Allergic Reactions After Egg-Free Recombinant Influenza Vaccine: Reports to the US Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System
Author(s) -
Emily Jane Woo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu948
Subject(s) - medicine , influenza vaccine , adverse effect , vaccination , allergy , immunization , immunology , adverse event reporting system , egg allergy , recombinant dna , live attenuated influenza vaccine , virology , food allergy , antigen , biology , biochemistry , gene
The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System has received reports of allergic reactions following immunization with egg-free recombinant influenza vaccine, among patients with a self-reported egg allergy or previous allergic reaction to inactivated influenza vaccine. These results suggest that allergic reactions following influenza vaccination are not necessarily related to egg proteins.
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