12/09/2020
Breaking news! The UK's NHS has pivoted after just ONE DAY of vaccinating staff, and will now prohibit people with a history of anaphylactic allergy from receiving the Pfizer shot! Not one, but two employees, went into anaphylaxis after getting vaccinated on Tuesday/Wednesday, both carried EpiPens for food allergies-- to food that is not an ingredient in the vaccine.
"People with a history of significant allergic reactions should not receive the Covid vaccine, the medicines regulator has said, after two NHS workers experienced symptoms on Wednesday.
Both of the NHS staff carry adrenaline autoinjectors, suggesting they have suffered reactions in the past. These kind of devices, of which the best-known brand is the EpiPen, administer a swift adrenaline boost to counter allergic reactions that occur when some people, for instance, eat nuts.
The patient information leaflet with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine says it should not be given to people allergic to any substance in the vaccine, raising questions about the wisdom of NHS trusts selecting those staff members to be vaccinated."
The MHRA advice states: “Any person with a history of a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine or food (such as previous history of anaphylactoid reaction or those who have been advised to carry an adrenaline autoinjector) should not receive the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine. Resuscitation facilities should be available at all times for all vaccinations. Vaccination should only be carried out in facilities where resuscitation measures are available.”
These people would be dead if it weren't for the epinephrine they were carrying.