Flu vaccine allergy over-diagnosed: study

By Farid Farid
Updated July 4 2022 - 3:36am, first published 3:30am
A new study says GPs sometimes over-diagnose anaphylactic shock from a flu shot.
A new study says GPs sometimes over-diagnose anaphylactic shock from a flu shot.

Severe adverse reactions to flu vaccines are sometimes over-diagnosed to anaphylaxis by physicians erring on the side of caution, a brief study published in the Medical Journal of Australia found.

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