No Link Between Pfizer COVID Shot and Stroke

Pfizer COVID Shot and Stroke

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is a mRNA vaccine that was developed by Pfizer and BioNTech to protect against COVID-19

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Israel has not found any link between Pfizer vaccine and stroke

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On Friday, the CDC and FDA announced that a potential safety concern was identified in a CDC vaccine database

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Older Persons experiencing an ischemic stroke 21 days after receiving the Pfizer/BioNTech bivalent shot

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Ischemic stroke occurs when the blood flow to the brain is blocked due to the narrowing or blockage of the arteries

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The vaccine works by teaching the body's cells how to make a protein that triggers an immune response,

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The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in December 2020

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