Covid-19 vaccine Janssen claims a second life in South Africa
The first case was reported in August with the authority’s CEO, Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela, saying Sahpra had been informed of a fatal case of Guillain-Barre Syndrome following vaccination with the Janssen vaccine.According to Sahpra, Janssen was one of the vaccines provided in the national roll-out, which commenced on May 17 2021, and to date had administered in over 9.1 million doses in South Africa.
Dr Semete-Makokotlela said the causality assessment of the reported case was conducted by the National Immunisation Safety Expert Committee using the World Health Organization’s methodology. She said as previously communicated, GBS was a rare but potentially severe neurological adverse event that was associated with the administration of various vaccines and other medicines, and can also be triggered by some bacterial or viral infections including SARS-CoV-2.
“However, there are important points to note, for instance Covid-19 vaccines have consistently been shown to prevent severe forms of disease, hospitalisation and death. Based on the currently available evidence, the authority has determined that the benefits of Covid-19 vaccination far outweigh the very low risk of severe adverse events, including GBS.
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