Europe, Israel Say No Signs Updated Pfizer Shot Linked to Stroke

A man is given a COVID-19 vaccine in Chelsea, Mass., on Feb. 16, 2021. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

Authorities in Europe and Israel say they haven’t identified a safety signal for stroke related to Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 vaccine.

“As to your question on stroke, EMA [European Medicines Agency] can confirm that to date no such signal has been identified in the EU,” a spokesperson for the European Medicines Agency told The Epoch Times via email on Jan. 20.