Comment by mm321 | Hacker News Reader

Comment by mm321 | Hacker News Reader

the article mentions seizures with the OTC deficiency treatment based on mRNA. that got me searching;

https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20201209/uk-a...

here it says that UK authorities advise that people with a history of allergic reactions may not get the mRNA based vaccine, as they may get an anaphylactic event. Now wikipedia says that this is a potentially serious condition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaphylaxis

Now I am confused, https://www.aafa.org/allergy-facts/ says that some 50 million people in the US suffer from some kind of allergies, does that imply that 15% of the population can't get the mRNA vaccine? Now would that figure have any implications on the effectiveness of vaccination? Should people with allergies get a different kind of vaccine? Many questions remain.

I don't see a public discussion of these issues.

Allergic reactions to vaccines of any type are somewhat normal, if rare. Usually those don't relate to the vaccination agent itself but accompanying chemicals that trigger your immune system (after all, the immune system won't launch an attack if you got stabbed with a needle) to go into attack mode. When you have an allergy to vaccines, this attack mode goes into overdrive and causes a widespread release of cytokines and other immune system agents. In some cases the reaction can be driven by the vaccination agent itself but from what I recall that is exceedingly rare.

The advice is actually for "serious" allergic reactions. There's a world of difference between hayfever and something life-threatening like nut allergies.

I have hay-fever and Asthma and you won't be able to stop me getting the vaccine. I see far more risk from COVID than the vaccine.

I have to question your motivations here. Your post is disingenuous at best.

The linked article mentioned 'allergic reactions', it further links to a cnn article [1] that mentions 'significant history of allergic reaction', both articles don't clarify the condition.

Sorry for asking questions.

[1] https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/09/health/covid-vaccine-alle...

I think they should give some detailed clarifications on the issue to the public, as the producers of the vaccines can't be sued for damages, in the event that something goes wrong.

https://theintercept.com/2020/08/28/coronavirus-vaccine-prep... (for the US, don't have any information for GB on that issue) In the EU producers were also seeking exemptions https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/en/covid-19-vaccine-makers-w...

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