PFIZER BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE – UPDATED GUIDANCE ON MANAGING ALLERGIC REACTIONS

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PFIZER BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE - UPDATED GUIDANCE ON MANAGING ALLERGIC REACTIONS

Attached for info from Dr Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer; Professor Charlotte McArdle, Chief Nursing Officer; and Cathy Harrison, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer.

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