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FDA to Warn of COVID Vaccine Link to Rare Nerve Disorder That Can Cause Paralysis
by Jack Davis
July 12, 2021 at 4:12pm
The Food and Drug Administration is adding a new warning for Americans who get the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine based on reports of a rare nerve disease in those who received the shots.
“Reports of adverse events following use of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine under emergency use authorization suggest an increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome during the 42 days following vaccination,” the FDA said in a letter dated Monday to Janssen Biotech, the division of Johnson & Johnson that developed the vaccine.
About 100 preliminary reports of Guillain-Barré have been reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Washington Post reported.
Of those, 95 were serious and required the patient to be hospitalized, the FDA said. One person has died.
The FDA will stop short of saying the vaccine caused the disease.