The COVID-19 vaccine has boasted a good safety profile, but given the unprecedented speed of its rollout, discoveries about its side effects are still being made. An assortment of adverse events has been reported following vaccination with the leading Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine. Although neurological symptoms have generally been soft, a new report has outlined four facial side effects which have been less widely discussed.
The report, titled Cumulative Analysis of Post-authorisation Adverse Event Reports, lists face oedema, facial paralysis, facial paresis and faciobrachial dystonic seizure as potential adverse events linked to the vaccine.
The report states: “Due to the large numbers of spontaneous adverse event reports received for the product, the MAH has prioritised the processing of serious cases, […].”
The authors state that through February 2021, a total of 42,086 case reports were issued, containing 158,893 adverse events.
“Most cases were received from United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France, Portugal, and Spain; the remaining were distributed among 56 other countries,” explains the report.
READ MORE: Pfizer vaccine side effects: New documents uncover a shocking 158,000 adverse events
Facial paralysis
Facial paralysis, also known as Bell’s palsy, causes weakness that tends to be more pronounced on one side of the face.
The side effect may cause the eyelid or corner of the mouth to droop and can be treated with a 10-day cause of steroids.
The condition typically results from damage to the facial nerve, causing pain and discomfort.
The Lancet released a study earlier this year, which it concluded by saying: “Our findings suggest an overall increased risk of Bell’s palsy after CoronaVac vaccination.
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