Re: Do you let your kid get the flu shot?

"Jeff" <kidsdoc2000@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That's incorrect. People who are allergic to eggs should talk to their
doctors and let them know they are allergic to eggs before getting
vaccinated (there are actually two vaccines, one that is given nasally and
one that is a shot).

Jeff

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/nasalspray.htm

This says people with a history of allergy to eggs should not get the
nasal-spray flu vaccine.

http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/vis/downloads/vis-flu.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/should-not-vacc.htm

This says people with a severe egg allergy should not get the vaccine.

rj


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