Professor Karina Butler, consultant paediatrician and Chair of the National Immunisation Advisory Committee and Dr Cillian De Gascun, director of the National Virus Reference Laboratory have been answering the questions of RTÉ Drivetime listeners on Covid-19 vaccines. Q.
Margaret suffers from allergic reactions to a large number of medicines, NSAIDS (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), penicillin and live vaccines.
Hilda has an epipen, is 73-years-old, allergic to aspirin and kiwi fruit. Lynn also carries an epipen, is allergic to NSAIDs and had no trouble with flu or pneumonia vaccine.
Can they safely get this vaccine? A. Professor Butler said on precautionary principal people who have had anaphylactic reaction, difficulty breathing,