Two people have reacted strongly to the new vaccine, so for the time being it is not advisable to give it to people with similar histories.
Two people who received a vaccine against covid-19 in the UK on Tuesday have had allergic reactions as a result of the vaccine from Pfizer / BioNTech.
It informs British health authorities according to Sky News .
The health authorities therefore warn people who have a history of ‘significant allergic reactions’ against getting the vaccine at present.
– As is usually the case with new vaccines, the MHRA (the British response to the Danish Medicines Agency, ed.) Has, based on a precautionary principle, advised people with a significant history of allergic reactions not to get this vaccine, after two people, who had a history of significant allergic reactions, reacted adversely yesterday. Both are improving, according to Professor Stephen Powis, the National Medical Director of the British Health Service, NHS.
Has begun widespread vaccination
Britain began as the first country in the West to vaccinate the population on Tuesday.
Here, 90-year-old Margaret Keenan was the first to receive the vaccine without being part of a test.
In the UK, it is initially residents and staff in nursing homes as well as healthcare professionals who receive the coronavirus vaccine.
It is still only in the UK, the vaccine has been approved by the authorities, but on Tuesday the US health authorities said in a major report also good for the vaccine from Pfizer / BioNTech, which is a big step towards a final approval in the US.
Source: ekstrabladet.dk
