FATAL ALLERGIC REACTION TO INFLUENZA VACCINETo the Editor:— In Clinical Notes in The Journaldoi:10.1001/jama.1947.02880280052022SackS. SeniorJournal of the American Medical Association
Because influenza viruses mutate each year, influenza vaccination is recommended every fall for all people aged 6 months or older unless they have had a severe allergic reaction to influenza vaccination. Ideally, the vaccine is given before the end of October, but it should be offered to all un...
a severe allergic reaction (e.g., anaphylaxis) to any component of the vaccine (including egg protein for Fluzone and Fluzone High-Dose). Fluzone and Fluzone High-Dose should not be administered to anyone who has had a severe allergic reaction after previous dose of any influenza vaccine....
Do not administer the influenza A (H5N1) vaccine to anyone with a history of severeallergicreactions (anaphylaxis) to any component of the vaccine, or to anyone who has had a severe reaction to a previous dose offlu vaccine. Medical facilities for appropriate management of anaphylactic reactions ...
The nasal spray flu vaccine for adults may cause: Cough Headache, muscle aches Runny nose, nasal congestion Sore throat Although it's rare, someone may have asevere allergic reactionto an ingredient in the vaccine. Most of the time, such reactions occur within a few minutes to a few hours...
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-type allergic reaction to neomycin is not a contraindication to the use of vaccines containing trace amounts of neomycin; however, it is recommended that individuals with a history of anaphylactic reaction to neomycin be evaluated by an allergist prior to receiving a neomycin-containing vaccine....
Those with a history of egg allergy who have experienced only hives after exposure to egg should receive influenza vaccine. A previous severe allergic reaction to any egg-based IIV, LAIV, or RIV of any valency is a precaution to administration of ccIIV4. A previous severe allergic reaction to...
Those with a history of egg allergy who have experienced only hives after exposure to egg should receive influenza vaccine. A previous severe allergic reaction to any egg-based IIV, LAIV, or RIV of any valency is a precaution to administration of ccIIV4. A previous severe allergic reaction to...
The only major contraindication for influenza vaccine is a known allergy for eggs; though rare, inoculation of such persons can produce an immediate allergic reaction. A particularly serious problem, Guillain-Barré syndrome, was encountered in one in every hundred thousand Americans vaccinated against ...