egg white allergy and mmr

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Hi there, I've just joined this site and hoped someone might be able to advise me. My DD is 11mths and just had an allergy blood test as she got sick and had a nettle rash on her face when I gave her eggs. The test came back she is allergic to egg white and dust mites, everything else negative. My doctor says he can't give her the mmr now until she has seen a specialist. Unfortunately that could be a year or more unless I go private which I can't afford. I'm just worried about putting off the vaccination and just wondering if this is normal procedure in the UK. I'm from UK but DD was born in Southern Ireland and that's where she gets her vaccinations etc.

Also I think I remember reading somewhere that an allergy blood test will not come back positive for something if you haven't yet been exposed to it. So could DD still be allergic to peanuts as I she has never had them before? I can't find where I read that, and think maybe I imagined it. Does anyone know about this? Doctor is not helpful, doesn't explain anything to me. Thanks for your help!

My son has a severe egg allergy and the doc wouldn't give him his first dose so he had to have it in hospital, with NO reaction. He has just had his pre-school booster at the docs (different one to before) and was absolutely fine. I was informed that the vaccine was no longer grown on eggs.

It's about time all the doctors were given the same information because it seems some doctors know it is ok whereas others don't

As a precaution DD had to have her MMR at the hospital - dreadful experience, long wait, and I just didn't feel as safe as if it had been done by the nurse at the GP as it was all a bit chaotic. However, DD was very ill for 3 weeks later - tummy problems and high temperature don't know if it was the MMR or something we picked up at the hospital play room!

In this area they want to give boosters early as lots of measles at the moment, at my GP at two years and other surgeries round here even at 18-20 months. I'm not giving her booster until her egg allergy has disappeared but her reactions are lessening significantly and she is now 22 months.

I looked into having the single jabs and I think its measles that is still cultured in egg but the MMR isn't.

My twins are severely allergic to egg and was advised by thier specialist that it was fine to have MMR at the docs and there was very minimal risk.... they were fine.

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DS1 had MMR in hospital due to egg allergy about 6 years ago.

I was told at the time that the MMR was "grown on chick embryos" (eww) - so I guess there's a debate somewhere there about whether you call a chick embryo a chicken or an egg.

DS1 had no reaction whatsoever although he was very allergic. I was told they were very rare. I was extremely glad to have the chance to have the injection in hospital - at the time I was worried enough about the MMR without the added worry of the prospect of an allergic reaction.

My son is due to have his pre-school booster in hospital.I work for my local medical practice & they have decided they do not want to have to resus k!this has put the fear of god into us & we fear what to expect.K can tolerate egg in cake/yorkshire pud but does react with hives to scrambled egg & royal icing.Can it be that bad?He had no reaction to first mmr other than slight temp & grizzle.

Our protocol for not giving the MMR in practice (I was a practice nurse) was that if a child had a proven anaphylactic reaction to egg i.e. facial swelling, breathing problems the the vaccine should be given in hospital.

If the child had an intolerance to egg that resulted in skin rashes or a gastrointestinal upset (nausea/vomiting) then it was ok to give in practice.

The vaccine is cultured on chick cells hence the need for caution where there is anaphylaxis. But I believe the risk is very small.

Chuffers, my son can't have egg at all, reacts badly even to small amounts, and he was absolutely fine with the MMR - although our local practice insisted he had it in hospital, despite his consultant paediatrician writing to them to tell them it would be OK for him to have it at the docs.

I'd heard that MMR is no longer cultivated on egg anyway, something you may want to check.