Safety profiles of EU-approved COVID-19 vaccines

Rubrik: Arzneimittelwesen

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Nakad R | Fischer B

Safety profiles of EU-approved COVID-19 vaccines / What we know so far – Part 2*Part 1 of this article see Pharm. Ind. 2021;83(12):1563–1572. · Nakad R, Fischer B · SCRATCH Pharmacovigilance GmbH & Co. KG, Butzbach
In Apr. 2021, the EMA began to analyse the occurrence of capillary leak syndrome after vaccination with Vaxzevria. Capillary leak syndrome (CLS) is a rare disorder with massive, disseminated leakage of fluid from the small blood vessels and capillaries into the surrounding tissue leading to a rapid drop of blood pressure and tissue swelling accompanied by haemoconcentration and hypalbuminaemia [ 77 ], possibly manifesting in a life-threatening condition with hypovolemic shock and multiple organ failure [ 78 ]. 5 cases had been reported at that time to the European safety database EudraVigilance with 34 Mio. doses of Vaxzevria administered [ 53 ]. ...

Safety profiles of EU-approved COVID-19 vaccines

Rubrik: Arzneimittelwesen

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Nakad R | Fischer B

Safety profiles of EU-approved COVID-19 vaccines / What we know so far – Part 1 · Nakad R, Fischer B · SCRATCH Pharmacovigilance GmbH & Co. KG, Butzbach
The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has massively influenced everyone’s life since its outbreak in Wuhan City, China in Dec. 2019. Initial genomic sequencing indicated the emergence of a novel Corona Virus (CoV) strain (2019-nCoV), which has later been termed severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV-2 (SARS-CoV-2) [1]. The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared an outbreak of the disease on 11 th  March 2020 [2]. At that time, the first clinical trials with COVID-19 vaccines had already been planned. As of today, the WHO has documented a total of more than 300 COVID-19 programs [3]. Worldwide, the first Corona vaccine, named Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac) ...