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In this podcast, Dr. Derek Chu and Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman discuss the difference between true vaccine allergy and other normal or abnormal reactions to vaccines. They also discuss whether or not people with egg or latex allergy can be safely vaccinated.Dr. Derek Chu is a fifth-year allergy and clinical immunology resident at McMaster University and Dr. Zainab Abdurrahman is an allergist and clinical immunologist and assistant clinical professor in pediatrics, also at McMaster University.They co-authored a peer-reviewed practice article published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It is titled "Five things to know about...vaccine allergy."Full practice article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.190208-----------------------------------Subscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Overcast, Instacast, or your favourite aggregator. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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