• Two recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine had adverse reactions Tuesday, the UK’s national health service (NHS) said Wednesday morning.
• Both had a history of “significant” allergic reactions.
• As a result, the UK drug regulator has warned people with a history of significant allergic reactions to food, medicine, or vaccines to avoid the Pfizer vaccine in its current state.
• “As is common with new vaccines the MHRA have advised on a precautionary basis that people with a significant history of allergic reactions do not receive this vaccination,” Professor Stephen Powis, national medical director for the NHS in England, said.
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The UK’s drug regulator has warned that people with a history of “significant” allergic reactions should not receive Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine in its current state, after two recipients had reactions.

The UK began rolling out the vaccine on Tuesday, following approval on December 2.

“As is common with new vaccines the MHRA [Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency] have 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,” Professor …continued .
[Source: Business Insider]