Conclusion Certain ingredients that are present in some vaccines (other than disease-specific antigens), such as gelatin or neomycin, can very rarely cause severe hypersensitivity reactions (e.g. anaphylaxis)
Conclusion Vaccines can very rarely cause immediate hypersensitivity reactions (i.e. anaphylaxis, angioedema, and/or hives) usually within minutes, but up to several hours of vaccination in
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