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EU lists rare nerve disorder as side-effect of J&J COVID-19 vaccine – Metro US

EU lists rare nerve disorder as side-effect of J&J COVID-19 vaccine

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and sryinge are
FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” and sryinge are seen in front of displayed J&J logo in this illustration

(Reuters) – Europe’s medicines regulator said on Thursday it had added a rare nerve-degenerating disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome, as a possible rare side effect from Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after it reviewed 108 cases reported worldwide.

“After assessing the available data, PRAC considered that a causal relationship between COVID-19 vaccine Janssen and GBS is possible,” the European Medicines Agency said, referring to its safety committee, PRAC.

(Reporting by Pushkala Aripaka in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V)