Risk of thyroid dysfunction associated with mRNA and inactivated COVID-19 vaccines: a population-based study of 2.3 million vaccine recipients

Abstract Background In view of accumulating case reports of thyroid dysfunction following COVID-19 vaccination, we evaluated the risks of incident thyroid dysfunction following inactivated (CoronaVac) and mRNA (BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccines using a population-based dataset. Methods We identified peopl...

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Main Authors: Carlos King Ho Wong, David Tak Wai Lui, Xi Xiong, Celine Sze Ling Chui, Francisco Tsz Tsun Lai, Xue Li, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Ching Lung Cheung, Chi Ho Lee, Yu Cho Woo, Ivan Chi Ho Au, Matthew Shing Hin Chung, Franco Wing Tak Cheng, Kathryn Choon Beng Tan, Ian Chi Kei Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-10-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02548-1