The European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has approved two new, rare side effects associated with the use of vaccines by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary Janssen and AstraZeneca, LETA informed the State Agency of Medicines. ).
Rare side effects with J&J are venous thromboembolism and immune thrombocytopenia, while AstraZeneca has been shown to have one of these, immune thrombocytopenia. However, the EZA decided that Covid-19’s benefits are greater than its risks.
The MAH emphasized the need for healthcare professionals to evaluate the suitability of these vaccines for people at risk for these possible side effects. If a person has a history of immune thrombocytopenia, the physician should evaluate the risk of low platelet counts prior to vaccination, and monitoring of platelet counts is recommended after vaccination.
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Information on these two side effects has been sent to healthcare professionals and vaccinators in Latvia.
The MAH also urges residents who have received J&J and AstraZeneca vaccines in the last month to pay attention and seek immediate medical attention if shortness of breath, chest pain, leg pain, swelling of the legs, persistent abdominal pain, spontaneous bleeding or haemorrhage occurs. minor subcutaneous haemorrhages. When diagnosed in time, both of these diseases respond effectively to treatment, ZVA emphasized.
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According to estimates by LETA, according to the National Health Service (NSS), 25,387 people have received the J&J vaccine in the last month, and 12,685 people have been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
These vaccines are not given to teenagers.-
The Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine, which has been received by 125,040 people in the last month, is many times more popular in Latvia.
The MAH indicates that the most common side effects with Covid-19 vaccines are usually mild to moderate and resolve within a few days of vaccination. These include flu-like symptoms such as fever, fever, headache, dizziness, tiredness, drowsiness, muscle and joint pain, and nausea, diarrhea, vomiting.
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