Allergy to food products, chemical substances not contraindication to vaccination, expert says

Mild allergy to food products and various chemical substances is not a contraindication to vaccination, chief infectious disease specialist of the Ministry of Health, Tayyar Eyvazov, told Report.

He noted that in such cases, the vaccination is carried out when the allergic process subsides.

"Vaccination is not carried out in the case of an allergic reaction to any component of any vaccine, including the first dose of the vaccine against coronavirus," Eyvazov noted.