The chief scientific adviser for Operation Warp Speed said the frequency of allergic reactions to the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine is higher than would be expected for other jobs, according to a report.
Dr Moncef Slaoui said Tuesday was the last update of allergic reactions, when there were six cases, and said the data on COVID-19 vaccines lags behind the real numbers , CNN said.
“That frequency, as it was yesterday, is better than other vaccines would expect,” he said.
Slaoui said talks are ongoing between vaccine manufacturers and the National Institutes of Health to consider holding clinical trials of vaccines in high allergy numbers, such as people who constantly need allergy medication. carried in EpiPen.
On Monday, an official from the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases said the U.S. is looking into why some people have suffered a severe allergic reaction shortly after receiving a Pfizer bullet.
Alkis Togias, head of Airway’s Allergy, Asthma, and Biology Branch, told CNBC that “hundreds of people” with a history of severe allergic reactions will be involved in a study.