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Story summary
- Bailey Cary rushed her son Oliver to urgent care after a wasp sting caused rapid facial swelling.
- Oliver received a steroid injection at urgent care.
- Oliver recovered shortly after the injection.
- CDC estimates 0.5 %–3 % of U.S. adults risk systemic reactions to stinging insects and recorded 788 deaths from 2011-2021.
- Cary urges parents to stay vigilant for unknown allergies after her son's unexpected reaction.