In the MMWR Recommendations and Reports entitled "Update:
Vaccine Side Effects, Adverse Reactions, Contraindications, and
Precautions -- Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP)," the first complete paragraph on
page 10 should read: "OPV should not be administered to persons
who have experienced an anaphylactic reaction to a previous dose
of OPV." The next paragraph should read: "IPV should not be
administered to persons who have experienced a) an anaphylactic
reaction following a previous dose of IPV or b) an anaphylactic
reaction to streptomycin, polymyxin B, or neomycin."
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