Covid vaccine for penicillin allergy

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Asked for Female, 38 Years

Hello doc, I have this confusion.. If one is allergic to penicillin then can he or she get vaccinated for covid?? If so, which vaccine is better? Covaxin or covishield or any other? As there is lot of debate if ppl who have allergies can take vaccine...covaxin or covishield? Secondly I wanted to know is Penicillin allergy hereditary? If someone in family is allergic does it mean others too might be allergic? Kindly answer all the questions.

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Dr. Ravneet Kaur General Physician 19 yrs exp Ludhiana · Accepted Answer

Dr. Ravneet Kaur

General Physician 19 yrs exp Ludhiana

Get ur self vaccinated...penicillin allergy is not inherited

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