It is up to the national authorities to consider any side effects of the vaccines against it COVID-19, the World Health Organization said today in response to questions about Britain that warned those with a history of allergies to avoid receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
"But people should not worry too much. "Remember there are a number of vaccine candidates coming at the same time," said Margaret Harris, a spokeswoman for the WHO, at a news conference in Geneva.
"One vaccine may not be suitable for specific people, but you may find that another vaccine is [suitable]."
On Tuesday, Britain became the first country to start administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The health regulator later announced that those with a history of allergies to a drug or food should not be vaccinated, following two reports of this reaction.
The US Food and Drug Administration's External Advisory Committee voted overwhelmingly yesterday, Thursday, to authorize emergency use of the vaccine, paving the way for the agency to approve the vaccine in a country that has mourned more than 285.000 deaths. COVID-19.
WHO examines data from Phase 3 clinical trials of several candidate vaccines against COVID-19said Harris. The agency has not yet issued an emergency permit for any vaccine, but "the primary thing we are looking at is safety," he added.
Source: RES-EAP