Multimorbidity and adverse events of special interest associated with Covid-19 vaccines in Hong Kong

FTT Lai, L Huang, CSL Chui, EYF Wan, X Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Prior research using electronic health records for Covid-19 vaccine safety monitoring typically
focuses on specific disease groups and excludes individuals with multimorbidity, defined …

Adverse events of special interest following the use of BNT162b2 in adolescents: a population-based retrospective cohort study

FTT Lai, GT Chua, EWW Chan, L Huang… - Emerging microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Accruing evidence suggests an increased risk of myocarditis in adolescents from messenger
RNA COVID-19 vaccines. However, other potential adverse events remain under-…

Bell's palsy following vaccination with mRNA (BNT162b2) and inactivated (CoronaVac) SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: a case series and nested case-control study

…, L Gao, Q Yu, ICH Lam, RKC Chun… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Bell's palsy is a rare adverse event reported in clinical trials of COVID-19
vaccines. However, to our knowledge no population-based study has assessed the association …

Carditis after COVID-19 vaccination with a messenger RNA vaccine and an inactivated virus vaccine: a case–control study

FTT Lai, X Li, K Peng, L Huang, P Ip, X Tong… - Annals of internal …, 2022 - acpjournals.org
… We appreciate Tsun Lai and colleagues' (1) efforts to show an increased risk for carditis
associated with BNT162b2 vaccination as compared with an inactivated virus vaccine. Carditis …

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 after extending the primary series dosing interval in children and adolescents aged 5–17

FTT Lai, M Fan, C Huang, CSL Chui, EYF Wan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Extended intervals between the first and second doses of mRNA Covid-19 vaccines may
reduce the risk of myocarditis in children and adolescents. However, vaccine effectiveness after …

Prognosis of myocarditis developing after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination compared with viral myocarditis

FTT Lai, EWW Chan, L Huang, CL Cheung… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background Association between messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines and myocarditis
has aroused public concern over vaccine safety. Objectives The goal of this study was …

Association of COVID-19 with short-and long-term risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality: a prospective cohort in UK Biobank

…, S Mathur, R Zhang, VKC Yan, FTT Lai… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims This study aims to evaluate the short- and long-term associations between COVID-19
and development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes and mortality in the general …

Adverse events of special interest and mortality following vaccination with mRNA (BNT162b2) and inactivated (CoronaVac) SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in Hong Kong: A …

CKH Wong, KTK Lau, X Xiong, ICH Au, FTT Lai… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Safety monitoring of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines is crucial
during mass vaccination rollout to inform the choice of vaccines and reduce vaccine hesitancy…

Herpes zoster related hospitalization after inactivated (CoronaVac) and mRNA (BNT162b2) SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: a self-controlled case series and nested case …

…, Y Wang, VWS Ng, VKC Yan, FTT Lai… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Stimulation of immunity by vaccination may elicit adverse events. There is currently
inconclusive evidence on the relationship between herpes zoster related hospitalization …

Myocarditis following COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccination among adolescents in Hong Kong

X Li, FTT Lai, GT Chua, MYW Kwan, YL Lau, P Ip… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Discussion| We demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2–specific IgA in human milk was present
more frequently after vaccination with an mRNA-based vaccine compared with a vector-based …