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Among nearly 43 million people in England, ages 13 and older, who received at least one dose and up to 3 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, fewer than 3,000 people (0.007%) were hospitalized or died with myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, during the study period of December 1, 2020 through December 15, 2021.
Researchers from across the UK, led by the University of Oxford, have today reported on the risks of developing neurological complications following a positive COVID-19 PCR test, or a first dose of either the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccinations.
Coronavirus infection is linked with a greater risk of rare neurological complications than having a first vaccine dose, according to University of Oxford-led research.
Haemorrhagic strokes happen when a blood vessel inside the skull bursts and bleeds inside or around the brain. Possible treatment includes medicine or surgery. Another co-lead author doctor Lahiru Handunnetthi said: “These neurological complications were very rare, but awareness of these will be important for patient care during mass vaccination programmes across the world.” Co-author […]