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Health Canada adds Bell’s Palsy warning to Pfizer labels, but still says vaccine is safe
Global News ^ | 08/06/2021 | Twinkle Ghosh

Posted on 08/06/2021 8:26:12 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Health Canada has updated the label on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to reflect very rare reports of Bell’s Palsy.

In very rare scenarios, cases of Bell’s Palsy have been reported in a number of people in Canada and internationally.

So far in Canada, “there has been a total of 206 reports of Bell’s Palsy following a Pfizer vaccination,” the health agency told Global News in an email Friday.

Symptoms after vaccination may include temporary weakness or paralysis on one side of the face, according to an advisory issued by the department.

Other symptoms include, “uncoordinated movement of the muscles that control facial expression; loss of feeling in the face; headache; tearing from the eye; drooling; lost sense of taste on the front two-thirds of the tongue; hypersensitivity to sound in one ear; or inability to close an eye on one side of the face,” according to the advisory.

However, Health Canada stressed that the cases are few, and ultimately very rare.

More than 50 million doses of vaccine have been administered in Canada to date, and Health Canada has received 2,849 reports of serious adverse events, including heart inflammation, allergic reactions, blood clots and strokes.

Health Canada advises people who feel the symptoms of Bell’s Palsy to seek medical attention.

Though usually temporary, the exact cause of Bell’s Palsy is still unknown and involves episodes of facial muscle weakness or paralysis. The symptoms often occur suddenly but generally start to improve after a few weeks.

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine label already comes with information about reported cases of Bell’s Palsy, and Health Canada “is continuing to assess this issue for all authorized COVID-19 vaccines” currently in use in the country, the release clarified. “The Department will take further action if necessary.”

Health Canada emphasized that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, and all other approved vaccines, “continue to be safe and effective at protecting against COVID-19.”

“The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines continue to outweigh their potential risks, as scientific evidence shows that they reduce deaths and hospitalizations due to COVID-19,” the statement said.

Health Canada advises people who feel the symptoms of Bell’s Palsy to seek medical attention.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: bellspalsy; canada; coronavirus; covid19; healthcanada; moderna; pfizer; vaccine

1 posted on 08/06/2021 8:26:12 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

well of course they do

cant sell more shots if they don’t keep saying that


2 posted on 08/06/2021 8:28:35 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I have a friend who suffered that after surgery. Her doctor told her that it has been seen to be a result of surgery, and that it is almost always temporary and goes away on its own. She was fine in less than two weeks.


3 posted on 08/06/2021 8:31:59 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: SeekAndFind; All

Two Hundred and Six cases too many for me. No, Thanks!


4 posted on 08/06/2021 8:46:43 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Not to mention the nearly 12k deaths...that were allowed to be reported. 😱


5 posted on 08/06/2021 8:50:34 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation.)
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To: Jamestown1630

I have a friend who suffered that after surgery. Her doctor told her that it has been seen to be a result of surgery, and that it is almost always temporary and goes away on its own. She was fine in less than two weeks.

I’ve had it and it took over 6 weeks to “resolve” although I never fully recovered. Five years later I still have weakness in the eye muscles on the side of my face that was paralyzed.


6 posted on 08/06/2021 9:24:23 PM PDT by Flick Lives (We may or may not have reached herd immunity, but we've definitely achieved herd stupidity.)
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To: Jamestown1630

One day in that condition is too long


7 posted on 08/06/2021 9:24:44 PM PDT by roving
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To: Flick Lives

Have a friend who never recovered from it.

It improved, somewhat, but not completely.

Kind of looks more pronounced when they get stressed. :-(


8 posted on 08/06/2021 9:27:11 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation.)
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To: Flick Lives

I’m sorry that you’ve dealt with that.

I don’t know the cause of your difficulty, but it’s true that it is almost always temporary.


9 posted on 08/06/2021 9:28:22 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jane Long

I have seen that with a few people—you don’t know they have it, but then when high stress hits it starts to show...


10 posted on 08/06/2021 9:28:52 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: cgbg

Very sad and even debilitating, in some ways.

This person now tends to shy back and will not get in pics :-(

Wish there was a treatment of some sort (for BP long haulers).


11 posted on 08/06/2021 9:37:44 PM PDT by Jane Long (America, Bless God....blessed be the Nation.)
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To: SeekAndFind

bell’s palsy is a temporary ailment


12 posted on 08/06/2021 9:42:44 PM PDT by SendShaqtoIraq ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

First they warn you what it can do to you. Then they force you to take it. Talk about mental torture.


13 posted on 08/06/2021 9:51:49 PM PDT by Revel
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To: SeekAndFind

To be fair, there is an anti-emetic on the market that can potentially cause tardive dyskinesia. It’s a really nasty, incurable condition to get, and it’s still prescribed last I knew. I don’t recall the name though.


14 posted on 08/06/2021 9:56:46 PM PDT by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: All

My brother developed Bell’s palsy after a flu vaccine. It has never gone away and it’s been over 10 years.


15 posted on 08/07/2021 3:09:09 AM PDT by CharlotteVRWC
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To: CharlotteVRWC

The Swine Flu Fraud of 1976 (60 Minutes with Mike Wallace)

The Swine Flu vax campaign was stopped after less than 100-500 deaths, the number depends on which side you believe. In those days, the media were not the propaganda arm of the Deep State / Big Pharma axis. Now the MSM helps to cover up more than 10K Covid vax deaths.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydx_ok6gyiY&ab_channel=DetoxLife


16 posted on 08/07/2021 4:04:07 AM PDT by Travis McGee (EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: SeekAndFind
BTTT


17 posted on 08/08/2021 9:27:49 AM PDT by conservative98
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