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[|Human|] My friend s son (5.5 month old) has been diagnosed with G6PD from birth and last week he was given a taste of some chocolate cream on a cake and developed facial and eye swelling which required a trip down to the ER for jab to relieve the effect. (? Egg allergy induced). Now the mum is wondering if the boy could proceed with MMR vaccination or is there an alternative.
[|AI|]  Hello,first, the swelling had nothing to do with G6PD deficiency. G6PD deficiency has nothing to do with allergic reactions. It only causes hemolysis (red blood cell destruction) under certain circumstances (inciting Chat Doctor. Regarding the MMR vaccine, egg allergy is not supposed to cause problems and the vaccination can be done. You can also read the MMR summary of product characteristics (SPC) for the details, if you'd like. You can contact me again, if you have more questions about it. I'll be glad to help. Kind Regards!