Doing so can help prevent a potentially harmfulallergic reaction.
Egg allergy is the second most commonfood allergybehindmilk.
Some may experience mild symptoms or nosymptomsat all.
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Others with a severe egg allergy may be sensitive to all or most of these ingredients.
Check the label every time to be safe.
Additives That Contain Egg
Some food additives contain egg.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, it is safe to give this vaccine to egg-allergic individuals.
Theflu vaccinealso contains small amounts of egg.
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