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CDC Shows Allergic Reactions Linked to Vaccine Gelatin

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 13th, 1998

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a suspected link between gelatin-containing vaccines and allergic reactions.

Isolated case reports suggested a link between gelatin, used to stabilize some vaccines, and severe allergic reactions.

"We assessed this association via a case-control study nested within the Vaccine Safety Datalink's (VSD) cohort," said CDC researcher Vitali Pool.

Pool reported the results of this investigation in a presentation to the First Annual Conference on Vaccine Research, held May 30-June 1, 1998, in Washington, D.C.

The VSD, created by the CDC in 1990,...

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