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TGA is characterized by sudden onset of anterograde amnesia with preservation of other cognitive functions and resolution within 24\u00a0h. We aimed to investigate the potential link of TGA with COVID-19 vaccines. We queried the World Health Organization VigiBase<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> for all reports of \u201cTransient global amnesia\u201d, up to 6 December 2021. Disproportionality analysis relied on the Reporting Odds Ratio (ROR) with its 95% Confidence Interval (CI) and the Information Component (IC). A positive lower end of the 95% CI of the IC (IC025) is used to statistically detect a signal. Of all TGA cases, 289 were associated with a COVID-19 vaccine, representing the most frequent association. Tozinameran was mostly represented (147, 50.8%), followed by AZD1222 (69, 23,8%), elasomeran (60, 20.8%), and JNJ-78436735 (12, 4.2%). With an IC025 &amp;gt; 0, COVID-19 vaccines showed a significant ROR (5.1; 95%CI 4.4\u20136.0). Tozinameran reached the strongest ROR (4.6; 95%CI 3.9\u20135.0), followed by elasomeran (4.4; 95%CI 3.4\u20136.0), AZD1222 (3.8; 95%CI 3.0\u20135.0), and JNJ-78436735 (3.7; 95%CI 2.1\u20136.0). Our analysis of COVID-19 vaccines-related TGA reports shows significant disproportionality. Cerebrovascular, inflammatory, or migrainous mechanisms may underlie this association. Yet, numerous confounding factors cannot be tackled with this approach, and causality cannot be ascertained. 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