COVID 19 Vaccines and Allergies.

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I have read that people who have serious allergic reactions should not have the COVID vaccine.

This follows two healthcare workers having reactions in the early days of the vaccine rollout.

I have a number of health issues that would mean that if I got infected with COVID19, the consequences would be serious and so I want to get vaccinated. However. several years ago, I had a very serious allergic reaction after eating Amber Raspberries. After allergy tests, I tested as being mildly allergic to normal raspberries, tomatoes and certain grass pollens.

It seems that guidance has been revised to say that you should not have the COVID vaccine unless you have had a previous reaction to it or are allergic to its components.

www.bmj.com

Vaccinating against covid-19 in people who report allergies

Most patients can be reassured and vaccinated Use of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine in people with a history of severe allergies was temporarily stopped in the UK after two healthcare workers experienced anaphylactic reactions in early December. The Medicines and Healthcare Products...
www.bmj.com www.bmj.com

I have no knowledge of the specific component of Amber Raspberries that I am allergic to, nor whether it is present in the COVID 19 vaccine.

I have had the ‘Flu vaccine every year for many years without I’ll effect.

If you were in my situation, would you be unduly worried about getting a COVID 19 vaccination?

Apologies if a similar question has already been asked, I have not been on the forum for some time.
 
j crossley said:
I think you would be better off talking to your doctor.
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I agree, unfortunately my surgery is not accepting calls to discuss the vaccine as they have been inundated with vaccine related questions.

I have no medically qualified person available that I can discuss this with.
 
Your doctor should be able to give specific advice, rather than have someone give an internet guess.
 
Uncle Fester said:
I agree, unfortunately my surgery is not accepting calls to discuss the vaccine as they have been inundated with vaccine related questions.

I have no medically qualified person available that I can discuss this with.
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OK, internet guess is that if you tolerate the flu vaccine well then this should be ok. I do have a friend who reacted badly (sweats, pain) but recovered in 24 hours.
 
ancient_mariner said:
OK, internet guess is that if you tolerate the flu vaccine well then this should be ok. I do have a friend who reacted badly (sweats, pain) but recovered in 24 hours.
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Thank you.

I suspect that I really need to talk to an allergy specialist who could compare my allergy to the vaccine components, but that isn’t going to happen.
 
I think your doctor should discuss this with you.

The "no vaccine calls" seem to be to stop people from overwhelming the surgeries with "when will I get mine" idiots.
 
Tigger.ufo said:
I think your doctor should discuss this with you.

The "no vaccine calls" seem to be to stop people from overwhelming the surgeries with "when will I get mine" idiots.
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I agree. I’ll try again, but I’m not optimistic I’ll get through.
 
Tori_T said:
From things mentioned by folks in the US, if your reactions are just unpleasant, they recommend you go ahead. It's full on anaphylaxis that's the contra-indicator.
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Thanks.

When I had my allergic reaction to the Amber Raspberries, it necessitated a trip to A&E and I was put on a steroid drip. I was fully recovered within an hour.

I now carry adrenaline pens in case of reoccurrence, but I have never needed to use them.

If I were fit and healthy, I think I would be more concerned about the risk of allergic reaction to the vaccine. But as I know that COVID world almost certainly finish me off, I think that’s the far bigger risk. As with everything it’s a question of trying to weigh up the risks of both options, but if possible, I’d like to make an informed choice.
 
From what I can gather, the 15 minute wait post jab should catch any severe reactions. The sorest arms seem to be those attached to people who have had Covid.
 
I thought I would quickly update the thread.

I received a text message asking me to book an appointment for a COVID 19 vaccination. I called my surgery and insisted that I speak to my GP prior to getting vaccinated. We had a quick chat, but he was of the same mind as me i.e., the vaccination was not risk-free, but it was far more likely that I would be harmed by COVID. So, I made an appointment and I was vaccinated yesterday.

I was actually surprised that the doctor I saw (not my usual GP) glossed through my health history and seemed unconcerned about my previous severe allergic reaction. I was vaccinated with the AZ vaccine and they didn’t even bother with the 15-minute observation period that I was expecting. I was just asked not to drive my car for 15 minutes, just to be safe. That was it.

I was told that my arm would probably be painful for some time (it is!) – my only other reaction, was a very tight chest, which lasted the rest of the day. It was not eased by the use of my asthma ‘reliever’ inhaler. I can’t be certain, that the vaccine was responsible. It may have the stress I was feeling just in case I did have an allergic reaction, or even the cold (it was -2 degrees C) when I went to the surgery, both things that can trigger my asthma.

Anyhow, it’s done and dusted now, worry over.

Thanks, everyone for all your input, it’s been very helpful.
 
A lot of full on anaphylactic reactions come on very quickly and there was probably a syringe of adrenaline close by "just in case".

When Mrs Nod's Mum came out after her second jab, I asked her how her arm was this time and she spent most of the journey back to her place telling me about her OTHER arm which she had bruised the day before!
 
Uncle Fester said:
I thought I would quickly update the thread.

I received a text message asking me to book an appointment for a COVID 19 vaccination. I called my surgery and insisted that I speak to my GP prior to getting vaccinated. We had a quick chat, but he was of the same mind as me i.e., the vaccination was not risk-free, but it was far more likely that I would be harmed by COVID. So, I made an appointment and I was vaccinated yesterday.

I was actually surprised that the doctor I saw (not my usual GP) glossed through my health history and seemed unconcerned about my previous severe allergic reaction. I was vaccinated with the AZ vaccine and they didn’t even bother with the 15-minute observation period that I was expecting. I was just asked not to drive my car for 15 minutes, just to be safe. That was it.

I was told that my arm would probably be painful for some time (it is!) – my only other reaction, was a very tight chest, which lasted the rest of the day. It was not eased by the use of my asthma ‘reliever’ inhaler. I can’t be certain, that the vaccine was responsible. It may have the stress I was feeling just in case I did have an allergic reaction, or even the cold (it was -2 degrees C) when I went to the surgery, both things that can trigger my asthma.

Anyhow, it’s done and dusted now, worry over.

Thanks, everyone for all your input, it’s been very helpful.
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Glad you have had it.

The people I have taken to have the vaccine had to wait 15 mins after the Pfizer one but not the AZ.
 
I know there were a couple allergic reactions in the trials (people who’d previously had reactions I think) but I haven’t heard or read of any since during the vaccine rollout — have I missed them?
 
I had mine yesterday at a vaccination centre rather than a GP surgery. There was a list of questions asked by staff at the door, including whether you suffered from any allergic reactions? If so, they went on to ask if you carry an epi pen. So it sounds like at least some of the NHS staff are aware of potential problems. It was the Pfizer jab at this place by the way, I don’t know if that affects the procedures.
 
ancient_mariner said:
OK, internet guess is that if you tolerate the flu vaccine well then this should be ok. I do have a friend who reacted badly (sweats, pain) but recovered in 24 hours.
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The nurse that injected me asked about my previous flu jabs and said just that (if you tolerate the flu vaccine well then this should be ok).
 
Pfizer for me yesterday evening.

A few hours on, a little tender at the area of injection but that only what I might have expected.
 
sphexx said:
I know there were a couple allergic reactions in the trials (people who’d previously had reactions I think) but I haven’t heard or read of any since during the vaccine rollout — have I missed them?
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Yep. There is data collected on reported reactions and subsequently whether or not people have had severe / life threatening issues or even died. Essentially up to the end of January the data on gov.uk shows that pfizers vaccine has a 1-2 severe reaction in 100,000 doses.
 
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