All about two rare Covid-19 vaccine side effects detected in a study

Two new rare side effects of Covid-19 vaccine have been uncovered by a recent study published in international journal Vaccine..

Researchers working as part of the Global Vaccine Data Network identified acute disseminated encephalomyelitis an inflammation and swelling in the brain and spinal cord and the same has been linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine..

The study also confirmed that Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have rare side-effects of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (swelling of the thin sac covering the heart) apart from Guillain-Barr syndrome (where the immune system attacks the nerves) and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (a type of blood clot in the brain) as rare side effects linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine..

The first rare side effect that the study found out is a neurological disorder called Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, which is linked with AstraZeneca vaccine..

According to National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is a neurological disorder characterised by brief but widespread attacks of inflammation (swelling) in the brain and spinal cord that damages myelin..

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