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Baby Allergic To Eggs Flu Shot. The most common reason for an intense allergic reaction to the flu shot is an egg allergy says Steele. Andrew Bird MD pediatric allergy specialist at Childrens Health explains Several studies over the past five-plus years have shown there is a very negligible amount of egg protein in the flu shot In the past experts recommended administering the flu shot in a health care facility when the child had an egg allergy and then closely monitoring him or her for 30 minutes. As a result the vaccines have tiny amounts of egg proteins in them. But just because you are allergic to eggs doesnt mean that you should avoid the flu shot entirely.
You may be at risk of an allergic reaction to the flu vaccine injection if you have an egg allergy. The current recommendation from the CDC s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is to observe children allergic to eggs for 30 minutes after a flu shot. Yellow fever YF vaccine is prepared from virus grown in chick embryos and is the vaccine most likely to contain sufficient amounts of egg or chicken proteins to cause an allergic reaction in egg-allergic or chicken-allergic individuals. The flu vaccine gives the best protection against flu. Most people with egg allergy can get a flu shot. Though there are no eggs in the active component of the vaccine the shot and nasal spray are manufactured with small amounts of egg protein.
An egg allergy isnt a problem for the flu vaccine says infectious disease expert Amesh A.
A minimum interval of 14 days between an influenza vaccine and a COVID-19 vaccine is preferred. Because the flu vaccine contains egg protein the CDC doesnt. As a result the vaccines have tiny amounts of egg proteins in them. Influenza vaccine can be given before or after any dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as long as a minimum interval of 14 days is observed. But health experts now say that kids with egg allergy arent at higher risk for a reaction to the flu vaccine. Though there are no eggs in the active component of the vaccine the shot and nasal spray are manufactured with small amounts of egg protein.