CHAPTER 9

• Jurisdiction: United States

CHAPTER 9 WHAT ARE THE RISKS OF COVID-19 VACCINES?

A critical question for counsel approached by potential litigants asks:

What Are the Likely Harmful Side Effects of COVID Vaccines?

• Moderna Vaccine (mRNA-1273): Injection site reactions; erythema, induration, and tenderness—resolved in four to five days.
• Pfizer Vaccine (BNT162b2): Short-term mild to moderate pain at the injection site, fatigue, and headache.

Note that in a trial survey, 80-89 percent of vaccinated persons developed at least one local symptom at the injection site, e.g., discomfort, and 55-83 percent developed at least one systemic symptom following vaccination, such as fever, fatigue, headache, chills, myalgia, or arthralgia.¹

A rare event may be anaphylaxis, an acute and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction. Severe anaphylaxis was not observed in either Pfizer or Moderna clinical trials. Several individuals have been hospitalized due to...