COMMENT | Can people with allergies take Covid-19 vaccine?
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COMMENT | As we implement our national Covid-19 vaccination programme, those of us who are healthcare professionals have numerous friends and acquaintances asking about the safety of the Covid-19 vaccines. In particular, the risk of taking the vaccine if we have a history of allergies.
It is recognised that some individuals get a rare, serious side effect, ie a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. This can occur after taking a drug, a bee sting, eating certain types of food, etc and not just with vaccines - we often never know who is going to react in this way.
MARCH 1 As we implement our national Covid-19 vaccination programme, those of us who are healthcare professionals have numerous friends and acquaintances asking us about the safety of the Covid-19 vaccines. In particular is the issue of the risk of taking the vaccine if we have a history.