[HN Gopher] CDC, FDA see possible link between Pfizer's bivalent...
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       CDC, FDA see possible link between Pfizer's bivalent shot and
       strokes
        
       Author : daVe23hu
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2023-01-13 20:42 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | daVe23hu wrote:
       | The CDC and FDA announced on Friday that their surveillance
       | system flagged a possible link between the new Pfizer-BioNTech
       | bivalent Covid-19 vaccine and strokes in people aged 65 and over,
       | but said they were continuing to recommend the shots.
        
         | shishy wrote:
         | It's a little misleading to only copy that paragraph.
         | 
         | Slightly further below they also say:
         | 
         | > "Although the totality of the data currently suggests that it
         | is very unlikely that the signal ... represents a true clinical
         | risk, we believe it is important to share this information with
         | the public, as we have in the past, when one of our safety
         | monitoring systems detects a signal," the statement said.
         | 
         | Probably they found some slight correlation but need to confirm
         | causality, and it's hard because older people are likely on
         | other drugs that increase stroke risk in general.
         | 
         | Unless I'm missing something it seems like continuing to
         | recommend it but investigating sounds appropriate (when weighed
         | against the risk of getting covid)?
         | 
         | Also I'm assuming the surveillance is the FDA Sentinel
         | initiative?
        
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