Incidence of stroke following COVID-19 vaccination: a nationwide self‑controlled risk interval study in Qatar
A small, transient increase in stroke incidence was observed within 21 days of vaccination; however, such events remain exceedingly rare, with an estimated excess risk substantially lower than that typically associated with infection.
Authors
- Abdul‐Badi Abou‐Samra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8735-1142)
- Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0790-0506)
- Hiam S. Chemaitelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8756-6968)
- Abdullatif Al‐Khal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3737-8253)
- Salman Al Jerdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3495-0365)
- Ryan Uy
- Naveed Akhtar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3406-673X)
- Saadat Kamran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0260-2086)
- Adeel A. Butt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1118-1826)
- Deborah Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2418-9592)
- Sujatha Joseph
- Fatma Ben Abid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2445-4560)
Institutions
- Cornell University (US)
- Hamad bin Khalifa University (QA)
- Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (QA)
- Hamad Medical Corporation (QA)
- Qatar University (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Expert Review of Vaccines
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14760584.2025.2596676
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40