Single-dose flu vax fine in mild egg allergy, say experts
6th June 2011
By Staff Writer
GPs can safely administer influenza vaccines to children with milder forms of egg allergy in a single dose, experts say, contrary to Australian guidelines.
The currently available vaccines each contain less than 1 microgram per gram of the egg protein ovalbumin as a hangover from their egg-based manufacture, say allergy specialist Associate Professor Raymond Mullins and paediatrician Associate Professor Michael Gold.
This could be safely administered in a single dose in cases of mild allergy, they wrote in a letter to the MJA published online today.
A split-dose protocol should still apply for