People receiving the J&J vaccine may not need to be watched for allergic reactions

Is the Johnson & Johnson vaccine allergy free? Experts say clinics may not need to watch patients for severe reactions for 15 minutes after getting the shot because it uses different technology from Pfizer and Moderna Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine combines genetic material from the coronavirus with the genes of virus that caused colds to induce … Read more

Study suggests up to two-thirds of products could disrupt hormones or cause allergic reactions

Fears over ‘harmful’ chemicals found in cosmetics after study suggests up to two-thirds of products could disrupt hormones or cause allergic reactions Study of toiletries found some could have bad effect on people and environment  Fears 20 out of 28 tested could disrupt hormones and cause allergic reactions  Also fears that some could pollute the … Read more

British girl killed by allergic reaction after ‘lick’ of ice cream on Spanish holiday, inquest hears

Habiba Chishti, nine, died while on a Spanish  half term break with her family after suffering an allergic reaction to nuts in an ice cream A nine-year-old British schoolgirl who died on a Spanish family holiday was killed by an allergic reaction after just ‘one lick’ of an ice cream, an inquest heard. Habiba Chishti … Read more

Dakota Johnson reveals she LIED about loving limes and is actually ‘mildly allergic’ to citrus fruit

Dakota Johnson admitted she told a lie during her Architectural Digest house tour last year on Tuesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.  As the 31-year-old Fifty Shades of Grey actress reflected on giving a tour of her midcentury-modern home in March 2020, she confessed to fibbing about loving limes.  Despite emphatically professing her … Read more

California clinics can resume using batch of 330K Moderna vaccines after allergic reaction scare

A California health official says clinics can resume using a batch of Moderna coronavirus vaccines after a scare that it was causing allergic reactions.   More than 330,000 doses of the shot were distributed to 287 providers across the state earlier this month.  After seven recipients needed medical attention at a mass immunization site in San Diego … Read more

Parents pay tribute to their ‘wonderful’ daughter, 16, who died from a severe allergic reaction

A teenager with a history of food allergies collapsed and died from a severe reaction after eating food including snacks bought at an oriental supermarket. Twin Ellen Raffell, 16, went into cardiac arrest due to anaphylaxis in front of her family at their home in Blyth, Northumberland.  Her parents Delyth and Graham performed CPR until paramedics … Read more

California scientist calls for pause on using a batch of Moderna vaccines after allergic reactions 

A California health official is calling for clinicians to stop using a batch of Moderna coronavirus vaccines after a series of allergic reactions were suffered. More than 330,000 doses of the inoculation were distributed to 287 providers across the state earlier this month. However, after six needed medical attention at a mass immunization site in … Read more

OBEs for parents of 15-year-old girl who died from a severe allergic reaction

Parents of girl, 15, who died after suffering allergic reaction to a Pret baguette on a BA flight say they are ‘humbled’ to accept OBEs in her memory for charity work following her death Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse said they were ‘humbled’ to accept awards  Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, of Fulham, collapsed on a flight to Nice … Read more

Boston cancer doctor allergy to shellfish suffers severe allergic reaction receiving Moderna jab

Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh experienced an allergic reaction after receiving the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at Boston Medical Center on Christmas Eve A doctor from Boston with an allergy to shellfish suffered a serious reaction after receiving the Moderna coronavirus vaccine. Dr. Hossein Sadrzadeh, who works as geriatric oncologist at Boston Medical Center, became dizzy and experienced an … Read more

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine allergic reactions rate higher than expected

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is causing allergic reactions at a rate that is higher than ‘what one could expect from’ other shots, says the chief scientific adviser for Operation Warp Speed Dr. Moncef Slaoui said that the last time he was updated on allergic reactions was on Tuesday, when there were six cases ‘That frequency, as … Read more