Is it not advisable to get vaccinated if you have a history of allergies? Chinese CDC experts tell you how to judge

People's Daily Online, Beijing, September 7 (Reporter Sun Hongli) The Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference on the 7th to introduce the further progress of epidemic prevention and control and vaccination. Wang Huaqing, chief expert of the immunization program of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, responded to the public's concern about how to determine whether allergies after vaccination are related to the vaccine.

"It doesn't mean that all symptoms and signs that appear after vaccination are considered to be related to the vaccine." Wang Huaqing said that if it is suspected to be related to the vaccine, it is necessary to determine whether it is a general reaction or an abnormal reaction. If it is an abnormal reaction, there is now a set of mechanisms and a series of processes to determine. As for how to make this diagnosis, whether it is an abnormal reaction, and whether it is caused by the vaccine, there are vaccination abnormal reaction investigation and diagnosis expert groups in various places. Sometimes it is necessary to activate the vaccination abnormal reaction identification group to make a comprehensive judgment based on the characteristics of the vaccine, the clinical manifestations and previous history of the vaccine recipient, the diagnosis and treatment process, and the vaccination status, to determine whether it is an allergic reaction caused by the vaccine.

In addition, is it not advisable to get vaccinated if you have a history of allergies? Wang Huaqing said that people are prone to allergies throughout their lives. Regarding allergies, there are two taboos stipulated in the technical guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination: one is allergy to the components of the COVID-19 vaccine; the other is severe allergic reactions to vaccines in the past. If you have these two allergies, you cannot get vaccinated. However, if you have food allergies, drug allergies, cosmetics allergies, and mite allergies, which often occur, you can usually get vaccinated.