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BIOIMPACTS
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 269-273Publisher
TABRIZ UNIV MEDICAL SCIENCES & HEALTH SERVICES
DOI: 10.34172/bi.2023.27494
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Autoimmunity; Bystander activation; COVID-19 vaccine; Molecular mimicry; Post-vaccination
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Induced autoimmunity or autoinflammatory-like conditions have been reported as rare adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination, but there is insufficient evidence to confirm their occurrence. Further research and monitoring are needed to understand the immunological mechanisms triggered by the vaccines.
Induced autoimmunity or autoinflammatory-like conditions as a rare vaccine-related adverse event have been reported following COVID-19 vaccination. Such inadvertent adverse reactions have raised somewhat concerns about the long-term safety of the developed vaccines. Such multifactorial phenomena may be related to the cross-reactivity between the viral-specific antigens with the host self-proteins through molecular mimicry mechanism and/or nonspecific bystander activation of the non-target antigen-independent immunity by the entities of the vaccine products. However, due to the low incidence of the reported/identified individuals and insufficient evidence, autoimmunity following the COVID-19 vaccination has not been approved. Thereby, it seems that further designated studies might warrant post-monitoring of the inevitable adverse immunologic reactions in the vaccinated individuals, especially among hypersensitive cases, to address possible immunological mechanisms induced by the viral vaccines, incorporated adjuvants, and even vaccine delivery systems.
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