About The Study: Among 11,000 Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older who experienced stroke after receiving either brand of the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine, there was no evidence of a significantly elevated risk for stroke during the days immediately after vaccination.
Authors: Yun Lu, Ph.D., of the Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jama.2024.1059)
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