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Few people medically exempt from getting COVID-19 vaccine: Experts
"Other than age, there are no major exemptions that cover large groups of people,"
"The only major contraindication to the vaccines listed by the CDC is a severe allergic reaction to the first dose. In those cases, the person is advised to consult a physician and hold off on their second dose, according to Dowdy.
"We're not talking about some people who had pain at the site of injection or a rash, we're talking about anaphylactic shock," he said.
Dowdy said the data so far shows this severe allergy is rare, and less than one in 1 million people experience it."
"Other than age, there are no major exemptions that cover large groups of people,"
"The only major contraindication to the vaccines listed by the CDC is a severe allergic reaction to the first dose. In those cases, the person is advised to consult a physician and hold off on their second dose, according to Dowdy.
"We're not talking about some people who had pain at the site of injection or a rash, we're talking about anaphylactic shock," he said.
Dowdy said the data so far shows this severe allergy is rare, and less than one in 1 million people experience it."