A growing number of people are suffering from blood clotting disorders after their second dose of AstraZeneca s coronavirus vaccine, data shows.
The UK s medical regulator found 15 cases in people recently given a top-up dose by May 12, the most recent count, up from six at the start of the month.
So far 9million Britons have been given two doses of AstraZeneca s jab, meaning the extremely rare clots are occurring in around one in 600,000 people.
Scientists told MailOnline it was disappointing the extremely rare complication was becoming more frequent in double-jabbed patients. The clots which can occur in the brain are happening alongside abnormally low platelet levels, known as thrombocytopenia.
A 39-year-old British woman died in a Cypriot hospital after a blood clotting incident after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the official Cyprus News Agency said on Monday.
Charalambos Charilaou, spokesperson for the state health services, told CNA that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) would investigate the death.
The woman, treated at Nicosia General Hospital’s intensive care unit, received the first dose of the vaccine on May 6 in the resort town of Paphos on the western coast of the Mediterranean island.
The woman, who was not named, suffered symptoms days later.
According to the Cyprus Mail newspaper, the woman suffered a brain haemorrhage and was in a coma before she died.
Coronavirus toll at 10:00 (GMT) Monday
Paris – The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3 465 398 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 10:00 (GMT) on Monday.
At least 166 741 960 cases of coronavirus have been registered.
The vast majority have recovered, though some have continued to experience symptoms weeks or even months later.
The figures are based on daily reports provided by health authorities in each country.
They exclude revisions made by other statistical organisations, which show that the number of deaths is much higher.
The World Health Organisation estimates that the pandemic s overall toll could be two to three times higher than official records, due to the excess mortality that is directly and indirectly linked to Covid-19.
A 39-year-old British model has died in a Cypriot hospital after a blood clotting incident after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
Stephanie Dubois was widely named as the deceased by close friends, colleagues, and local media.
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Cypriot health authorities are investigating whether Dubois’s death was linked to the AstraZeneca jab. They are yet to confirm her identification.
The British-born model posted publicly about feeling ill after having the vaccine on May 6, saying she felt ‘horrendous’ after the first dose. She fell ill days later.
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