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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => COVID-19 => Topic started by: nudephil on 19/01/2021 17:31:43

Title: Would prior anaphylactic reactions make it unsafe to get the vaccine?
Post by: nudephil on 19/01/2021 17:31:43

Darren asks:

I have had two anaphylactic reactions: one to tuna fish 25 years ago, and another with a wasp sting 12 years ago, hence I carry a couple of EpiPens around with me. Could I still get the COVID vaccine?

Title: Re: Would prior anaphylactic reactions make it unsafe to get the vaccine?
Post by: chris on 20/01/2021 20:56:27

Initially, when the Pfizer vaccine was rolled out, there were a couple of severe allergic reactions in people with a track record of life-threatening allergy. The MHRA have since advised that people with known allergy to the constituents of the vaccine should not have it, but anyone else should not regard a past history of allergy as a contra-indication. I think you should therefore be fine.