Britain advises people with allergy history to avoid Pfizer vaccine

[December 09, 2020]  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's medicine regulator has advised that people with a history of significant allergic reactions do not get Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine after two people reported adverse effects, England's National Health Service (NHS) said on Wednesday.

"As is common with new vaccines the MHRA (regulator) have advised on a precautionary basis that people with a significant history of allergic reactions do not receive this vaccination," Stephen Powis, national Medical Director for the NHS, said.

"Two people with a history of significant allergic reactions responded adversely yesterday. Both are recovering well.”

(Reporting by Alistair Smout, Editing by Paul Sandle)

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