‘Covid-19 presents greater risk of rare neurological events than vaccines’

Covid infection ‘presents greater risk of rare neurological events than vaccines’ (Joe Giddens/PA)

Getting coronavirus is associated with a greater risk of rare neurological complications than a first vaccine dose, a new study suggests.

According to the research, people who received the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab had an increased risk of developing two types of complications – Bell’s palsy and Guillain-Barre syndrome – in the 28 days after receiving their first dose.