Explainer: What is known about the AstraZeneca blood clot reports so far
The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is to decide if further advice needs to be issued about the AstraZeneca vaccine. By Adam Daly Thursday 8 Apr 2021, 2:54 PM 3 hours ago 13,089 Views 15 Comments
Image: Shutterstock/Dimitris Barletis
Image: Shutterstock/Dimitris Barletis
A EUROPEAN MEDICINES Agency (EMA) recommendation yesterday that a specific type of blood clot should be listed as a “very rare side effect” of the AstraZeneca jab stopped just short of saying there is a causal link between the vaccine and the condition.
Questions have been raised over the last number of weeks on whether these highly unusual blood clots among those getting the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 were more frequent than in the general population, and what