“…Dear Editor, During pandemic influenza A (H1N1) vaccination campaign in 2009, relative risk for Bell's palsy (BP) following vaccine increased significantly [1]. Combining data from both SARS-CoV-2 Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccine trials, Ozonoff et al [2] suggest an imbalance in the incidence of BP following vaccination (seven cases) compared with the placebo group (one case). The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pointed out that a causal relationship between the COVID-19 vaccines and BP cannot be definitively excluded and consequently, recommended strict pharmacovigilance for BP after COVID-19 vaccination in large populations [3].…”