Reply to "VAERS Could Miss or Misinterpret Neurological Side Effects of COVID Vaccinations"

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Jennifer A Frontera. Ann Neurol. 2022 Jul.

. 2022 Jul;92(1):158.

doi: 10.1002/ana.26372. Epub 2022 Apr 27.

¹ Department of Neurology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.

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Neurological Events Reported after COVID-19 Vaccines: An Analysis of VAERS.
Frontera JA, Tamborska AA, Doheim MF, Garcia-Azorin D, Gezegen H, Guekht A, Yusof Khan AHK, Santacatterina M, Sejvar J, Thakur KT, Westenberg E, Winkler AS, Beghi E; contributors from the Global COVID-19 Neuro Research Coalition. Frontera JA, et al. Ann Neurol. 2022 Mar 2;91(6):756-71. doi: 10.1002/ana.26339. Online ahead of print. Ann Neurol. 2022. PMID: 35233819 Free PMC article.
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System Could Miss or Misinterpret Neurological Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccinations.
Finsterer J. Finsterer J. Ann Neurol. 2022 Jul;92(1):157-158. doi: 10.1002/ana.26369. Epub 2022 Apr 27. Ann Neurol. 2022. PMID: 35429008 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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