Case report: Development of anxiety symptoms after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccine: a case series

Severe acute respiratory sindrome - Coronavirus - 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease - 19 (COVID-19)) infection can result in long-term health consequences, such as long COVID. The clinical manifestations of long COVID include depression, anxiety, brain fog with cognitive dysfunction, memory issues...

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Main Authors: Maris Taube, Alise Alma Lesiņa
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1514428/full
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description Severe acute respiratory sindrome - Coronavirus - 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease - 19 (COVID-19)) infection can result in long-term health consequences, such as long COVID. The clinical manifestations of long COVID include depression, anxiety, brain fog with cognitive dysfunction, memory issues, and fatigue. However, the links between vaccination and psychiatric disorders have been less studied. This article describes three patients who reported anxiety after receiving a complete course of the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine. It is important to explore the relationship between anxiety, other mental health disorders, and COVID-19 vaccination, as well as to investigate potential pathogenetic mechanisms.
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spelling doaj-art-27fa7973a72247e7b14525ab14f382712025-01-22T07:11:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402025-01-011510.3389/fpsyt.2024.15144281514428Case report: Development of anxiety symptoms after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccine: a case seriesMaris Taube0Maris Taube1Alise Alma Lesiņa2Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, LatviaDepartment of Depression and Crisis, National Centre of Mental Health, Riga, LatviaFaculty of Medicine, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, LatviaSevere acute respiratory sindrome - Coronavirus - 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease - 19 (COVID-19)) infection can result in long-term health consequences, such as long COVID. The clinical manifestations of long COVID include depression, anxiety, brain fog with cognitive dysfunction, memory issues, and fatigue. However, the links between vaccination and psychiatric disorders have been less studied. This article describes three patients who reported anxiety after receiving a complete course of the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine. It is important to explore the relationship between anxiety, other mental health disorders, and COVID-19 vaccination, as well as to investigate potential pathogenetic mechanisms.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1514428/fullCOVID-19 vaccinesSARS-CoV-2 vaccineBioNTech162 vaccineanxietycase reports
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Case report: Development of anxiety symptoms after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccine: a case series
Frontiers in Psychiatry
COVID-19 vaccines
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
BioNTech162 vaccine
anxiety
case reports
title Case report: Development of anxiety symptoms after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccine: a case series
title_full Case report: Development of anxiety symptoms after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccine: a case series
title_fullStr Case report: Development of anxiety symptoms after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccine: a case series
title_full_unstemmed Case report: Development of anxiety symptoms after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccine: a case series
title_short Case report: Development of anxiety symptoms after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) COVID-19 vaccine: a case series
title_sort case report development of anxiety symptoms after receiving the pfizer biontech bnt162b2 covid 19 vaccine a case series
topic COVID-19 vaccines
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine
BioNTech162 vaccine
anxiety
case reports
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1514428/full
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