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@jenniferhunter

I had a first dose of Pfizer. Within 45 minutes, one of the side effects I noticed was pain in my tongue. I have allergic asthma and allergies to foods and seasonal allergies and have been reactive in the past to the contrast agent for an MRI with gadolinium that caused swelling of a joint after an injection there. After the dose, the vaccine clinic asked me to go to their emergency room and there I was administered an IV with steroids and antihistamines, and after 20 minutes, the pain in my tongue stopped. They did not see any evidence of facial swelling, but I don't know if this could have been a very early sign which was stopped by the treatment. Can you speak to the risks of anaphylaxis and how a patient can assess that risk based on their past experience? I am unsure about getting the second dose. If I were to only have the single Pfizer dose, would it give me a degree of protection lesser than the 95% efficacy of 2 doses?

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some of the ingredients in the Vaccine I am highly allergic to so I will not take the shot myself

I have a reaction to contrast dye and wonder if I should get the first? I carry an epipen.

I got damage lungs from working with chemicals and for four years I been a a allergy shot every 30 days called NUCALA plus inhaler Flovent but I still struggle a lot but not as much now so I got to be every careful for I will end in the hospital food allergies are bad as my stomach cannot take certain foods and it a lot worse since I am getting older as my doctor told me that it would be much harder to eat foods of any kind