Originally Posted by
Skeptic Ginger
And yet it occurred in two people who used epipens for their serious allergy to something(s).
Other than excluding people with very severe allergic reactions, the guidelines we have here are now saying people should get the vaccine where access to emergency reactions exist. It's a relatively simple solution.
Yes people who have serious allergies probably have serious allergies because they are predisposed to have a cataclysmic release of histamine whatever the trigger. People can have immunologically similar allergies but the severity differs.
I was responding to the question 'what were they allergic to?'. I was making the point that the particular allergy was unimportant, since this was not an allergic reaction. Although it may seem nitpicking there is a difference between having an allergic reaction and people who have a history of severe allergies having an increased risk of a non-allergic serious adverse reaction.