time he felt so bad that he vomited in the bathroom.

Returning to the bedroom, Ian fainted. Fortunately, his girlfriend was nearby, who did not let him hit his head on the floor.

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After calling the doctors again, he still decided to stay home and rest. As a result, the temperature that night fell to normal.

Haydon initially hid how bad he was, telling reporters only that he had been "not doing well for 24 hours."

He was wary of revealing information about the terrible condition he was in because he was afraid of “provoking the anti-vaxxers” (opponents of vaccination. - Ed.).

“I realize that by telling this story I'm scaring some people,” he explained. “I hope this doesn’t fuel any general antagonism towards vaccines in general or even this vaccine.”

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Ian stressed that he received the highest dose during the trial - 10 times stronger than others, but was told that such a dose "would not be tested again."

“There are no glitches here - this is the main reason we do clinical trials,” he insisted on Twitter. “Even safe medications cannot be taken in 10-fold doses.”

Ian also insisted that no matter how bad he was, his condition never became life-threatening.

“The trial is over and I'm back to training for the marathon,” Ian said, adding that even after the experience he remains “cautiously optimistic” about the vaccine from the trial.

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“Vaccines are the most important medicines we have. It's important to test them thoroughly - that's what happens here,” Haydon wrote. “What I went through pales in comparison to being hospitalized for COVID-19 or losing a loved one to the pandemic.”

The study, conducted in conjunction with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, involved 45 patients aged 18 to 55 years. Initial results showed that the levels of antibodies created by the drug were equal to or higher than those found in patients who recovered from COVID-19.

Moderna CEO Stefan Bansel described the results as “nowhere better.”

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