Allergic Reaction

The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s COVID-19 Task Force released guidance on allergic reaction risk from the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

In the largest long-term peanut immunotherapy trial to date, the epicutaneous immunotherapy patch known as Viaskin Peanut increased patients’ protection over time from allergic reactions, according to researchers.

HOUSTON — Between 2006 to 2015, the number of children aged younger than 3 years who visited the ED for anaphylaxis increased, but the number of subsequent hospitalizations decreased, according to findings presented at the American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology Scientific Meeting.