Study Raises Alarm Over Covid Vaccine Triggering Herpes Infections
April 20th 2021, 4:05 pm
Researchers find risk of developing herpes zoster, also known as shingles, likely rises for patients with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIIRD).
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Researchers have discovered through an Israeli study that a herpes infection could be triggered by Covid-19 vaccinations for certain patients with underlying conditions.
The study identified six individuals who developed a rash known as herpes zoster after receiving the Pfizer vaccine. Five developed the rash after their first dose of the vaccination, and the sixth developed it after the second dose.
Herpes zoster causes a red, itchy rash to develop on the skin and it could eventually lead to complications such as nerve damage.
Shingles could be new but rare side effect of Covid vaccine, docs discover
Apr 21 2021, 5:00 ET
Updated: Apr 21 2021, 5:52 ET
SHINGLES could be a new but rare side effect of the coronavirus vaccine, doctors have discovered.
Experts in Israel found that patients with certain autoimmune diseases who received the Pfizer/BioNTech jab were more likely to develop the rash than those without the condition.
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Side effects can occur with any medication, including vaccines.
They are always listed on the product information leaflet which comes with the medication.
Most people who have a Covid jab won’t suffer any side effects but for those who have experienced them, the most common include pain at the site of injection and fatigue.
Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine May Trigger Shingles in Certain Patients: Study
The mRNA Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine may trigger herpes zoster or shingles in certain patients after just one dose, a new study suggests.
Scientists in Israel found that six women with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases developed herpes zoster infections within three to 14 days of receiving either the first or second dose of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, according to a study published in the journal Rheumatology.
The researchers from Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Carmel Medical Center in Haifa found that people with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases were more likely to develop the infection.
Follow RT on Researchers have discovered through an Israeli study that a herpes infection could be triggered by Covid-19 vaccinations for certain patients with underlying conditions.
The study identified six individuals who developed a rash known as herpes zoster after receiving the Pfizer vaccine. Five developed the rash after their first dose of the vaccination, and the sixth developed it after the second dose.
Herpes zoster causes a red, itchy rash to develop on the skin and it could eventually lead to complications such as nerve damage.
The six who developed the herpes infection all had mild cases of autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases and were below the age of 50.
Out of 491 patients, six people or 1.2 percent experienced the infection, researchers said.
The six patients all have mild cases of autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases and were young, though the infection is generally more common in those over the age of 50. That is why we reported on it, Dr. Victoria Furer, the lead author, told the outlet.
Five of them developed herpes zoster after the first dose and the sixth got it after the second.
But it’s still unclear whether the vaccine caused the cases of herpes zoster. We cannot say the vaccine is the cause at this point, Furer told the outlet. We can say it might be a trigger in some patients.