NO deaths have been linked to Pfizer and Moderna Covid jabs, a major new study has found.
The US study also revealed 92 per cent of side-effects after the vaccines were mild.
About 4,500 people died in America after having their vaccine, up to June 2021.
However nothing was found in this study to suggest a link between the two events.
Study author Dr Tom Shimabukuro said: “[It’s] reassuring that reactions to both mRNA vaccines are generally mild and subside after one or two days – confirming reports from clinical trials and post-authorisation monitoring.”
Researchers looked at “adverse events” from nearly 300 million doses.
People in the US reported side-effects using the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), run by the CDC.
The most common side-effects were headaches, fatigue, fever and chills, similar to those reported in the UK.
But the majority were classed as mild, with people recovering within a few days.
Around 22,000 were recorded as serious, the most common being shortness of breath.
Of the 4,500 deaths recorded in the six months studied, around 80 per cent were in people aged 60 and over.
“The rapid pace at which Covid-19 vaccines were administered under emergency use, especially among older populations, was unprecedented,” the CDC’s Dr David Shay said.
“Due to their age, this group already has a higher baseline mortality rate than the general population and our results follow similar patterns of death rates for people in this age group following other adult vaccinations.”
Vaccines are the best way to get through the Omicron wave, experts have repeatedly said – and slash the risk of serious illness or hospitalisation in yourself and others.
Anyone who hasn’t had their booster, as perhaps they were ill at Christmas, should get theirs as soon as possible to be fully protected.
The variant is milder than previous strains, especially in the vaccinated, but can spread quickly which is why cases had rocketed.
Any new variants could remain as mild as Omicron, but it could be the case that a slightly more severe one emerges – which is why it’s important to keep on top of your jabs.
The risk of being hospitalised, dying or having a severe illness is far lower now – with most people having cold-like symptoms.
Boris Johnson brought the curtain down on months of curbs last month, saying it was now for ordinary Brits – not ministers – to decide how people live their lives.
The onus is now on the general public to live with Covid, but try not to spread the bug to the more vulnerable.
