Is COVID-19 vaccine safe for those with nut allergies? Share Updated: 6:07 AM EDT May 17, 2021
Is COVID-19 vaccine safe for those with nut allergies? Share Updated: 6:07 AM EDT May 17, 2021
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Show Transcript SLOWLY BREAKING DOWN NEXT WEEKEND. ANTOINETTE: WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING YOU GET THE FACTS ON THE VAX, AND ALL THIS WEEK, WE ARE TAKING THE QUESTIONS YOU SENT US DIRECTLY TO THE EXPERTS. RENE WANTS TO KNOW IF THE VACCINE IS SAFE FOR A CHILD WI A PEANUT AND TREE NUT ALLERG WE ASKED ABC CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT DR. JEN ASHTON WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF A PRE-EXISTING FOOD ALLERGY WITH THE THERE REALLY IS NOT AN INCREASED RISK OF ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION SEEN IN PEOPLE WITH FOOD ALLERGIES. I MYSELF HAVE A NUMBER OF FOOD ALLERGIES, SO I WENT THROUGH THIS PERSONALLY WHEN I WAS VACCINATED WITH THE PFIZER VACCINE. OF COURSE YOU WANT TO OBSERVE THE PERSON FOR 15 TO 30 MINUTES AFTERWARDS. I CARRY THE EPINEPHRINE AUTOINJECTOR.