Vaccine Reactions
Publication Date: May 7, 2012
Key Points
Key Points
- Immunization is perhaps the greatest public health achievement of all time, having significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality of many infectious diseases.
- There are approximately 235 million doses of vaccines administered in the United States each year.
- Anaphylactic reactions to vaccines are estimated to occur at a rate of approximately 1 per million doses.
- Patients with suspected allergy to vaccines or vaccine components should be evaluated by an allergist/immunologist.
- Most patients with suspected allergy to vaccines can receive vaccination safely.
Diagnosis and Assessment
...is and Assessment
...Mild local reactions and constitutional symptom...
...nes Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Influenza...
...s Diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertu...
...ment of Vaccine Reactions...
...bable Anaphylactic Reaction Reaction occu...
...te 2] Vaccine Skin Tests Prick test with...
...If fewer than the recommended number of doses r...
...ine administration in graded doses: For...