Europe medicines watchdog probes link between Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccine and menstrual changes
New Delhi: Europe's medicines watchdog will probe thousands of reports of women suffering menstrual changes after getting Covid vaccines made by Pfizer or Moderna, the Daily Mail reported.
The European Medicines Agency's drug safety committee is investigating both cases of heavy bleeding and missed periods following vaccination.
It will look through all the reported incidents in the EU and clinical trial data, as well as review the scientific literature, the report said.
The EMA's panel previously investigated the connection between irregular periods and COVID vaccines but could not establish a firm link. It is reopening the case after receiving "spontaneous reports of menstrual disorders" more recently.
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Women around the world have reported an irregular period after getting the mRNA vaccines, with some studies suggesting the issue affects four in 10 women, the report said.
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