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Reaction To Flu Shot And Covid Vaccine. If you had a severe or immediate allergic reaction after getting the first dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine you should not get a second dose of either of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Allergic reactions arent a unique side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine Brown says. No the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine cant be given at the same time as the flu vaccine. This reaction is very rare but the CDC requires everyone receiving the vaccine to wait in the vaccination clinic for 15 minutes after receiving the shot in case of an adverse response.
If you have had a severe allergic reaction or an immediate allergic reactioneven if it was not severeto any ingredient in an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine you should not get either of the currently available mRNA COVID-19 vaccines Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. 15 Minutes After Vaccination The risk of anaphylaxisa severe allergic reaction to the vaccinesignificantly drops 15 to 30 minutes after vaccination. The flu shot is also known to trigger similar side effects sore arm a low-grade fever headache fatigue and muscle aches. You could feel bad after getting the flu shot the same way you may have felt a reaction to the COVID vaccine. Its important to note that the coronavirus vaccine can have mild-to-moderate side effects including pain and swelling at the injection site chills fever headache and tiredness. An allergy to the flu vaccine is concerning because it can lead to a potentially life-threatening reaction known as anaphylaxis.
There are ways to find out if you might have an allergic reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine beforehand.
The answer is no. If the reaction was after an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna you should not get a second shot of either of these vaccines. With influenza vaccines anaphylaxis has been reported at a rate of one in 1 million or less per Vanderbilt University Medical Center. People who are allergic to eggs sometimes have an. The FDA has released data. Thats normal but its not the flu.