New Crown Vaccine | Filipino domestic helper has convulsions in the vaccination center after the injection, the family members say the situation has improved and they have awakened

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Written by: Huang Weilun

2021-05-18 17:39

Last update date: 2021-05-18 17:39

Earlier, there was a video circulating online. After being inoculated with Fubitel, a domestic helper fainted in the vaccination center. During this period, his arm kept twitching. The medical staff had to work together to lift the stretcher and was sent to Princess Margaret Hospital in critical condition.

A locally published Philippine newspaper reported that the condition of the 31-year-old maid involved had improved, from critical to serious, and her relatives said that she was awake and could breathe on her own and chat with her family.

▼Filipino domestic helper twitches after acupuncture at Lai Chi Kok Park Gymnasium in Lai Chi Kok▼

Report: The maid had two seizures when she was young

"The Sun Hong Kong" reported that the maid sent to the hospital was named Gemalyn L. Gabon, and Virsie Tamayao, the welfare officer of the Philippine Overseas Labor Welfare Department, has been following up her case and contacting her relatives.

The report quoted the welfare officer as saying that he went to the hospital with the maid’s employer on the night of the incident. At that time, the doctor performed a computer scan for the maid. There was no brain damage or unconsciousness. It was only due to the convulsions that he went deep after taking the medicine. Sleep.

According to reports, the maid had two epileptic seizures when she was young, and she went to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for high blood pressure last year.

The employer stated that the maid had experienced symptoms such as vomiting and headache after receiving the first dose of Fubital earlier, lasting for about two hours, but did not seek medical attention at that time.

The report quoted a doctor saying that his convulsions and coma were not related to the vaccine.

A 31-year-old woman developed convulsions after receiving the second dose of Fubitai at the Lai Chi Kok Park Sports Centre on Wednesday (12th). It is understood that the woman is a foreign domestic helper.

(Data Picture/Photo by Zhang Haowei)

You can breathe on your own and make video calls with family

The report quoted relatives of the maid as saying that the maid is now awake, still alive, and strong (She's awake. Alive and strong). She can breathe on her own without the aid of a device, chat with her family, and make video calls.

The report also revealed that the maid is a single mother with two children. She used to work in Dubai and came to Hong Kong in January 2020. Her employer described her as hardworking and proactive.

▼Lai Chi Kok Park Gymnasium Vaccination Center ▼

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