How a Novel Approach of Allergy Call Center Improved the Management of the Anti-COVID Vaccination Campaign in Piedmont: Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The anti-COVID vaccination campaign has led to a significant increase in the demand for allergology consultations in patients considered at risk of reaction to anti-COVID-19 vaccines. This study aims to describe the experience of the vaccination campaign held in Piedmont (Italy) which developed a new service of Allergy Call Center (ACC) thus providing for the screening and management of allergy high-risk patients during pandemic.

Study design

A retrospective analysis was performed on all patients considered at high risk for the development of allergic reactions who were referred by the Immunology and Allergy Unit of Azienda Ospedaliera Ordine Mauriziano in Turin, Italy, between December 2020 and December 2022 and also on ACC consultations.

Methods

During the

SUBMITTER: Badiu I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11652545 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature