Those With History Of Allergies Should Not Take Pfizer's Covid-19 Vaccine, UK Cautions After 2 Reported Reactions
4 years ago

Those With History Of Allergies Should Not Take Pfizer's Covid-19 Vaccine, UK Cautions After 2 Reported Reactions

ABP News  

Pfizer In India The U.K.’s National Health Service has cautioned that people with a 'significant' history of allergies should not take Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine. "In the pivotal phase 3 clinical trial, this vaccine was generally well tolerated with no serious safety concerns reported by the independent data monitoring committee," the companies' statement read. As per experts, reactions to the jab can include fever, nausea, swelling of the arm, or in severe cases feeling generally unwell with swollen lymph node glands.After getting emergency use authorisation for its Covid-19 vaccine in the UK and Bahrain, Pfizer India approached the Drugs Controller General of India for the same. Clarifying the issue, Albert Bourla, Pfizer's Chief Executive Officer, at a press conference said: "We are working on a new formulation that will be able to avoid minus 70-degree Celsius temperature and can be stored in simple refrigeration."

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Got COVID? Your symptoms may depend on your vaccination status
2 years, 1 month ago

Got COVID? Your symptoms may depend on your vaccination status

LA Times  

Kimberli Samuel checks on her 7-year-old daughter, Amelle, who got her first dose of Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine. That appears to be part of a shift in COVID-19 symptoms ushered in by the Omicron variant, said Dr. John O’Horo, an infectious disease physician at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Omicron infections are causing more upper-respiratory symptoms than infections sparked by …

New COVID-19 vaccine warnings don’t mean it’s unsafe
3 years, 5 months ago

New COVID-19 vaccine warnings don’t mean it’s unsafe

Salon  

While the COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the U.S. have been proved to be safe and effective, recent reports of rare adverse events, or side effects, have raised concerns. On July 12, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration approved an update to the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine fact sheet to include an increased risk of the rare nerve condition …

What to do after Covid-19 vaccination if you have allergies? Govt replies
3 years, 6 months ago

What to do after Covid-19 vaccination if you have allergies? Govt replies

Hindustan Times  

When Bharat Biotech's Covaxin was allowed for restricted emergency use under the clinical trial mode in January, beneficiaries had to fill a form mentioning whether they had any kind of allergies as the company at that time suggested advised not to take the vaccine if one has allergies. Without specifying the name of the vaccine, Dr VK Paul of Niti …

US begins study assessing allergic reactions to Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines
3 years, 8 months ago

US begins study assessing allergic reactions to Pfizer, Moderna Covid vaccines

Hindustan Times  

US' National Institutes of Health announced on Wednesday that it is launching a study to determine the risk of allergic reactions to the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines among certain individuals. A clinical trial is underway to determine whether people who are highly allergic or have a mast cell disorder are at increased risk for an immediate and systemic allergic reaction …

AstraZeneca Vaccine Side Effects Should Also Include Severe Allergy: EU Regulator
3 years, 9 months ago

AstraZeneca Vaccine Side Effects Should Also Include Severe Allergy: EU Regulator

News 18  

Severe allergies should be added to the possible side effects of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after likely links were found to a number of cases in Britain, the EU’s drug regulator said on Friday. The Amsterdam-based EMA said it had “recommended an update to the product information to include anaphylaxis and hypersensitivity as side effects”. “After careful review of the data, …

Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine not linked to post-jab deaths, says EU regulator
3 years, 10 months ago

Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine not linked to post-jab deaths, says EU regulator

India Today  

The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus jab has no link to reported post-vaccination deaths and no new side effects, the EU's medicines regulator said Friday based on the first data from the vaccine's rollout. In its first safety update since the EU started its vaccination campaign in December, the watchdog said that overall, data "is consistent with the known safety profile of the …

Who should not get Covaxin? Bharat Biotech issues fact sheet, warns of possible side effects
3 years, 11 months ago

Who should not get Covaxin? Bharat Biotech issues fact sheet, warns of possible side effects

India TV News  

Bharat Biotech, the manufacturer of Covaxin, has issued a fact sheet on who should avoid taking the drug to avoid possible side effects. "You should not get Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin if you have any history of allergies. The vaccine maker in the fact sheet on Covaxin, posted in its website, said the clinical efficacy of the vaccine is …

Fact Check: Conspiracy theory claims Covid-19 vaccine caused new strain in UK
3 years, 11 months ago

Fact Check: Conspiracy theory claims Covid-19 vaccine caused new strain in UK

India Today  

Several deaths and side-effects suspected to be linked to the Covid-19 vaccination drive have been reported from different countries. India Today Anti Fake News War Room has found that the UK government approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on December 2, 2020, and started the vaccination process on December 8. Timeline tells the truth The UK government had approved the Pfizer-BioNTech …

Covaxin not to be used in cases of allergy, fever, poor immunity
3 years, 11 months ago

Covaxin not to be used in cases of allergy, fever, poor immunity

The Hindu  

Those with any history of allergies, fever and bleeding disorder, on blood thinners and who are immunity compromised or on medication have been told by COVAXIN manufacturer Bharat Biotech not to take the vaccine. A statement uploaded on the company website on Monday said the vaccine was also contraindicated for pregnant/lactating women, those using other COVID-19 vaccines and people with …

Vaccine Success? 1 in 1 Lakh People Have Had Severe Reactions to Pfizer Jab, US Study Claims
3 years, 11 months ago

Vaccine Success? 1 in 1 Lakh People Have Had Severe Reactions to Pfizer Jab, US Study Claims

News 18  

Roughly one in a hundred thousand people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine have had severe allergic reactions, US health officials said Wednesday while stressing that the benefits of immunization greatly outweigh the known risks. “This averages out to a rate of 11.1 anaphylaxis cases per one million doses administered,” senior CDC official Nancy Messonnier told reporters. By comparison, flu …

US reports more cases of vaccine allergy, CDC monitoring safety of Pfizer, Moderna doses
3 years, 11 months ago

US reports more cases of vaccine allergy, CDC monitoring safety of Pfizer, Moderna doses

India Today  

With the US rolling out two major coronavirus vaccines Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for its population, several cases of vaccine allergies have been reported from across the country. According to reports in the US media, CDC has said 28 cases of anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction, have been detected after these people were administered the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. The difference …

Severe allergic reactions to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are rare, CDC says
3 years, 11 months ago

Severe allergic reactions to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are rare, CDC says

LA Times  

Medical assistant April Massaro gives first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech to nurse Alice Fallago at Desert Valley Hospital in Victorville on Dec. 17. Severe allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech were rare in the first 10 days of its rollout across the country, according to a new report from …

Mixing of Covid-19 vaccines: Where do health agencies stand?
3 years, 11 months ago

Mixing of Covid-19 vaccines: Where do health agencies stand?

Hindustan Times  

In a departure from other strategies globally, the UK government said in guidelines published on New Year’s Eve that people could be given a mix-and-match of two Covid-19 shots, if the same vaccine dose was out of stock. The US health agency said that the vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna “are not interchangeable with each other or with other …

January 3, 2021 coronavirus news
3 years, 11 months ago

January 3, 2021 coronavirus news

CNN  

A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London, on December 8, 2020. Frank Augstein/Pool/AFP/Getty Images Mixing Covid-19 vaccines is not recommended, Public Health England’s Head of Immunisations Dr. Mary Ramsay said Saturday, after government guidance was updated this week to say the interchangeability of Covid-19 vaccines was a “reasonable” option. “We do not recommend …

Britain will allow mixing of COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions
3 years, 11 months ago

Britain will allow mixing of COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions

Live Mint  

Britain will allow people to be given shots of different COVID-19 vaccines on rare occasions, despite a lack of evidence about the extent of immunity offered by mixing doses. In a departure from other strategies globally, the government said people could be given a mix-and-match of two COVID-19 shots, for example if the same vaccine dose was out of stock, …

Scientists Outline Steps for Safely Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine After Reported Allergies
3 years, 11 months ago

Scientists Outline Steps for Safely Receiving Covid-19 Vaccine After Reported Allergies

News 18  

Following accounts of potential allergies to the COVID-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, scientists have outlined steps on safely receiving the second dose of the therapeutic in individuals who develop a reaction to their first dose. In the study, a team of experts led by allergists at Massachusetts General Hospital in the US, proposed detailed advice so that individuals …

Scientists outline steps for safely receiving COVID-19 vaccine
3 years, 11 months ago

Scientists outline steps for safely receiving COVID-19 vaccine

India TV News  

Following accounts of potential allergies to the COVID-19 vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, scientists have outlined steps on safely receiving the second dose of the therapeutic in individuals who develop a reaction to their first dose. In the study, a team of experts led by allergists at Massachusetts General Hospital in the US, proposed detailed advice so that individuals …

Covid-19 vaccine advice leaves some people with allergies in limbo
4 years ago

Covid-19 vaccine advice leaves some people with allergies in limbo

Live Mint  

Severe allergy sufferers say they are confused about whether they should get the Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, and public-health authorities on both sides of the Atlantic are offering conflicting advice. The UK’s medical regulator warned people with severe allergies to food, vaccines or medicine against getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after two severe allergic reactions among …

Coronavirus vaccine: US issues guidelines on allergic reactions, says avoid 2nd dose after severe response
4 years ago

Coronavirus vaccine: US issues guidelines on allergic reactions, says avoid 2nd dose after severe response

India Today  

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued guidelines on the allergic reactions from the coronavirus vaccine doses and how people with histories of allergies should proceed with the vaccines. In another guideline, the US CDC said people who have had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a coronavirus vaccine should avoid the vaccine formulation containing the …

US FDA probing ’about five’ allergic reactions to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
4 years ago

US FDA probing ’about five’ allergic reactions to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

Live Mint  

The US Food and Drug Administration is probing roughly five instances of individuals having allergic reactions to Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine against COVID-19, Peter Marks, the director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research said. The FDA official said that one component of the vaccine, polyethylene glycol, may be the cause of the allergic reactions seen in both …

Covid vaccine: US FDA probing 5 allergic reactions after Pfizer shot
4 years ago

Covid vaccine: US FDA probing 5 allergic reactions after Pfizer shot

Live Mint  

The US Food and Drug Administration is investigating around five serious allergic reactions that happened after people were administered Pfizer and BioNTech SE's coronavirus vaccine in the country this week. Anyone with anaphylaxis shouldn't be given Pfizer vaccine UK's medical regulator has said that anyone with a history of anaphylaxis, or severe allergic reactions to medicine or food, should not …

Which Covid-19 vaccine should you take?
4 years ago

Which Covid-19 vaccine should you take?

Live Mint  

The US regulators authorized Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, a week after granting the first U.S. authorization to Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's coronavirus shot. Very few participants who received the vaccine in either trial got sick with COVID-19 and almost none got seriously ill. Data the companies have submitted to the Food and Drug Administration …

Explained: How the Moderna vaccine stacks up against Pfizer-BioNTech's
4 years ago

Explained: How the Moderna vaccine stacks up against Pfizer-BioNTech's

India Today  

US regulators authorized Moderna Inc's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, a week after granting the first US authorization to Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE's coronavirus shot. Very few participants who received the vaccine in either trial got sick with COVID-19 and almost none got seriously ill. Data the companies have submitted to the Food and Drug Administration suggest …

Third Alaskan health care worker has allergic reaction to Covid-19 vaccine
4 years ago

Third Alaskan health care worker has allergic reaction to Covid-19 vaccine

CNN  

CNN — For the third time in three days, an Alaska health care worker had an allergic reaction after receiving a dose of the new Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. A clinician in Fairbanks on Thursday experienced “a probable anaphylactic reaction” about 10 minutes after the injection during an observation period, according to leadership at Foundation Health Partners, a health care system …

COVID-19 vaccine side effects: What you need to know
4 years ago

COVID-19 vaccine side effects: What you need to know

LA Times  

For most people, the only side effects of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19, rolling out now in California and across the U.S., might be some arm pain where you get the shot, of course, and some flu-like symptoms. Here’s what Pfizer lists as side effects reported in its clinical trial, along with the percentage of people age 18 to 55 …

Pfizer Covid vaccine: 2 Alaska health care workers suffer reactions to vaccine
4 years ago

Pfizer Covid vaccine: 2 Alaska health care workers suffer reactions to vaccine

CNN  

CNN — Two workers at an Alaska hospital suffered allergic reactions after receiving Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine this week, and one was kept for observation for at least two nights, hospital representatives said. “All sites that are approved to provide vaccinations in Alaska must have medications on hand to deal with an allergic reaction and that was the case in Juneau.” …

All These Countries Played A Part In Delivering The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine
4 years ago

All These Countries Played A Part In Delivering The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING All eyes were on Coventry Hospital early on Tuesday morning as 90-year-old Margaret Keenan became the first patient in the world to be injected with Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine. Here’s a look at the people around the world who have got us to this point: The nurse who administered the first dose On Tuesday morning May Parsons, who …

Explained: What do the UK allergic reaction cases mean for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
4 years ago

Explained: What do the UK allergic reaction cases mean for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

The Hindu  

Britain's medicines regulator has advised people with a history of significant allergies not to get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after two people reported adverse reactions on the first day of its rollout in the UK. Moncef Slaoui, who is spearheading the U.S. government's vaccine development efforts, said on Wednesday he expected the British allergic reactions would be considered in the …

People with anaphylaxis history should not take Pfizer COVID shot
4 years ago

People with anaphylaxis history should not take Pfizer COVID shot

Al Jazeera  

The UK’s medicine regulator says anyone with a history of anaphylaxis to a medicine or food should not get the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, expanding its guidance on an earlier allergy warning about the shot, the first against COVID-19 to have secured approval. “Any person with a history of anaphylaxis to a vaccine, medicine or food should not receive the Pfizer BioNTech …

UK investigates two adverse reactions to Pfizer jab, says people with history of serious allergic reactions shouldn't get inoculated
4 years ago

UK investigates two adverse reactions to Pfizer jab, says people with history of serious allergic reactions shouldn't get inoculated

Firstpost  

Professor Stephen Powis, national medical director for the National Health Service in England, said the condition of the two people who received the vaccine are recovering well London: UK regulators said Wednesday that people who have a “significant history" of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions that occurred on the first day …

UK investigates possible allergic reactions to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shot
4 years ago

UK investigates possible allergic reactions to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shot

The Hindu  

U.K. regulators said on Wednesday that people who have a “significant history” of allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine while they investigate two adverse reactions that occurred on the first day of the country’s mass vaccination programme. "As is common with new vaccines the MHRA have advised on a precautionary basis that people with a significant history of …

UK Warns People With Serious Allergies to Avoid Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine After Two Adverse Reactions
4 years ago

UK Warns People With Serious Allergies to Avoid Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine After Two Adverse Reactions

News 18  

British health officials on Wednesday warned that anyone with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid jab for the time being. The warning came after two members of the state-run National Health Service who were among the first to receive the vaccine on Tuesday suffered allergic reactions and needed treatment. The independent Medicines and Healthcare …

Britain investigates possible allergic reactions to Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot
4 years ago

Britain investigates possible allergic reactions to Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot

LA Times  

U.K. regulators Wednesday advised Britons with a “significant history” of allergic reactions to hold off on getting the new Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine while authorities investigate two adverse reactions that occurred on the first day of the country’s mass-vaccination program. “As is common with new vaccines, the MHRA has advised, on a precautionary basis, that people with a significant history of …

UK issues allergy warning over Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine after two adverse reactions
4 years ago

UK issues allergy warning over Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine after two adverse reactions

India Today  

Britain's medicine regulator has advised that people with a history of significant allergic reactions do not get Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine after two people reported adverse effects on the first day of rollout. Britain began mass vaccinating its population on Tuesday in a global drive that poses one of the biggest logistical challenges in peacetime history, starting with the elderly and …

Canada approves Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, first shots expected next week
4 years ago

Canada approves Pfizer and BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, first shots expected next week

India Today  

Canada on Wednesday approved its first Covid-19 vaccine, clearing the way for doses of the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE shots to be delivered and administered across the country. Canada has a temporary accelerated drug review system very similar to the US Food and Drug Administration's emergency use authorizations. The news comes a day before a panel of advisers to …

Coronavirus | 90-year-old British woman becomes first person in world to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
4 years ago

Coronavirus | 90-year-old British woman becomes first person in world to receive Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

The Hindu  

A 90-year-old woman from Northern Ireland on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine — marking the start of the UK’s mass vaccination programme against the deadly disease. Keenan became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine outside trial conditions, the BBC reported. “I feel so privileged to …

UK to give first Covid-19 vaccinations as the world watches
4 years ago

UK to give first Covid-19 vaccinations as the world watches

CNN  

London CNN — Britain’s healthcare providers are gearing up to start giving the first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, less than a week after the United Kingdom became the first Western nation to approve a Covid-19 vaccine. Saffron Cordery, deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, told Sky News on Sunday that 50 hospital hubs across England had already received their …

UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine: Who gets it first
4 years ago

UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine: Who gets it first

India TV News  

Hours after United Kingdom approved Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, UK's country medicine regulator MHRA chief Dr June Raine spoke about the safety of the vaccine amid other concerns. Meanwhile, professor Sir Munir Pirmohamed, Chair of UK's Commission on Human Medicine Expert Working Group has said data show that this vaccine was 95 per cent effective. Pfizer vaccine for …

UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, vaccinations to begin next week
4 years ago

UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, vaccinations to begin next week

Firstpost  

The UK government says frontline health care workers and nursing home residents will be first in line to get vaccinated. Pfizer and BioNTech say they’ve won permission Wednesday for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world’s first coronavirus shot that’s backed by rigorous science – and a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic. Other countries aren’t …

UK becomes first country to authorise Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, to be rolled out next week
4 years ago

UK becomes first country to authorise Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, to be rolled out next week

India TV News  

United Kingdom approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine UK on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use against COVID-19 and said that it will be rolled out from next week. The study reached 170 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with the vaccine candidate BNT162b2 demonstrating 95 per cent efficacy beginning 28 days after the first …

UK Approves Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine to Give the West Its First Shot Against Covid-19, Rollout Next Week
4 years ago

UK Approves Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine to Give the West Its First Shot Against Covid-19, Rollout Next Week

News 18  

Britain approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe to become the West’s first country to formally endorse a jab it said should reach the most vulnerable people early next week. Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency granted emergency use approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which they say is 95% effective in preventing …

UK clears Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for mass use, rollout next week
4 years ago

UK clears Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for mass use, rollout next week

India Today  

The United Kingdom has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for use and said that it will be rolled out from early next week. "The government has today accepted the recommendation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to approve Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for use," the UK government was quoted as …

Coronavirus vaccine | Pfizer could get U.K. approval this week, says Telegraph
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus vaccine | Pfizer could get U.K. approval this week, says Telegraph

The Hindu  

Britain could give regulatory approval to Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine this week, even before the United States authorises it, the Telegraph news site reported on Sunday. Citing government sources, it said British regulators were about to start a formal appraisal of the vaccine, made by Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE, and that the National Health Service had been told to be …

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