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Florian Krammer is a professor of vaccine research at the “Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai” in New York and is currently on leave from home in Styria.
DELIVERY COURIER: Mr Krammer, Burgenland Governor Hans Peter Doskozil, says that many questions about vaccination have not been answered.
Florian Krammer: We already know a lot, for example, about the reactions to the vaccine mentioned: 90 percent had pain at the injection site, many also had tiredness, headache, chills or high fever; This shows that the immune system is reacting. This is uncomfortable, but not dangerous, and ends after a day or two. There were severe, transient and very isolated reactions, such as swollen lymph nodes. So far we have no evidence of harm from vaccination. Many are concerned about long-term effects, but most side effects occur shortly after vaccination. On the contrary, the risk of long-term consequences of a coronavirus infection is incomparably greater.
Doskozil also asked about the importance of vaccination for allergy sufferers.
There is nothing wrong with vaccinating allergy sufferers. We have seen two cases in the UK and a few in the US where some people develop a severe allergic reaction. If someone has ever had anaphylactic shock, there is a risk that the vaccine will do the same. These people should be monitored for 30 minutes after vaccination. But if someone is allergic to pollen or house dust, or if they feel a strange sensation in their mouth while eating a strawberry, I don’t see a problem. 777,000 doses have been inoculated in the United States and half a million in Great Britain. Serious allergic reactions are very rare, but this must be taken into account.
