AstraZeneca vaccine: Blood clots are “extremely rare” and benefits outweigh risks, regulators conclude
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Investigations by EU and UK regulators into reports of unusual blood clots after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccine have concluded that these are a “possible” “extremely rare” side effect. Neither agency established causal relation. However, although both no age restrictions were necessary for vaccine, UK’s advisory committee has decided adults under 30 who healthy not at risk developing severe should be offered an alternative where possible. Wei Shen Lim, chair Joint Committee on Vaccination Immunisation, said, “We advising stop to any vaccination individual in group. We preference one over another particular group, really out utmost caution rather than because we serious safety concerns.” Among more 20 million people been vaccinated with AstraZeneca so far, 79 cases rare low platelets reported, as well 19 deaths, said Medicines Healthcare …
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0959-8138']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n931