Updated guidance regarding the risk ofAllergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines and recommended evaluation and management: a GRADE assessment, and international consensus approach.
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This guidance updates 2021 GRADE recomendations regarding immediate allergic reactions following COVID-19 vaccines and addresses re-vaccinating individuals with 1st dose allergic reactions and allergy testing to determine re-vaccination outcomes. Recent meta-analyses assessed the incidence of severe allergic reactions to initial COVID-19 vaccination, risk of mRNA-COVID-19 re-vaccination after an initial reaction, and diagnostic accuracy of COVID-19 vaccine and vaccine excipient testing in predicting reactions. GRADE methods informed rating the certainty of evidence and strength of recommenations. A modified Delphi panel consisting of experts in allergy, anaphylaxis, vaccinology, infectious diseases, emergency medicine, and primary care from Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan, South Africa, the UK, and the US formed the recommendations. We recommend vaccination for persons without COVID-19 vaccine excipient allergy, and re-vaccination after a prior immediate allergic reaction. We suggest against >15-minute post-vaccination observation. We recommend against mRNA vaccine or excipient skin testing to predict outcomes. We suggest re-vaccination of persons with an immediate allergic reaction to the mRNA vaccine or excipients be performed by a person with vaccine allergy expertise, in a properly equipped setting. We suggest against pre-medication, split-dosing, or special precautions because of a comorbid allergic history.
Date Issued
2023-08
Date Acceptance
2023-05-11
Citation
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2023, 152 (2), pp.309-325
ISSN
0091-6749
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
309
End Page
325
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume
152
Issue
2
Copyright Statement
Copyright © Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37295474
PII: S0091-6749(23)00746-7
Subjects
adenovirus vector vaccine
allergic reactions
allergy
allergy specialist
anaphylaxis
COVID-19
GRADE
mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
polyethylene glycol
polysorbate 80
repeat allergic reactions
SARS-CoV-2
shared decision-making
skin testing
vaccination
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2023-06-07