Safety of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine in a Nationwide Setting

Among more than 1.7 million persons, BNT162b2 vaccination was associated with increased risks of myocarditis (risk ratio, 3.24), lymphadenopathy, appendicitis, and herpes zoster infection; in comparison, Covid-19 increased the risks of myocarditis (risk ratio, 18.28), pericarditis, arrhythmia, deep-...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2021-09, Vol.385 (12), p.1078-1090
Hauptverfasser: Barda, Noam, Dagan, Noa, Ben-Shlomo, Yatir, Kepten, Eldad, Waxman, Jacob, Ohana, Reut, Hernán, Miguel A, Lipsitch, Marc, Kohane, Isaac, Netzer, Doron, Reis, Ben Y, Balicer, Ran D
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Zusammenfassung:Among more than 1.7 million persons, BNT162b2 vaccination was associated with increased risks of myocarditis (risk ratio, 3.24), lymphadenopathy, appendicitis, and herpes zoster infection; in comparison, Covid-19 increased the risks of myocarditis (risk ratio, 18.28), pericarditis, arrhythmia, deep-vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, intracranial hemorrhage, and thrombocytopenia.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa2110475