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HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/VACCINES-FDA (URGENT):U.S. FDA says 5 people in U.S. had allergic reactions after Pfizer shot

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NEW YORK, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Around five recipients of Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE’s COVID-19 vaccine in the United States have had allergic reactions this week, a top U.S. Food and Drug Administration official said on Friday during a press conference.
Dr. Peter Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, said that a chemical called polyetheylene glycol that is an ingredient in both the Pfizer vaccine and the Moderna Inc vaccine authorized on Friday “could be the culprit”…

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