Warning after allergic reactions from Covid-19 jab

It is understood both staff members have a significant history of allergic reactions – to the extent where they need to carry an adrenaline auto injector with them

A member of medical staff prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Picture: PA

Regulators have issued a warning that people who have a history of “significant” allergic reactions should not currently receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine after two people who had the jab on Tuesday had allergic reactions.

Two NHS staff members in the UK who received the vaccine on the first day of the mass vaccination programme suffered an allergic reaction, the NHS in England has confirmed.