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
...sis and Assessment
...al reactions and constitutional symptoms, such...
Live Vaccines Bacille Calmette-G...
...lled Vaccines Diphtheria, tetanus and acellu...
...ccine Reactions...
...Note 1] Probable Anaphylactic Reaction...
...cine Skin Tests Prick test with full strength...
...3] If fewer than the recommended nu...
...Vaccine administration in graded doses:...