(NewsNation) — A new study has found a possible link between the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and possible neurological, blood and heart-related symptoms.
New research published in vaccineThe study is the largest of its kind since the pandemic began, and could reignite the debate over the risks and benefits of vaccines.
Over the past three years, more than 13.5 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide. The World Health Organization recently announced that vaccination has saved at least 1.5 million lives in Europe alone.
The study linked the vaccine to a small increase in neurological, blood and heart-related conditions such as myocarditis, pericarditis and Guillain-Barre syndrome.
The researchers stressed that the association between vaccines and side effects does not prove that the vaccine is the cause, and that side effects are rare.
Of the more than 99 million people studied, researchers observed 190 cases of Guillian-Barré syndrome and 69 cases of blood disorders. Guillian-Barré syndrome usually develops after a viral infection, but in rare cases it has also been linked to vaccines.
The coronavirus infection itself can also cause side effects that affect the heart, such as myocarditis.
Among those who have experienced side effects is George Watts Jr., a 24-year-old New York resident who died from vaccine-related myocarditis two years ago. This symptom has been cited as a possible side effect of the Pfizer vaccine.
In a long-standing partisan battle, Republicans oppose vaccine mandates and say they should be rushed to market, while Democrats push for mandates in the name of public health for all Americans. are doing.
Nearly 7 million people around the world have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began in March 2020, including more than 1 million Americans.
