to say that it's a shame that I have to worry about it. It puts me between a rock and a hard place to choose between covid or a possible anaphylactic reaction to the vaccine. Because of my age, asthma, and an autoimmune disorder (not uncommon for people with multiple allergies), I am a high risk for a covid.
I'm not sure why you brought up toxic sensitivities in your first post since my earlier posts were about a potential allergic reaction, e.g. the two in Britain and a couple in the US, and not about toxicity. Toxicity I don't worry about, since I know meds are tested before getting approval. But the reactions in Britain were definitely allergic ones, not a toxicity, since they were treated with epi pens. Based on those, the manufacturer and doctors have advised people with prior extreme allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) to be cautious about the vaccines.
The problem for people who have allergies is that if they have had anaphylactic reactions before, especially to more than one substance, they know that the possibility exists when an injection contains a substance that is common enough, like PEG, that they have already been exposed to it a number of times.
For example, you mentioned the presence of PEG in tomatoes. I am very allergic to fresh tomatoes, but can easily tolerate cooked ones. I learned years ago in a biology course that cooking causes proteins in the tomatoes to become denatured, so that the denatured form slips right past my immune system undetected.
I have both IgE and IgG allergic reactions to inhaled and ingested substances, as well as skin contact reactions, so some are immediate and some are delayed. Ironically, the one thing that most people are allergic to does not affect me at all - poison ivy. Go figure.
I might get the vaccine in a medical office and remain there for 30 minutes in case I have a reaction. I would also request an epi pen in case I get a delayed reaction after leaving the office.
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