The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recently published new recommendations about this year’s seasonal flu vaccine in the United States.The committee now recommends that people with egg allergy receive the flu shot, especially if they only have had mild egg-allergic reactions such as hives.The recommendation does not apply to the nasal spray influenza vaccine.Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States: Report of the NIAID-Sponsored Expert Panel. These studies show that the flu shot (which contains heat-killed flu virus) can be given safely to most people with egg allergy.[PDF-949KB / 64 pages] NEW Apr 2011 new June 2011 In This Section: Friday
Vaccines: Pubs/ACIP Recommendations
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recently published new recommendations about this year’s seasonal flu vaccine in the United States.The committee now recommends that people with egg allergy receive the flu shot, especially if they only have had mild egg-allergic reactions such as hives.The recommendation does not apply to the nasal spray influenza vaccine.Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States: Report of the NIAID-Sponsored Expert Panel. These studies show that the flu shot (which contains heat-killed flu virus) can be given safely to most people with egg allergy.[PDF-949KB / 64 pages] NEW Apr 2011 new June 2011 In This Section: - Meningococcal
- Pneumococcal
- Polio
- Rabies
- Rotavirus
- Smallpox (Vaccinia)
- Tdap
- Tdap & Td Vaccines and Pregnancy
- Typhoid
- Varicella (Chickenpox)
- Yellow Fever
- Zoster (Shingles)
