Tina Burke, 40, a nurse who works on the oncology floor at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), received her first coronavirus shot on Jan. 3. Six days later, she developed a rash on her injected arm but “thought nothing of it.” The next morning, however, she woke up and found her hands and the heels of her feet covered with itchy red bumps...
Adam Friedman, professor and chair of dermatology at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has seen several cases in his practice. He says that preexisting conditions, environment, behavior, stress — and even excitement — also could be contributing factors.