MMR Vaccine in Children with an Egg Allergy - Update

I thought I should update my previous post on MMR in children with an egg allergy. I did my own research, asked others who worked in research, and discussed this topic with my allergist. It is well supported that children who have an egg allergy do not have a significantly higher risk of having an allergic reaction to this vaccine. Unfortunately, my family doctor did not feel comfortable giving my son the vaccine in her office and wanted me to get it done at his allergists office. I was upset about this because of logistic reasons – but in the end I was glad he got his shot at the allergists office.

My little boy had to become a statistic! He had an allergic reaction to the vaccine, but thankfully it only involved one system, his skin. The allergist administered an antihistamine in the office and we waited in total about 2 hours to see how his reaction progressed. Once we were cleared to leave the office I was on allergy alert all day as directed by our allergist. If his symptoms were to get worse or if he were to develop new symptoms then we were to call the Drs. hotline and bring him to the hospital.

Luckily, he was fine. I still believe in the research that supports the administration of MMR to children with an egg allergy. Unfortunately, you can never be sure if your child will be in the group that doesn’t react to the vaccine or the group that does.