Covid-19 vaccines were responsible for seven out of every 10 reports of suspected adverse reactions to human medicines in Ireland last year.
New figures published by the Health Products Regulatory Authority show 17,946 reports of adverse reactions filed with the regulatory body for medicines in 2021 were related to Covid-19 vaccines out of a total of 25,622 reports received.
The total number of adverse reactions reported to the HPRA last year by healthcare professionals and the public was more than three times the annual total for 2020.
