<p>The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday said that it was monitoring reports of allergic reactions to the Covid-19 vaccination and made recommendations on how people with histories of allergies should proceed.</p>.<p>Anyone who had a severe reaction to a Covid-19 vaccine should not get the second dose, the agency said, defining severe as needing the medication epinephrine or treatment in a hospital.</p>.<p>People who have had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a Covid-19 vaccine should avoid the vaccine formulation containing the ingredient, CDC said. Two vaccines have been approved in the United States under emergency use authorisations.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-33-states/uts-have-less-than-20000-active-covid-19-cases-mohfw-says-929390.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Individuals with histories of a severe allergic reaction to vaccines should consult their doctors about the Covid-19 shot. The CDC said people with severe allergies to food, pets, latex or environmental conditions as well as people with allergies to oral medication or a family history of severe allergic reactions could still get vaccinated.</p>.<p>The US Food and Drug Administration is investigating around five allergic reactions that happened after people were administered Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's Covid-19 vaccine in the United States this week.</p>.<p>On Friday, the FDA said that the Moderna Inc vaccine, which received emergency use authorization, should not be given to individuals with a known history of a severe allergic reaction to any components of the shot.</p>.<p>Britain's medical regulator has said that anyone with a history of anaphylaxis, or severe allergic reactions to medicine or food, should not be given the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.</p>
<p>The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday said that it was monitoring reports of allergic reactions to the Covid-19 vaccination and made recommendations on how people with histories of allergies should proceed.</p>.<p>Anyone who had a severe reaction to a Covid-19 vaccine should not get the second dose, the agency said, defining severe as needing the medication epinephrine or treatment in a hospital.</p>.<p>People who have had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a Covid-19 vaccine should avoid the vaccine formulation containing the ingredient, CDC said. Two vaccines have been approved in the United States under emergency use authorisations.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-33-states/uts-have-less-than-20000-active-covid-19-cases-mohfw-says-929390.html"><strong>For latest updates on coronavirus outbreak, click here</strong></a></p>.<p>Individuals with histories of a severe allergic reaction to vaccines should consult their doctors about the Covid-19 shot. The CDC said people with severe allergies to food, pets, latex or environmental conditions as well as people with allergies to oral medication or a family history of severe allergic reactions could still get vaccinated.</p>.<p>The US Food and Drug Administration is investigating around five allergic reactions that happened after people were administered Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's Covid-19 vaccine in the United States this week.</p>.<p>On Friday, the FDA said that the Moderna Inc vaccine, which received emergency use authorization, should not be given to individuals with a known history of a severe allergic reaction to any components of the shot.</p>.<p>Britain's medical regulator has said that anyone with a history of anaphylaxis, or severe allergic reactions to medicine or food, should not be given the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.</p>