A recent official statistic from Sweden shows that there have been more than 30,000 cases of side effects from the country’s new crown vaccinations, with the majority of cases occurring among those who received AstraZeneca vaccines.
According to the report, the Swedish Medicinal Products Agency said that as of last week, it had received 31,844 reports of adverse reactions after vaccination. Of these, there were 2,103 cases of side effects from vaccination with the US Modena vaccine and 9,117 cases of side effects from vaccination with the US Pfizer vaccine.
The report describes that while there were 19,961 reports of adverse reactions after vaccination with AstraZeneca vaccine in the UK. The report further said that the AstraZeneca vaccinations so far account for only about 26 percent of the approximately 2.7 million current vaccinations in Sweden, while its side effect reports account for more than half of all vaccine side effect reports, which is about 63 percent.
The most common side effects after receiving the three vaccines were fever and headache, while other adverse reactions included nausea, dizziness and joint pain, the report said.
Halberg, an official at the Swedish Medicinal Products Agency, told Swedish media that “it is unusual to receive so many reports of side effects,” according to the report. In this regard, he explained the possible reasons for this situation, namely due to public concern over the new vaccine.
According to the report, Halberg also claimed that the AstraZeneca vaccine’s side effect data may have been “exaggerated” as well. He explained that because many young people and healthcare workers are the main recipients of these vaccines, they are more likely to report problems such as side effects if they are more knowledgeable about the technology.