AUTHOR=Nahab Fadi , Bayakly Rana , Sexton Mary Elizabeth , Lemuel-Clarke Manet , Henriquez Laura , Rangaraju Srikant , Ido Moges TITLE=Factors associated with stroke after COVID-19 vaccination: a statewide analysis JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1199745 DOI=10.3389/fneur.2023.1199745 ISSN=1664-2295 ABSTRACT=Background: The objective of our study was to evaluate vaccine type, COVID-19 infection and their association with stroke early after COVID-19 vaccination.Methods: In a retrospective cohort study, we estimated the 21-day post vaccination incidence of stroke among COVID-19 first dose vaccine recipients. We linked the Georgia Immunization Registry with the Georgia Coverdell Acute Stroke Registry and the Georgia State Electronic Notifiable Disease Surveillance System data to assess the relative risk of stroke by vaccine type.