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UPDATE to AAO-HNS Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to Approved COVID-19 Vaccines

UPDATE to AAO-HNS Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to Approved COVID-19 Vaccines

The AAO-HNS is providing an update to the December 19, 2020, Statement on Bell’s Palsy Related to Approved COVID-19 Vaccines. This update analyzes the most current data available on the incidences of Bell’s Palsy as related to an ever-increasing pool of  COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States.

A special thank you to the collaborative work of the following AAO-HNS/F committee members on the development of this updated analysis: CW David Chang, MD, Chair, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement (PSQI); Michael Brenner, MD, Chair, Outcomes Research and Evidence-Based Medicine; John D. Cramer, MD (PSQI); Marc Bennet, MD, Chair, Otology and Neurotology Education Committee;  and P. Daniel Knott, MD, Chair-Elect, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Education Committee.

Read the updated statement and analysis.

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