The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that it has not seen evidence yet to suggest that the Pfizer Inc (PFE.N)/BioNTech and Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccines are causing additional side effects.
Europe's drug regulator, the European Medicines Agency , said on Wednesday it was studying whether a small number of incidences of skin rashes and two kidney disorders were linked to the vaccines."FDA is aware of the EMA report. To date, we have not seen any safety signals for the adverse events identified in the report," FDA spokesperson Abby Capobianco said in a statement.
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