Slovakia reports 6,697 suspected adverse reactions to Covid jabs so far

A total of 6,697 cases of suspected adverse reactions to vaccines against Covid-19 had been reported in Slovakia by Wednesday, the State Institute for Drug Supervision (SUKL) has said on its website, adding that 564 of these cases were serious, making up 8.4 percent of the total. Concerning the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, 273 cases of adverse reactions were serious, including one death. The most often reported serious adverse effects were persisting increased blood pressure, especially among patients treated for hypertension, pre-collapse, collapse or sudden stroke.