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Spring is the peak season for pollen allergies

Can patients with pollen allergies get the new coronavirus vaccine?

What should I pay attention to if I get vaccinated?

What methods are effective in preventing pollen allergies?

Let's listen to the experts' answers

At the press conference of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held on April 6, Wang Huaqing, chief expert of the immunization program of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, made it clear that spring is the peak season for pollen allergies, and a history of pollen allergies is not a contraindication to the COVID-19 vaccine. Only those who are allergic to the COVID-19 vaccine, or are allergic to the ingredients in the COVID-19 vaccine, or have had severe allergies to other vaccines in the past, are contraindicated from the COVID-19 vaccine.

So

Vaccination for people with pollen allergies

Are there any special considerations?

Wang Huaqing said that if a person who is allergic to pollen is in the acute stage of allergy, especially if the pollen allergy causes severe symptoms such as asthma, vaccination should be delayed. For those who have a history of pollen allergy and can be vaccinated, they should inform the clinician or vaccinating doctor when they are vaccinated, and they should also strictly abide by the rule of staying for observation for 30 minutes after vaccination.

In most parts of my country, the spring peak from April to June and the autumn peak from August to September are the two peak seasons for pollen allergies each year. In this regard, Wang Huaqing said that when flowers bloom in spring, some people with a history of pollen allergies begin to suffer from symptoms, including itchy eyes, sneezing, coughing, and severe asthma complications.

For sensitive people

How to prevent pollen allergy?

Experts give some practical tips

If you are allergic to pollen, experts suggest that you can use some medications to relieve symptoms, but do not use them indiscriminately and avoid using topical medications containing chlorine or fluoride, especially for eye allergies. It is not recommended to buy eye drops on your own because some anti-allergic eye drops contain hormones, which may cause the risk of glaucoma.

In addition, some high-protein foods, which are called "hair-inducing" foods in traditional Chinese medicine, such as fish, shrimp, seafood, beef, mutton, and peppers, are likely to stimulate a state of high sensitivity after being eaten in this season.

Source: Xinhuanet

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Author: Wang Ying

Editor: Lu Junyu

Proofreading: Yao Runping