Doctors are concerned about the growing number of celebrities and influencers spreading health advice on social media. These people mostly don’t have the medical knowledge to back their claims, which can have dire consequences. It is also important to remember that they earn money from the supplements and products they advertise, medical professionals told AD.
Blood clots, low platelet count are possible Janssen vaccine side effects, EMA says
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The Amsterdam-based European Medicines Agency has acknowledged that thrombosis and a lower number of blood platelets may be a very rare side effect of the Janssen coronavirus vaccine and say they should be mentioned in the official product information.
However, the EMA said at a news conference on Tuesday, the advantages offered by the vaccine, which is single dose, outweigh the disadvantages. ‘The benefits of the vaccine continue to outweigh the risks for people who receive it,’ the EMA said. ‘The vaccine is effective at preventing COVID-19 and reducing hospitalisations and deaths.’
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