Allergies to vaccines for COVID-19
Recently, the PfizerŠ vaccine for COVID-19 has come under scrutiny for components in their vaccine which could lead to severe reactions by recipients of the vaccine and therefore could lead to anaphylaxis. Allergies to these components, especially polyethylene glycol (PEG), were not studied during the development and trials for this drug nor for the ModernaŠ vaccine. In fact, people with a history of allergies were excluded from either trial. Therefore, the full understanding of how the vaccines can impact these people are not well understood. However, people are being warned if they have severe allergies to food or other than to avoid the vaccines but the CDC guidance appears to suggest that these people can still take the vaccines even in these situations and be fine. Only those with allergies to PEG or vaccines are suggested not to get the