Vaccination and allergy: EAACI position paper, practical aspects

Immunization is highly effective in preventing infectious diseases and therefore an indispensable public health measure. Allergic patients deserve access to the same publicly recommended immunizations as non‐allergic patients unless risks associated with vaccination outweigh the gains. Whereas the n...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric allergy and immunology 2017-11, Vol.28 (7), p.628-640
Hauptverfasser: Nilsson, Lennart, Brockow, Knut, Alm, Johan, Cardona, Victoria, Caubet, Jean‐Christoph, Gomes, Eva, Jenmalm, Maria C., Lau, Susanne, Netterlid, Eva, Schwarze, Jürgen, Sheikh, Aziz, Storsaeter, Jann, Skevaki, Chrysanthi, Terreehorst, Ingrid, Zanoni, Giovanna
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Zusammenfassung:Immunization is highly effective in preventing infectious diseases and therefore an indispensable public health measure. Allergic patients deserve access to the same publicly recommended immunizations as non‐allergic patients unless risks associated with vaccination outweigh the gains. Whereas the number of reported possible allergic reactions to vaccines is high, confirmed vaccine‐triggered allergic reactions are rare. Anaphylaxis following vaccination is rare, affecting
ISSN:0905-6157
1399-3038
1399-3038
DOI:10.1111/pai.12762