In line with the national response to the Corona virus pandemic, IFAN supports and recommends nasal flu immunisation for all children this winter, including egg allergic children.
Access the JACI published article here
Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) organised an Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy Summit on November 6, 2019. Their consensus report finding have been published and can be found here.
It has come to the attention of IFAN that there are potential safety issues as follows: “The FDA in the USA is alerting patients, caregivers and health care professionals that EpiPen 0.3 mg and EpiPen Jr 0.15 mg Auto-Injectors, and the authorized generic versions, may potentially have delayed injection or be prevented from properly injecting […]
For all patients at risk of anaphylaxis: -have 2 in-date adrenaline autoinjectors. It’s important to be prepared at this time as it can be harder to access GPs and pharmacies. -if in doubt give adrenaline and call an ambulance: EVEN during this public health emergency. Families are advised to ensure they have adequate stock of […]