U.K. warns those with severe allergies should avoid COVID-19 vaccine for now

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine caused an allergic reaction in two health-care workers in the U.K. prompting warnings from health officials there for people with severe allergies to hold off taking the vaccine.

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