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Since the beginning of vaccination against COVID-19, more than 1,6 million Poles have received at least one dose. In some cases, adverse vaccine reactions have occurred following administration of the vaccine. How many have been recorded since the start of vaccination? What were the most common disorders? How many of them were serious? Get to know the details of the government’s report on this subject.
- From the first day of vaccination to February 6, there were 1 thousand. 393 adverse vaccine reactions
- 1 thousand 174 NOPs were mild – that is, redness and brief soreness at the injection site appeared after the COVID-19 vaccine was administered
- Fatalities have also been reported shortly after receiving a dose of the vaccine. Until February 5, there were 12 of them. However, note – it cannot be stated unequivocally that their cause was vaccination. The ministry includes them in the statistics because the death occurred immediately after vaccination
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Post-vaccination adverse reactions (NOP) from the beginning of vaccination in Poland
Serious side effects of the vaccine – this is what we are most concerned about with the COVID-19 vaccination (results from the MedTvoiLokony editorial poll). Meanwhile, since the beginning of the National Immunization Program, i.e. from December 27, 2020, more than 1,6 million doses of the vaccine have been distributed, there are over 450 vaccinated people (i.e. people who received both doses). Poles. How many adverse reactions have occurred during this time?
A medical condition that occurred within four weeks of vaccination is the official definition of Adverse Vaccine Reaction (NOP). The exception is the administration of the tuberculosis vaccine. In this case, the time criterion is more than four weeks. In general, therefore, an undesirable vaccination event is a deterioration in health (often temporary and mild) that occurs within a certain period of time after vaccination (gov.pl/web/szczepimysie)
According to the report of the Ministry of Health prepared on the basis of reports to the State Sanitary Inspection, from the first day of vaccination to February 6, there were 1 thousand. 393 adverse vaccine reactions. Most of them – 1 thousand. 174 were mild, that is, after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, there was redness and short-term soreness at the injection site.
What other disorders were observed? In some cases, after taking a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the following were observed: dryness or a metallic taste in the mouth, pain in the muscles, bones or joints, numbness in the limbs. Sometimes there was a fever – even above 40 degrees, sudden pressure drops, fainting.
- Side effects from COVID-19 vaccines. How common are they? How many were recorded in Poland?
Most of the patients who experienced adverse vaccine reactions did not require hospitalization. There were also people who were discharged home after several hours of observation. In some cases, however, the development of NOP after vaccination required hospitalization (this does not mean, however, that the cause of all of them was vaccination). It took place, inter alia, in patients with: stroke, epilepsy, cardiac arrhythmias, attacks of ventricular tachycardia, atrial flutter, left-sided paresis and weakened muscle strength.
Cases of deaths recorded in the NOP report
Fatalities have also been reported shortly after receiving a dose of the vaccine. By February 5, there were 12 of them. However, attention – it cannot be stated unequivocally that their cause was vaccination. The ministry includes them in the statistics because the death occurred immediately after vaccination. What are these cases? The resort provides:
On January 22, in Oleśnica (Lower Silesia), a man developed a fever, arterial pressure dropped, and he developed tachycardia and cardiac arrest.
On January 5, a patient with underlying diseases, atherosclerosis, hypertension, and circulatory failure died in Krakow. According to the doctor, the patient’s death was not related to the administration of the vaccine.
On January 27, in the Ciechanów (Mazowieckie) poviat, a man experienced sudden dyspnea, saturation dropped to 82%, heart rate jumped to 120, he lost consciousness and cardiac arrest.
January 29, p. Brzeziński (Łódź Voivodeship). A woman vaccinated three days earlier has died. The family reports that in the evening she felt abdominal pain, which also persisted in the following days. The pain was self-treated at home with painkillers and spasmolytic drugs – with no significant improvement. The patient did not contact the POZ clinic all this time. According to the Ministry of Health, it is uncertain whether the vaccination could have had an impact on the death, therefore the event is reported as NOP
On January 29, Mysłowice (Śląskie Voivodeship), a woman who had a fever of 27 degrees from January 38,4, died. The patient had diarrhea and vomiting. Pulmonary edema has occurred (suspected pneumonia).
February 2 Siemianowice Śląskie (Śląskie Voivodeship). A man who was suffering from severe musculoskeletal pain and weakness died. He was not hospitalized, and the family refused to agree to the proposed post-mortem examination. The death was most likely of cardiac causes.
February 2, Lubliniec (Silesia). The man died a week after vaccination. Rupture of the ascending aortic aneurysm was given as the cause.
February 3, Warsaw – a patient with comorbidities after a heart attack died.
February 3 – a woman from Gdynia died. She had a “hypertonic-hyporesponsive episode with unconsciousness and apnea”. A possible cause of death was a sudden thromboembolic event.
February 3 – a resident of Gdynia died burdened with numerous diseases. The cause of death has not been established.
February 4 – pov. bialski (lubelskie voivodeship), a woman died
February 5 – a man from Warsaw suffered limb paralysis, cyanosis, dyspnoea, death.
The full report can be found at gov.pl/web/szczepimysie.
Specialists emphasize that it is not possible to completely eliminate the risk associated with vaccination, not only the one against COVID-19, but all of them. Even so, the risk of contracting COVID-19 is much greater than the risk of vaccine complications. The Ministry of Health reminds that everyone who has been vaccinated against COVID-19 remains under surveillance at the vaccination point. “As a result, in the event of any disturbing symptom, those in need can receive quick and professional help”.
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