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Anaphylactic reactions in children rare following COVID-19 vaccination

Liz Scherer | Clinical Summary | 09 March 2023

The benefits of COVID-19 vaccination continue to outweigh the risks, including the rare case of anaphylaxis in children.

Takeaway

Anaphylaxis after mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccination is rare in children and adolescents (aged 0-17 years).

Why this matters

Assure parents and caregivers that anaphylaxis is a rare reaction in young children, and the events that have been reported are due either to...

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Anaphylactic reactions in children rare following COVID-19 vaccination

March Challenge

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What does 3 on an EHRA symptom scale mean for patients with atrial fibrillation?

What is the gold standard lab test for Mpox?

Which of the following is true regarding hyperparathyroidism?

What is the nonpsychiatric side of peripartum suicide?

Which region in the world has the highest concentration of people with hearing loss?

What is the leading cause of death in low-income countries?

Which of these bacterial species can cause a tick-borne relapsing fever?

What are the causes of an adult-acquired flatfoot deformity?

Are Listeria outbreaks linked to imported food items?

What is the most common condition for foetal stillbirths in South Asia?

How to classify nasoorbitoethmoid fractures?

Hypertension: How safe is your sight?

What are the risk factors for age-related macular degeneration?

How do you therapeutically manage inferiority complex disorder?

What are the causes of intrinsic restrictive lung diseases?

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What is not a criterion in the ADA risk scoring for thrombosis in patients with COVID-19?

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Which of the following is not true about diabetic nephropathy?

Which is not a policy document of the World Medical Association?

What is not a contraceptive option for women at high risk for HIV infection?

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