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Coronavirus Infection More Likely To Cause Blood Clots Than Vaccines: New Oxford Study
The latest study by Oxford University says that the rare blood clot is caused majorly by Coronavirus infection & the risk post-vaccine is lesser than the virus.
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The University of Oxford has published its latest findings on rare blood clot risks which are caused post-COVID-19 infection and it is much more severe than the post-vaccine effect. The study shows that the rare blood clot is 100 times more harmful than normal and several times more dangerous than after vaccination. The rare blood clot is found to be Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) which is common following the infection. The under-30 age group has seen 30 per cent of such cases.
Rare blood clotting risk more for COVID-19 than for vaccines: Oxford study
Rare blood clotting risk more for COVID-19 than for vaccines: Oxford study
After contracting Covid-19 the risk of blood clotting is much greater than it is post immunisation according to Oxford University study.
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The risk of rare blood clotting following the Covid-19 infection is around 100 times greater than normal, several times higher than it is post-vaccination or following influenza, according to a new University of Oxford study published on Thursday.
The research found that the rare blood clotting known as Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) is more common after Covid-19 than in any of the comparison groups, with 30 per cent of these cases occurring in the under 30s.
The scientists of the University of Oxford say Covid-19 leads to a risk of rare blood clots that’s higher than that of current vaccines, amid concerns that the jabs may be to blame for the potentially deadly condition.
A report released by the institution on Thursday states that the risk of the rare condition known as cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) following Covid-19 infection is “around 100 times greater than normal” and “several times higher” than it is post-vaccination or after flu.
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The FINANCIAL COVID-19 leads to a several-times higher risk of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) blood clots than current COVID-19 vaccines. Researchers at the University of Oxford have today reported that the risk of the rare blood clotting known as cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) following COVID-19 infection is around 100 times greater than normal, several times higher than it is post-vaccination or following influenza, University of Oxford notes.
The study authors, led by Professor Paul Harrison and Dr Maxime Taquet from Oxford University’s Department of Psychiatry and the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, counted the number of CVT cases diagnosed in the two weeks following diagnosis of COVID-19, or after the first dose of a vaccine. The then compared these to calculated incidences of CVT following influenza, and the background level in the general population.