UK adds nerve disorder as rare side-effect of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

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(Reuters) – The UK drug regulator added an extremely rare nerve-damaging disorder, Guillain-BarrĂ© syndrome (GBS), as a very rare side effect of the AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) COVID-19 vaccine, updates on the agency’s website showed on Thursday.

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) decision comes after the European medicines agency added GBS as a possible side-effect last month.