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. 2015 Aug 7;64(30):818–825. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6430a3

FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 2

Recommendations regarding influenza vaccination of persons who report allergy to eggs*† — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2015–16 influenza season

Abbreviations: IIV = inactivated influenza vaccine, trivalent or quadrivalent; RIV3 = recombinant influenza vaccine, trivalent.

* Persons with egg allergy may tolerate egg in baked products (e.g., bread or cake). Tolerance to egg-containing foods does not exclude the possibility of egg allergy (Erlewyn-Lajeunesse et al., Recommendations for the administration of influenza vaccine in children allergic to egg. BMJ 2009;339:b3680).

† For persons who have no known history of exposure to egg, but who are suspected of being egg-allergic on the basis of previously performed allergy testing, consultation with a physician with expertise in the management of allergic conditions should be obtained prior to vaccination. Alternatively, RIV3 may be administered if the recipient is aged ≥18 years.