British regulator: allergy sufferers should not receive the vaccine Pfizer – Medicines

People who have previously had severe allergic reactions should not get vaccinated against the new coronavirus from Pfizer / Biontech until two cases of adverse reactions have been studied since the first day of mass vaccination in the UK, British regulators reported, Reuters reported. and Associated Press, cited by BTA.

The National Medical Director of the National Health Service of England, Prof. Stephen Pauis, announced that the authorities were acting on the recommendation of the Regulatory Agency for Medical and Health Products.

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“As is customary with new vaccines, the regulator is warning people with significant allergic reactions in the past not to get the vaccine as a precautionary measure, after two people with severe allergic reactions in the past reacted unfavorably yesterday. They are both on the mend, “Pauis said.

The two cases of allergic reactions were reported by Dr. June Raine, director of the regulatory body, to members of a parliamentary committee.

Britain on Tuesday began mass vaccinating the elderly and medical personnel with the vaccine from the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the German Biontech.

“We are investigating two cases of allergic reactions,” he said, adding that there was no such data from clinical trials.