The best way to prevent food allergies is to introduce the most common allergenic foods to babies early in life, as research evidence for peanut and egg has shown. Even during the current Covid-19 pandemic, the benefits of allergy prevention outweigh the very small risk of a severe reaction.
The most recent Canadian recommendations continue to apply during the Covid-19 pandemic. The recommendations encourage parents to introduce allergenic foods to babies as soon as they start eating solids around six months, but not before four months of age. This applies to lower-risk infants as well, but is especially important for babies who are at higher risk of allergy due to eczema, other food allergies or an immediate family history of an allergic condition.
In the unlikely event that infants have a severe reaction and need to go to the emergency room, the risk of acquiring Covid-19 is also extremely low when proper infection control measures are adhered to. The risk of an infant dying from Covid-19 in the unlikely event that it is acquired while visiting the emergency room is even more remote since children have milder disease symptoms.
Parents can introduce these foods one at a time, always in an age-appropriate way for their baby, and without delays between the introduction of new foods. Allergic reactions usually appear very quickly, so parents can gauge reaction within a couple of hours following the meal.
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