{"id":42942,"date":"2020-12-09T12:18:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T12:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=42942"},"modified":"2020-12-09T12:18:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T12:18:39","slug":"covid-19-vaccine-allergy-sufferers-to-give-their-past-history-reactions-and-gps-getting-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/covid-19-vaccine-allergy-sufferers-to-give-their-past-history-reactions-and-gps-getting-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 Vaccine: Allergy sufferers to give their past history reactions and GPs getting ready"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two people have suffered a reaction to the Pfizer vaccine for Covid-19 after getting their first dose On Tuesday 8 December.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned the NHS trusts not to give the vaccine to people who have a history of \u201csignificant\u201d allergic reactions to medicines, food, or vaccines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This comes after two NHS staff members who were administered the vaccine on the first day experienced an allergic reaction, NHS England confirmed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From Wednesday 9 December, everyone who <\/span>will receive the vaccine<\/span><\/a> will be asked about their past allergic reactions, if any.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The MHRA states: \u201cAny person with a history of a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine or food (such as the previous history of anaphylactoid reaction or those who have been advised to carry an adrenaline autoinjector) should not receive the Pfizer\/BioNTech vaccine.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cResuscitation facilities should be available at all times for all vaccinations. Vaccination should only be carried out in facilities where resuscitation measures are available.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

National medical director Stephen Powis for the NHS England said according to BBC: \u201cThe MHRA has advised on a precautionary basis that people with a significant history of allergic reactions do not receive this vaccination after two people with a history of significant allergic reactions responded adversely yesterday.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBoth are recovering well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When will I be fully immunised?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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Photo by Sam Tabahriti<\/p><\/div>\n

GPs are getting ready<\/b><\/p>\n

The NHS has announced that GP surgeries will be part of the mass vaccination programme from next week onwards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

200 GP surgeries will initially receive the vaccine before Tuesday 15 December, to allow them to start then. The over-80s will be prioritised.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Local areas will all have a designated area, with doses to be delivered to more than 1,000 surgeries, BBC reports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Words: Sam Tabahriti | Subbing: Ashvin Sivakumar<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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