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UK adds nerve disorder as rare side-effect of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine – Metro US

UK adds nerve disorder as rare side-effect of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Medical worker prepares a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at
Medical worker prepares a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Ronquieres

(Reuters) – The UK drug regulator added an extremely rare nerve-damaging disorder, Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), as a very rare side effect of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, updates on the agency’s website showed on Thursday.

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) decision comes after the European medicines agency added GBS as a possible side-effect last month.

(Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)