Singapore information for bivalent COVID-19 vaccines doesn’t present elevated threat of stroke: MOH

SINGAPORE: Knowledge in Singapore on the bivalent COVID-19 vaccines doesn’t present an elevated threat of ischaemic stroke linked to both of the up to date Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech pictures, stated the Ministry of Well being (MOH) on Saturday (Jan 14). 

The Well being Ministry’s assertion comes after US federal well being authorities launched an investigation into a preliminary safety concern about a potential increased risk of stroke in seniors who obtained the bivalent vaccine.

“In Singapore, the native information accrued for the bivalent vaccines right now doesn’t present an elevated threat of ischaemic stroke after receiving both the Moderna or the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty bivalent vaccine,” stated MOH.

“The security profile of the bivalent mRNA vaccines has been noticed to be much like that of their monovalent variations.”

An ischaemic stroke, often known as mind ischaemia, is attributable to blockages in arteries that carry blood to the mind.

The preliminary security concern concerning the Pfizer bivalent shot was detected by one of many US Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention’s monitoring methods referred to as the vaccine security datalink (VSD).

It uncovered a potential security concern by which individuals aged 65 and older had been extra more likely to have an ischaemic stroke 21 days after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech bivalent shot, in contrast with days 22 to 44.

Nevertheless, the US CDC said in a statement on Friday that it’s “most unlikely” that Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 shot carries an elevated threat of stroke for individuals aged 65 and older.

No different surveillance system has detected an identical security concern up to now, stated the well being company.

“A big examine of up to date (bivalent) vaccines (from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) utilizing the Facilities for Medicare and Medicaid Providers database revealed no elevated threat of ischaemic stroke,” stated the US CDC.

It additionally famous that different nations haven’t noticed an elevated threat for ischaemic stroke with the up to date bivalent vaccines, including that the matter requires extra investigation.