Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2021 Mar;126(3):e106-e108.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.12.020. Epub 2020 Dec 17.

Anaphylaxis to the first COVID-19 vaccine: is polyethylene glycol (PEG) the culprit?

Lene H Garvey  1 , Shuaib Nasser  2
Affiliations

Anaphylaxis to the first COVID-19 vaccine: is polyethylene glycol (PEG) the culprit?

Lene H Garvey et al. Br J Anaesth. 2021 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; allergy; anaphylaxis; drug allergy; hypersensitivity; polyethylene glycol; vaccine.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Su J.R., Moro P.L., Ng C.S., Lewis P.W., Said M.A., Cano M.V. Anaphylaxis after vaccination reported to the vaccine adverse event reporting system, 1990-2016. Allergy Clin Immunol. 2019;143:1465–1473. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaccine excipient summary: excipients included in U.S. vaccines, by vaccine 2020. Available from https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/b/excipi... accessed 21, dec 2020
    1. Stone C.A., Jr., Rukasin C.R.F., Beachkofsky T.M., Phillips E.J. Immune-mediated adverse reactions to vaccines. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2019;85:2694–2706. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Badiu I., Geuna M., Heffler E., Rolla G. Hypersensitivity reaction to human papillomavirus vaccine due to polysorbate 80. BMJ Case Rep. 2012;2012 - PMC - PubMed
    1. Greenhawt M., Turner P.J., Kelso J.M. Administration of influenza vaccines to egg allergic recipients: a practice parameter update 2017. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018;120:49–52. - PubMed

MeSH terms