A study analyzing 99 million people who received COVID vaccines found a slight increase in certain medical conditions like neurological, blood, and heart-related issues.
mRNA vaccines were linked to a higher risk of myocarditis, while viral-vector vaccines were associated with blood clots and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
The study’s lead author Kristýna Faksová of the Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark, said, “The size of the population in this study increased the possibility of identifying rare potential vaccine safety signals.”
“Single sites or regions are unlikely to have a large enough population to detect very rare signals,” her statement continued.
Dr. Marc Siegel, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center said, “The massive study and review of the data reveals some rare association of the MRNA vaccines and myocarditis, especially after the second shot, as well as an association between the Oxford Astra Zeneca adenovirus vector vaccines and Guillain Barre syndrome.”
Dr. Siegel continued, “But these risks are rare. And other studies show that the vaccine decreases the risk of myocarditis from COVID itself dramatically.”
Despite these risks, experts emphasize that the benefits of vaccination outweigh potential side effects, as the likelihood of adverse events is much higher with COVID-19 infection.
“It always comes down to a risk/benefit analysis of what you are more afraid of — the vaccine’s side effects or the virus itself, which can have long-term side effects in terms of brain fog, fatigue, cough and also heart issues,” he added.
He explained, “Denying or exaggerating a vaccine’s side effects is not good science — nor is underestimating the risks of the virus, especially in high-risk groups.”
Dr. Jacob Glanville, CEO of Centivax, said, “This study is confirming in a much larger cohort what has been previously identified in the original studies during the pandemic — myocarditis and pericarditis as a rare side effect of mRNA vaccines and clots as a rare side effect of the viral vectored vaccines.”
“The odds of all of these adverse events are still much, much higher when infected with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), so getting vaccinated is still by far the safer choice,” he continued.
The study reinforces the importance of a risk-benefit analysis for both doctors and patients when considering vaccination.
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