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  • 2021-11-09 (xsd:date)
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  • Is This COVID-19 'Vaccine Side Effects' Poster Real? (en)
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  • In November 2021, an image was circulated on social media that supposedly showed a poster from the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), a regulatory body in Ireland, listing Bell's palsy and sudden death as COVID-19 vaccine side effects: This is not a genuine poster from HPRA. The HPRA added a page to its website to address Misleading Vaccine Information. This section starts with a paragraph noting that the HPRA does not produce COVID-19 vaccination posters and that any posters floating around on social media or in print likely contain false information: The HPRA does not produce COVID-19 vaccination posters. Any COVID-19 vaccination posters circulating – whether in print or via social media – that are portrayed as being from the HPRA are likely to be fabricated and to contain false or misleading information. The COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be both safe and highly effective. While some people may experience side effects, these side effects are generally mild and momentary. The CDC writes: The most common side effects of the COVID-19 vaccines are pain, redness, or swelling on the arm where you received your shot, and momentary fatigue, fever, headaches, or chills. The FDA writes regarding the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: Neither the FDA, the CDC, nor the HPRA listed Bell's palsy as a common side effect. While Bell's palsy is not a common side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine, a very small number of people did report temporary symptoms during clinical trials of the vaccine. According to Reuters, there were 16 reported cases of Bell's palsy out of 537,000 people who took the Pfizer vaccine. However, the FDA found these cases insufficient for FDA to conclude that these cases were causally related to vaccination. (en)
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