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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Natasha May

Two very rare Covid vaccine side-effects detected in global study of 99 million

A dose of the new Moderna spikevax autumn Covid booster vaccination
Findings published in journal Vaccine compared the rates of 13 brain, blood, and heart conditions in people after they received the Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccine. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Two new but exceptionally rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects – a neurological disorder and inflammation of the spinal cord – have been detected by researchers in the largest vaccine safety study to date.

The study of more than 99 million people from Australia, Argentina, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, New Zealand and Scotland also confirmed how rare known vaccine complications are, with researchers confirming that the benefits of Covid-19 vaccines still “vastly outweigh the risks”.

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