FDA adds second warning to J&J's Covid-19 vaccine on data linking it to rare nerve condition
The J&J Covid-19 vaccine has been linked to a second rare but serious side effect.
The FDA issued a warning Monday afternoon that there are data “connecting the shot to an increased risk” of Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare condition where the body’s immune system attacks its nerves. The FDA said that there were 100 preliminary reports of the syndrome out of the 12.5 million people who received the vaccine. No such relationship was seen between the Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines and the autoimmune condition.
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