‘Peanut allergies more common than Pfizer vaccine allergy’


People must put things into perspective when talking about Covid-19 vaccine allergies. The risk of a peanut allergy is higher, says Dr Musa.

FOOD allergies like that from peanuts are more common than a severe allergic reaction to the Pfizer vaccine for Covid-19, says a health expert.

Consultant paediatrician and neonatologist Datuk Dr Musa Mohd Nordin says the risk of a peanut allergy is about 30,000 in a million.

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