Saturday, December 19, 2020

CDC Updates Guidance on C19 Vaccine

 The CDC issued the following update for those who fear they are at risk for allergic reactions from the Covid-19 vaccine.

What CDC Recommends

If you have ever had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a COVID-19 vaccine, CDC recommends that you should not get that specific vaccine. If you have had a severe allergic reaction to other vaccines or injectable therapies, you should ask your doctor if you should get a COVID-19 vaccine. Your doctor will help you decide if it is safe for you to get vaccinated.

CDC recommends that people with a history of severe allergic reactions not related to vaccines or injectable medications—such as allergies to food, pet, venom, environmental, or latex—may still get vaccinated. People with a history of allergies to oral medications or a family history of severe allergic reactions, or who might have an milder allergy to vaccines (no anaphylaxis)—may also still get vaccinated.

If you have a severe allergic reaction after getting the first shot, you should not get the second shot. Your doctor may refer you to a specialist in allergies and immunology to provide more care or advice.

Safeguards Are in Place

CDC has provided recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination providers about how to prepare for the possibility of a severe allergic reaction:

  • All people who get a COVID-19 vaccine should be monitored on-site. People with a history of severe allergic reactions should be monitored for 30 minutes after getting the vaccine. All other people should be monitored for 15 minutes after getting the vaccine.
  • Vaccination providers should have appropriate medications and equipment—such as epinephrine, antihistamines, stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, and timing devices to check your pulse—at all COVID-19 vaccination sites.
  • If you experience a severe allergic reaction after getting a COVID-19 vaccine, vaccination providers should provide rapid care and call for emergency medical services. You should continue to be monitored in a medical facility for at least several hours.

Learn more about what to expect after getting vaccinated for COVID-19, including normal side effects and tips to reduce pain or discomfort.

CDC Is Monitoring Reports of Severe Allergic Reactions

If someone has a severe allergic reaction after getting vaccinated, their vaccination provider will send a report to the Vaccine Adverse Reporting System (VAERS).external icon VAERS is the national system that collects reports from healthcare professionals, vaccine manufacturers, and the public about adverse events that happen after vaccination. Reports of adverse events that are unexpected, appear to happen more often than expected, or have unusual patterns are followed up with specific studies.

Learn more about how federal partners are monitoring the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States.

 

Kingfish note: Some people have severe allergic reactions to work.  Others have them for manual labor.  Does the new guidance apply to them? 


10 comments:

Anonymous said...

Are they saying, essentially, that if you use an Epi pen, then you should have Dr. oversight to take the vaccine?

Anonymous said...

Go to the cdc website and you can see that out of the 118,790 first doses administered only 3150 people have had reactions that made them unable to continue with regular daily tasks. Page 6 at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/meetings/downloads/slides-2020-12/slides-12-19/05-COVID-CLARK.pdf

Anonymous said...

Who is NOT allergic to venom please raise your hand. Dayum!

Anonymous said...

"Who is NOT allergic to venom please raise your hand."

I don't think you understand the definition of allergic.

Calm Down said...

Only 3,150 severe reactions out of 118,790? Only? 2.66% For a flu that has a 99.95% recovery rate?

Anonymous said...

I love how Pharma always requires " if you are allergic to any of the ingredients..."

But, then, you don't get the ingredients...

I'm taking it but this is a business caution thought up by lawyers.

Anonymous said...

@12:55pm - You’re equating “severe reactions” - which are all temporary and treatable - to the death rate of Covid (which you cite far too low). Not exactly equivalent. Fainting or an allergic reaction vs dying. Nice try though, I’m sure it works in your circles and on Facebook.

Anonymous said...

Not good odds. Why would one take a shot with 2.65% chance of severe reactions to possibly prevent getting a severe flu? I say "possibly" because we have know idea how efficacious this vaccine is due to very limited testing. All we know is what "the authorities" say, and we know they will lie.

If one is healthy, and has no co-morbidities, the chance of death is miniscule, even for the elderly. I guess all the people who can't put down the sugary food, processed food, junk food, etc., and are too lazy to exercise have a reason to be afraid and will feel better getting the shot.

Half the country is about to be Guinea pigs for the pharmaceutical industry and their paid for politicians. Hope it turns out ok for most people.

Anonymous said...

"If you are allergic to (insert drug name) then don't take (insert same drug name).

How on earth would I know I am allergic to said drug, until I am exposed to/take said drug?

My Uncle was not allergic to Morphine as a child and found out he had developed an allergy to it while in the hospital as an adult.

So how he should he have informed the medical professionals of this allergy that he had no way of knowing he had developed?

*He did not try to sue the hospital for an allergy they ALSO had no way of knowing about...go figure.

Anonymous said...

8:26 Taking your thought process to the next step, obviously we should not develop any new drugs or chemicals people may come into contact with just because someone, somewhere might have an allergic reaction.

That is not reasonable. As you indirectly point out, there is no way to know if you are allergic to something until you are exposed to it, although in this case severe reactions seem to be limited to those who have frequent reactions to other allergens to the point they need to carry an epi-pen with them at all times.

Given the results so far the likelihood of a severe reaction to this vaccine being the first time you react to anything in your life is very, very small. Much less than your chances of dying from COVID should you catch it, which you would under natural herd immunity.


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