Covishield not to be taken by people severely allergic to any of its ingredients: Serum Institute

NEW DELHI: People who are severely allergic to any ingredient of the Covid-19 vaccine ‘Covishield‘ are advised not to take it, Serum Institute of India said. According to the fact sheet for the vaccine recipient by the Serum Institute of India, one should not get the Covishield vaccine if the person had a severe allergic reaction after a previous dose of this vaccine. The ingredients of Covishield vaccine are “L-Histidine, L-Histidine hydrochloride monohydrate, Magnesium chloride hexahydrate, Polysorbate 80, Ethanol, Sucrose, Sodium chloride, Disodium edetate dihydrate (EDTA), Water for injection,” Serum…