Author: JoNel Aleccia

Editor’s Note: Since this article was originally published on KHN.org, the CDC has updated guidelines to indicate that trained personnel qualified to recognize and treat symptoms of anaphylaxis should be available at COVID vaccine distribution locations at all times. As the rollout of covid-19 vaccines picks up across the U.S., moving from hospital distribution to pharmacies, pop-up sites and drive-thru clinics, health experts say it’s vital that these expanded venues be prepared to handle rare but potentially life-threatening allergic reactions. “You want to be able to treat anaphylaxis,” said Dr. Mitchell Grayson, an allergist-immunologist with Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus,…