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Review
. 2024 Sep;35(9):e14236.
doi: 10.1111/pai.14236.

Vaccines and allergy: Back to the right places

Viviana Moschese  1 , Davide Montin  2 , Giorgio Ottaviano  3 , Mayla Sgrulletti  1   4 , Alessandra Beni  5 , Giorgio Costagliola  6 , Maria Sangerardi  7 , Veronica Santilli  8 , Michele Miraglia Del Giudice  9 , Caterina Rizzo  10 , Baldassarre Martire  11 ; within the Italian Society of Pediatric Allergology and Immunology (SIAIP) Vaccine Committee
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Review

Vaccines and allergy: Back to the right places

Viviana Moschese et al. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2024 Sep.

Abstract

Hypersensitivity reactions represent one of the most common causes of hesitancy for adherence to national vaccination programs. The majority of hypersensitivity reactions after vaccination are mild, and anaphylaxis is reported to be rare, although it remains challenging to estimate the frequency attributed to each single vaccine, either because of the lower number of administered doses of less common vaccines, or the administration of simultaneous vaccine in most of the vaccination programs. Although literature remains scattered, international consensus guides clinicians in identifying patients who might need the administration of vaccines in protected environments due to demonstrated hypersensitivity to vaccine components or adjuvants. Here we provide the current guidance on hypersensitivity reactions to vaccines and on vaccination of children with allergy disorders.

Keywords: adjuvants; allergy; atopy; hypersensitivity; vaccines.

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