Her vaccine Johnson & Johnson for coronavirus may be linked to a rare type of inflammation in the spine, he said on Thursday. European Medicines Agency. The EMA clarifies, however, that so far no causal link has been confirmed.
Η severe neurological condition that may be associated with the preparation of Johnson & Johnson, is called transverse myelitis and is an inflammation of the spine that can cause weakness and numbness of the limbs, incontinence and episodes of hypertension.
According to Reuters, this condition had led to the temporary cessation of initial clinical trials for both vaccine of J&J as well as for its vaccine AstraZeneca, which is based on the same viral vector technology.
The announcement of a possible link between the disease and the J&J vaccine is included in Coreper's latest update on the safety of all vaccines Covid-19.
According to the Agency, so far there are no clear indications of a possible link between mRNA vaccines and rare cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome.
via: Newsbeast