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Coronaviruses

Adverse events of special interest following the use of BNT162b2 in adolescents: a population-based retrospective cohort study

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Pages 885-893 | Received 28 Jan 2022, Accepted 03 Mar 2022, Published online: 21 Mar 2022

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