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CDC identifies possible 'safety concern' for certain people receiving COVID vaccines

2023-01-14

[FoxNews] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that a preliminary COVID-19 vaccine "safety signal" has been identified and is investigating whether the Bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine creates an increased risk of ischemic stroke in people 65 and older.

In the Friday statement, the CDC said that the preliminary signal hasn't been identified with the Bivalent Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.

"Following the availability and use of the updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines, CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD), a near real-time surveillance system, met the statistical criteria to prompt additional investigation into whether there was a safety concern for ischemic stroke in people ages 65 and older who received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent," the CDC said.

"Rapid-response investigation of the signal in the VSD raised a question of whether people 65 and older who have received the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, Bivalent were more likely to have an ischemic stroke in the 21 days following vaccination compared with days 22-44 following vaccination."

According to the CDC, an ischemic stroke "occurs when blood clots or other particles block the blood vessels to the brain."

In the statement, the CDC pointed out that a large study of updated bivalent vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech "using the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services database revealed no increased risk of ischemic stroke."

The agency also said that the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) managed by CDC and FDA has not seen an increase in reporting of ischemic strokes following the updated (bivalent) vaccine.

In a statement to Fox News Digital, a spokesperson for Pfizer said, "Pfizer and BioNTech have been made aware of limited reports of ischemic stroke that have been observed in the CDC Vaccine Safety DataLink (VSD) database in people 65 and older following vaccination with the Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech."

"Neither Pfizer and BioNTech nor the CDC or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have observed similar findings across numerous other monitoring systems in the U.S. and globally and there is no evidence to conclude that ischemic stroke is associated with the use of the companies’ COVID-19 vaccines," the spokesperson continued.

"Compared to published incidence rates of ischemic stroke in this older population, the companies to date have observed a lower number of reported ischemic strokes following the vaccination with the Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent vaccine. The CDC continues to recommend vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for all authorized ages and indications."

The CDC isn't recommending a change in vaccine practice.

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel said that this isn't "proof" of a link between the vaccine and strokes.

"This is not proof. This is that they see there may be a link here, and they want to investigate it, and they're trying to be transparent," he said.

Posted by:Skidmark

#11 Now that everyone who can be strong armed into vaccination has been, the CDC and others are trying to claw back credibility. Never forget what they did. Never forget what they said.

Posted by: Hupolunter de Medici7308 2023-01-14 22:47

#10 "I'm going back in the time machine."
"Gonna kill Hitler?"
"No. Fauci and some guy called Gheyrhesus."
"All good. Trying to kill Hitler is a rookie mistake..."

Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-01-14 18:04

#9 CDC = quacks and losers who can't make it in private practice.

Posted by: Regular joe 2023-01-14 17:08

#8 Now they are admitting that the Covid death toll was artificially inflated and only about 30% of the deaths were actually caused by Covid
So an admission the vaccines and lockdowns were complete baloney
It’s in the New York Times so it has to be true

Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2023-01-14 16:00

#7 Phizer Reportedly Working on Vaccine to Counteract Gas Stove Emission

Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-01-14 11:45

#6 though that's unlikely at this point

Well, if you shoot someone coming at you with a syringe...

Posted by: Skidmark 2023-01-14 09:13

#5 I got lucky. Was suspicious from the start, but it seemed at the height of the hysteria that not being vaxxed would be a problem. I got the J&J (not mRNA) vaxx and no boosters. Have had no problems.

Won't get any more of these "shots" even if there's imprisonment involved, though that's unlikely at this point.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-01-14 08:43

#4 Yet the political response is one of denial, disengagement, and delay.

Name your favorite .gov agency.

Dept of Edu: security, 6yo shooter, dropping STEM scores...
Dept of Trans[sic]: FAA outage, baby formula supply chain, fuel costs...
Dept of Defense: vax layoffs and recruiting nightmare...
Dept of Health: vax, 75 year Pfizer cover, clots and cardiac...

Posted by: Skidmark 2023-01-14 08:43

#3 Kinda late ain't it? Glad I didn't fall for this bullshit.

Posted by: Chris 2023-01-14 08:39

#2
I quit waiting on the CDC to come forwarded real research data.

There are too many respected, International Medical Research Authorities, making the CDC look like a bad version of the Keystone Cops lead by the 3 stooges.

But, I am sure the CDC will eventually release something in a few more years.... likely after enough of the Gene Pool has been screwed up by mRNA and whatever agenda mission has been accomplished.

The NHS is not in crisis; it is in collapse. Excess deaths are running at alarming levels and can’t be explained away by the pandemic. The indicators for the health service are on red alert. Yet the political response is one of denial, disengagement, and delay. Workable solutions are absent. A healthy workforce is a prerequisite for a healthy economy (doi:10.1136/bmj.p22).21 By that logic the NHS has never been more important, but the tragedy is that the UK’s greatest asset is being burnt on the pyre of political ideology.

Posted by: NN2N1 2023-01-14 08:17

#1 CDC and FDA say they're investigating possible link between Pfizer's bivalent Covid booster and strokes in seniors over age of 65 — but officials have 'no concerns at this time'

Posted by: Skidmark 2023-01-14 02:27

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