AMSTERDAM: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) today identified severe allergic reactions as potential side effects of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine.
The vaccine was authorised by US regulators yesterday, and its product label in the US warns against administering the shot to people with a history of allergic reactions to any components of the shot.
The EMA said it would also update the product information for the vaccine to add unusual or decreased feeling in the skin as a new side effect.
Only 250,000 doses of Novavax’s Covid vaccine, Nuvaxovid, have been administered in Europe so far since its launch in December, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.