CDC reports small number of COVID-19 vaccine side effects
Posted on AllSides February 19th, 2021
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The number of side effects from coronavirus vaccines in the United States appears to be small.
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that of the nearly 13.8 million people vaccinated with either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine between Dec. 14 and Jan. 13, only 6,994 experienced an adverse event. That’s a rate of 507 per 1 million doses given, or about 0.05%.
Of those, 640 experienced side effects that are considered serious, including life-threatening illness, hospitalization, or permanent disability, or died.
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