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Health Alert in Europe: EMA Investigates a Lethal Case of Encephalitis Linked to Chickenpox Vaccine

Summary by Noticias León | Última Hora León, Bierzo Y Ponferrada
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has put under the magnifying glass two vaccines against chickenpox, Varilrix and Varivax, following a tragic case in Poland, where a child died of encephalitis — an inflammation of the brain — a few days after receiving Varilrix. The EMA Safety Committee (PRAC) is reviewing the known, though rare, risk of this complication to determine whether regulatory measures are necessary. Meanwhile, this incident has rek…
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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has put under the magnifying glass two vaccines against chickenpox, Varilrix and Varivax, following a tragic case in Poland, where a child died of encephalitis — an inflammation of the brain — a few days after receiving Varilrix. The EMA Safety Committee (PRAC) is reviewing the known, though rare, risk of this complication to determine whether regulatory measures are necessary. Meanwhile, this incident has rek…

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Noticias León | Última Hora León, Bierzo y Ponferrada broke the news in on Friday, June 13, 2025.
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