A total of 6,697 cases of suspected adverse reactions to vaccines against COVID-19 had been reported in Slovakia by the end of June, the State Institute for Drug Control (ŠÚKL) has reported on its website, adding that 564 of these cases were serious including 4 deaths, making up 8.4 percent of the total. The most often reported serious adverse effects were persisting increased blood pressure, especially among patients treated for hypertension, pre-collapse, collapse or sudden stroke and paresis of the facial nerve. Epileptic fits also occurred among patients being treated for epilepsy. Regarding the unregistered Sputnik vaccine, one case of a serious side effect has been reported, namely persisting increased blood pressure.
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