Allergies

Severe Allergic or Anaphylactic Food Reactions and the COVID-19 Vaccine — The Skeptical Cardiologist

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As one who has suffered the severest of allergic reactions, anaphylaxis, on several occasions after nut ingestion, I was quite worried when I heard that the British FDA-equivalent had announced that “any person with a history of anaphylaxis to a vaccine, medicine or food should not receive the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine.” The UK began vaccinating…

Severe Allergic or Anaphylactic Food Reactions and the COVID-19 Vaccine — The Skeptical Cardiologist

Thank you Dr. Pearson.

Cat Allergy Depends on When You Get the Cat

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With apologies to all cat lovers out there

Acquiring a cat as an adult can lead to allergies to cat dander; the risk is lower if one had a cat as a child but higher if allergies were already present.

via Medical News: Cat Allergy Depends on When You Get the Cat – in Allergy & Immunology, Allergy from MedPage Today.

Bottom Line:

If you have allergies, asthma, or never had a cat as a child, don’t get a cat.