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      Clinical allergist answers key questions about vaccine | CBC.ca Loaded

      Clinical allergist answers key questions about vaccine

      4 years ago
      Duration 7:29

      Clinical allergist answers key questions about vaccine

      • 4 years ago
      • News
      • Duration 7:29

      Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman, a clinical immunologist and allergist, says only one ingredient in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has been known to cause allergic reactions in the past. And the ingredient, polyethylene glycol, is already widely used. The other ingredients are not known to cause allergy.

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