Eduardo Najar
Latin News Agency for Medicine and Public Health
Medical recommendations have not changed with respect to previous years in the administration of vaccines in patients with egg allergies
The origin of certain vaccines are based on proteins that are interacting with the immune system and thus create antibodies that fight certain conditions, this is the case of some drugs such as the flu and the new vaccine that is coming to the world against SARS-CoV-2. Health and scientific organizations are currently validating the side effects of the same flu medications and recommend that people who are allergic to them be vaccinated, there are no related comorbidities that are chronic or buried with respect to an administration, according to some tests performed on volunteers.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the recommendations that are validated or unified since the 2018-2019 season have not changed for this year and next, as there are encouraging results regarding the response body of some individuals with allergic conditions.
CDC recommendations
- Those people who when interacting with egg proteins and sun show mild symptoms or side effects like hives, should be vaccinated against the flu, it is important to consider the age and health status of the individual.
- People with a severe allergic condition such as difficulty breathing, mothers or vomiting should be given the vaccine at a specialized health center where it can be answered immediately before any repercussions of the drug, in turn this person has to be supervised under a specialist.
- When an individual presents with any allergic picture to a particular agent before the flu shot, this factor will be a contraindication for which that individual will be vaccinated again.
There are medical recommendations that are essential and very important, some pathogens can have chronic comorbidities that aggravate the health of a person, those individuals who have allergies to their base with which the flu vaccine is manufactured, which requires In order to avoid those conditions and the transmission of the virus, however, it is necessary to clarify that this injection must be monitored taking into account each of the factors that may influence an abnormal response of the organism to the drug.
Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Influenza vaccine and people allergic to eggs. Available at: https://espanol.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/egg-allergies.htm