Stroke Risk With Pfizer Shot Announced

The CDC and FDA announced that their vaccine safety tracker flagged a potential safety issue in Pfizer's bivalent COVID-19 shot: an increased risk of stroke in people ages 65 and over.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• People ages 65 and older who received Pfizer’s updated (bivalent) COVID-19 booster shot may be at increased risk of stroke

• The CDC’s Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) flagged the potential safety issue, revealing that those 65 and over were more likely to have an ischemic stroke 21 days after receiving Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 shot compare…