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Reviews of "Adverse reactions to BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in medical staffs with a history of allergy"

Reviewers: Kimberly Blumenthal (Massachusetts General Hospital) | πŸ“’πŸ“’πŸ“’ ◻️◻️ β€’ Tiago Azenha Rama (University Hospital Center of SΓ£o JoΓ£o) | πŸ“’πŸ“’πŸ“’ ◻️◻️ β€’ Viktorija Erdeljic Turk (University of Zagreb) | πŸ“’πŸ“’πŸ“’ ◻️◻️

Published onOct 22, 2021
Reviews of "Adverse reactions to BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in medical staffs with a history of allergy"
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Adverse reactions to BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine in medical staffs with a history of allergy
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AbstractSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) vaccination is progressing globally. Several adverse reactions have been reported with vaccination against COVID-19. It is unknown whether adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccination are severe in individuals with allergies. We administered the COVID-19 vaccine to the medical staff at Yamagata University Hospital from March to August 2021. Subsequently, we conducted an online questionnaire-based survey to investigate the presence of allergy and adverse reactions after vaccination and examined the association between allergy and adverse reactions after immunization.Responses were collected from 1586 subjects after the first vaccination and 1306 subjects after the second administration of the BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Adverse reactions included injection site pain, injection site swelling, fever, fatigue or malaise, headache, chills, nausea, muscle pain outside the injection site, and arthralgia. The frequency and severity of most adverse reactions were higher after the second vaccination compared to the first. The frequency of some adverse reactions and their severity were higher, and the duration of symptoms was longer in subjects with allergies than in subjects without allergies. Although several participants visited the emergency room for treatment after the first and second vaccinations, nobody was diagnosed with anaphylaxis.Given the serious consequence of COVID-19 and the reported high efficacy of this vaccine against this disease, we conclude that vaccination of allergic individuals is generally recommended.

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Summary of Reviews: This study claims that although the frequency of adverse reactions was higher in individuals with a subjective history of allergy, vaccination is considered safe. Reviewers agree with the importance of the idea this paper addresses, but raise some key issues regarding its methods.

Reviewer 1 (Kimberly Blumenthal) | πŸ“’πŸ“’πŸ“’ ◻️◻️

Reviewer 2 (Tiago Azenha Rama) | πŸ“’πŸ“’πŸ“’ ◻️◻️

Reviewer 3 (Viktorija Erdeljic Turk) | πŸ“’πŸ“’πŸ“’ ◻️◻️

RR:C19 Strength of Evidence Scale Key

πŸ“• ◻️◻️◻️◻️ = Misleading

πŸ“™πŸ“™ ◻️◻️◻️ = Not Informative

πŸ“’πŸ“’πŸ“’ ◻️◻️ = Potentially Informative

πŸ“—πŸ“—πŸ“—πŸ“—β—»οΈ = Reliable

πŸ“˜πŸ“˜πŸ“˜πŸ“˜πŸ“˜ = Strong

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