We’ve recently gotten several questions about egg allergies and vaccines, some of them related to the flu shot and others to a potential coronavirus inoculation.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says having an egg allergy that is severe enough to prevent you from getting a vaccine is exceedingly rare.
Even people with such a severe allergy that they have “required epinephrine or another emergency medical intervention†from a previous reaction to eggs can still get any licensed flu vaccine, according to the CDC.
“A person who has previously experienced a severe allergic reaction to flu vaccine, regardless of the component suspected of being responsible for the reaction, should not get a flu vaccine again,†the agency wrote.
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