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CanSino s fourth Chinese vaccine is a vector vaccine based on an adenovirus type 5, making it comparable in mode of action to AstraZeneca s vaccine. It is expected to achieve an efficacy of 65%.
In principle, the efficacy values improve even further to over 80% when only severe courses of disease are taken into account, namely those that also require hospitalization.
Combination of vaccines not unusual
The idea of combining vaccines to increase efficacy is not fundamentally new. Scientists are currently discussing similar approaches for AstraZeneca s vector vaccine.
And the Russian vaccine Sputnik V also consists, strictly speaking, of two vaccinations with different vector vaccines based on different adenoviruses. The developers hope that this will lead to greater efficacy.
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However, this type of thrombosis is considered rather rare, looking at its incidence: It is estimated that two to five people per 1 million experience CVST over the course of a year. However, recent studies indicate a higher number of people affected. As many as 15.7 cases per million people per year have been reported in an Australian study, says Paul Hunter, professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia. That would mean the current incidence is underestimated by four to eight times, according to Hunter.
Does thrombosis always equal thrombosis?
Since the announcement of the vaccination suspension, there has been much discussion. Especially on social media, there were many angry responses: Why is the contraception pill still prescribed, even though it is known that roughly 1,100 women will suffer thrombosis among every 1 million who take it. In comparison: Why do authorities throw the entire vaccination strategy