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Vaccine Allergic Reaction Staff Are “Recovering Well”

Vaccine Allergic Reaction Staff Are “Recovering Well”
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News recently broke that just a day or so into the vaccines deployment around the UK, 2 NHS workers suffered bad reactions after getting the virus. 

These NHS workers had previously had bad allergic reactions to either food, medicine, or vaccines, which led the governing bodies to advising people with a similar allergic reaction history not to get the vaccine.

Regarding the pairs recovery, they are said to be “recovering well”.

The extent of their allergy history was really highlighted when it was revealed that they had to carry an adrenaline auto injector around with them at all times, in case they had such a reaction to something.

Shortly after they were administered the vaccine, they suffered something which is believed to be a “anaphylactoid reaction”, which is basically an overwhelming immune response to something the body sees as “foreign”.

Since our last article, more information has come about about what will be done to ensure this doesn’t happen again.

Sources suggest that from today onwards, anyone getting the vaccine will be asked about their allergy history before it is administered.

The MHRA has also released some more advice, which states: “Any person with a history of a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine or food (such as previous history of anaphylactoid reaction or those who have been advised to carry an adrenaline autoinjector) should not receive the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine.

“Resuscitation facilities should be available at all times for all vaccinations. Vaccination should only be carried out in facilities where resuscitation measures are available.”

This incident so early on has obviously worried people about the vaccines safety, but Pfizer, the vaccine developed, said the vaccine was “well tolerated” during trials with “no serious safety concerns” noted.

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