People With “Significant” Allergic Reactions Are Being Warned Not To Get Pfizer’s New Coronavirus Vaccine
Dec 9, 2020 ·
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People with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab, regulators say. Two NHS workers vaccinated yesterday, had an allergic reaction which they recovered from....
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People with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab, regulators say.
Two NHS workers vaccinated yesterday, had an allergic reaction which they recovered from.
They are understood to have had an anaphylactoid reaction, which tends to involve a skin rash, breathlessness and sometimes a drop in blood pressure.This is not the same as anaphylaxis which can be fatal.
The advice applies to those who have had reactions to medicines, food or vaccines, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said.
Professor Stephen Powis, medical director for National Health Service in England, said the advice was issued on a “precautionary basis”.
Both NHS workers have a history of serious allergies and carry adrenaline pens around with them.
Meanwhile, the Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has said people should not received the vaccine if they have had a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine or food, such as those who have been told to carry an adrenaline shot — sometimes called EpiPens — or others who have had potentially fatal allergic reactions.
The medical regulator also said vaccinations should be carried out only in facilities that have resuscitation equipment.
Dr June Raine, head of the MHRA, said it was only right to take this step now that "we've had this experience".
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Two NHS workers vaccinated yesterday, had an allergic reaction which they recovered from.
They are understood to have had an anaphylactoid reaction, which tends to involve a skin rash, breathlessness and sometimes a drop in blood pressure.This is not the same as anaphylaxis which can be fatal.
The advice applies to those who have had reactions to medicines, food or vaccines, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said.
Professor Stephen Powis, medical director for National Health Service in England, said the advice was issued on a “precautionary basis”.
Both NHS workers have a history of serious allergies and carry adrenaline pens around with them.
Meanwhile, the Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has said people should not received the vaccine if they have had a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine or food, such as those who have been told to carry an adrenaline shot — sometimes called EpiPens — or others who have had potentially fatal allergic reactions.
The medical regulator also said vaccinations should be carried out only in facilities that have resuscitation equipment.
Dr June Raine, head of the MHRA, said it was only right to take this step now that "we've had this experience".
...more details coming soon
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