Photographer: Oliver Bunic / Bloomberg
Photographer: Oliver Bunic / Bloomberg
Pfizer Inc. and The BioNTech SE vaccine for Covid-19 is safe for the elderly, a European review found, with no link between the shot and death of vaccinated elderly people.
The review found no new side effects as the vaccine has been rolled out. The European Medicines Agency’s safety panel analyzed deaths in light of other medical conditions the people had, as well as the death rate for corresponding age groups in the general population, the EMA said in a statement. statement.
“The data showed no association with vaccination with Comirnaty,” the panel wrote, using the Pfizer-BioNTech brand name, “and the cases do not raise any safety concerns.”
Reports of deaths in Norway earlier this month raised concern around the world, with people looking at unprecedented speed for signs of possible side effects from the vaccines being introduced. Norwegian authorities have also begun to calm fears, saying there is no evidence of a causal relationship and Covid-19 is more dangerous than vaccination for most patients.
The EMA panel will publish monthly reports on the safety of Covid-19 vaccines.