Changes in incidence rates of outcomes of interest in vaccine safety studies during the COVID-19 pandemic

CONCLUSION: Rates of some clinical outcomes during the pandemic changed and should not be used as historical background rates in vaccine safety studies. Inclusion of telehealth visits should be considered for vaccine studies involving Bell's palsy, ITP, and narcolepsy/cataplexy.PMID:35465977 | DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2022.04.037

Source: Vaccine - April 25, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Stanley Xu Vennis Hong Lina S Sy Sungching C Glenn Denison S Ryan Kerresa L Morrissette Jennifer C Nelson Simon J Hambidge Bradley Crane Ousseny Zerbo Malini B DeSilva Jason M Glanz James G Donahue Elizabeth Liles Jonathan Duffy Lei Qian Source Type: research