COVID-19 vaccines can be tolerated by most patients with confirmed mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS), according to a study that… Read more »
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COVID-19 Shot Safe for Most PEG Allergy; Latinos See Asthma Flares
PEG Allergy? You Likely Can Get the Vaccine People with a polyethylene glycol (PEG) allergy appear to be able to… Read more »
Could Pea Protein Burgers Cause a Reaction if You’re Peanut Allergic?
Q: My family often eats vegan foods, which fit well with our 12-year-old’s dairy allergy. However, when we ate new… Read more »
Can a Biologic Drug Teach the Body to Forget Peanut Allergy?
A monoclonal antibody halted the production of peanut-specific IgE in peanut-allergic mice and in blood samples from people with peanut… Read more »
NIH Launches Study of Allergic Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines
Updated June 28 – Researchers are enrolling participants in a study to determine whether people with severe allergies or a… Read more »
COVID-19 Vaccines: How to Tell an Allergic Reaction from a Side Effect
Updated April 5, 2022: In the U.S., 65.7 percent of adults and kids have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine… Read more »
J&J Vaccine Offers Safe COVID-19 Protection, With No Severe Reactions at Trial
April 25 Update: Following a safety review, the FDA and the CDC have lifted the pause in the use of… Read more »
Few Severe Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines, But Women Most Affected
An analysis of allergic reactions to the first 17.5 million COVID-19 vaccines given in the U.S. has found 66 confirmed… Read more »
Likely More Than One Cause for COVID-19 Vaccine Reactions
Updated March 2, 2021: As the number of people receiving shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines grows, so… Read more »
Update on Rewards, Risks of Baked Food Challenges for Milk and Egg Allergies
Rewards, reaction risks and potential for milk allergy and egg allergy resolution with the introduction of baked foods.