Milk or Egg Desensitisation Programme

Download a pdf of our booklet called Children’s vaccinations and suspected milk or egg sensitivity

If you suspect that your child has a reaction to eggs or milk, it is best

to embark on a desensitising programme prior to receiving the single vaccinations of measles, rubella and mumps. Mumps vaccines for both single and MMR triple vaccinations are cultured on chick embryo cell cultures.

Breakspear Hospital specialises in treatment of allergies. We use a treatment called low-dose immunotherapy (also known as provocation/neutralisation). The technique is entirely safe in our experienced hands and usually employs intradermal skin tests of sequentially lower concentrations of antigens, until a wheal response that does not increase in size is obtained. With children, similar readings are available by putting a series of small doses of substances under the tongue and monitoring the symptoms until one dose is selected which suits the individual. Once the correct dosage is determined, an allergy vaccine is specially made and should be administered regularly for a period of up to 3 months. Over 3,000 doctors worldwide use this method of treating allergies.

If you would like further information on egg or milk sensitivities, which includes an easy to follow guide to determining if your child's sensitivity is acute and specific actions to follow in the desensitising treatment, dowload a pdf of our information booklet called Children’s vaccinations and suspected milk or egg sensitivity or request a copy by email or by telephoning our MMR appointment line 01442 867 280.