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. 2022 Mar 16;376:e068373. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-068373

Table 4.

Association between covid-19 vaccination or SARS-CoV-2 infection and occurrence of immune mediated neurological disorders of special interest in Spain’s Information System for Research in Primary Care (SIDIAP) database

Event by vaccine and dose No of participants Person years Observed events Expected events Standardised incidence ratio (95% CI)
Bell’s palsy
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19:
 First dose 592 365 89 055 27 82.6 0.33 (0.22 to 0.48)
 Second dose 230 692 55 659 10 47.3 0.21 (0.11 to 0.39)
BNT162b2:
 First dose 1 890 434 102 623 100 116.7 0.86 (0.70 to 1.04)
 Second dose 1 251 680 74 638 85 97.1 0.88 (0.71 to 1.08)
mRNA-1723:
 First dose 244 467 17 648 14 15.2 0.92 (0.54 to 1.55)
 Second dose 159 995 12 563 5 11.3 0.44 (0.18 to 1.06)
Ad26.COV2.S:
 First dose 120 470 5,228 6 5.2 1.15 (0.52 to 2.56)
SARS-CoV-2 positive test result 288 030 66 603 93 54.7 1.70 (1.39 to 2.08)
Encephalomyelitis
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19:
 First dose 592 843 89 121 5 6.1 0.82 (0.34 to 1.97)
 Second dose 230 844 55 696 <5 3.4
BNT162b2:
 First dose 1 892 409 102 738 9 11.7 0.77 (0.40 to 1.48)
 Second dose 1 253 202 74 733 <5 10.3
mRNA-1273:
 First dose 244 744 17 669 <5 1.2
Ad26.COV2.S:
 First dose 120 588 5,233 <5 0.4
SARS-CoV-2 positive test result 288 374 66 689 17 4.5 3.75 (2.33 to 6.02)
Guillain-Barré syndrome
ChAdOx1 nCoV-19:
 First dose 592 860 89 123 <5 5
BNT162b2:
 First dose 1 892 423 102 739 5 6.3 0.79 (0.33 to 1.91)
 Second dose 1 253 201 74 733 <5 5.3
mRNA-1273:
 Second dose 160 213 12,58 <5 0.7
SARS-CoV-2 positive test 288 392 66 693 17 2.9 5.92 (3.68 to 9.53)
Transverse myelitis
BNT162b2:
 First dose 1 892 510 102 744 <5 0.9
mRNA-1723:
 Second dose 160 222 12 581 <5 0.1

Events with fewer than five occurrences have been omitted for privacy reasons. No events were observed for omitted cohorts.