Mother-of-three Tanya Smith, 43, had first Covid AstraZeneca vaccine in March
She began suffering severe stomach cramps just days after receiving the jab
After going to hospital in Plymouth, doctors discovered multiple blood clots
The 43-year-old, who was described as healthy by her partner, died days later
An inquest and full investigation into the cause of her death are set to take place
"Adrian's kickback," a hashtag that's since been viewed more than 352 million times on TikTok, inspired a slew of copycat parties, most recently in Seattle, where police broke up a gathering on Alki Beach known online as the "Washington kickback."
Concerns over AstraZeneca vaccine
How it works
It starts with the delivery of the gene for the Sars-CoV-2 spike protein. In vector-based vaccines, this is delivered via an adenoviral system, the scientists write.
The SARS-CoV-2 spike gene is then transcribed inside of the nucleus and subsequently exported as mRNA out of the nucleus. Arriving in the cytosol, the mRNA is again translated into the Spike protein. And exactly here lies the problem, the scientists write, the viral piece of DNA deriving from an RNA virus is not optimized to be transcribed inside of the nucleus.
In the nucleus, splicing of the spike protein can occur at splice sites.
Experts at King s College London and health-tech firm ZOE estimate that 2,550 Britons were becoming ill every day on May 23. For comparison, the figure a week before stood at 2,750.