Scientists said today that blood clots caused by the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are ‘extraordinarily rare’, as regulators launch a of review four cases linked to the single-dose jab. The vaccine, also known as Janssen, is yet to be approved for use in the UK, but the Government has ordered 30 million doses. However, four … Read more
AstraZeneca’s vaccine may also be restricted for under-40s when Britain’s immunisation drive moves down to younger age groups, it was claimed today. Medical watchdogs will assess data on the jab’s links to extremely rare blood clots in ‘scrupulous detail’ in order to paint a clearer picture on the exact risk-benefit ratio. They have already advised … Read more
A fit and healthy 34-year-old has told how a freak reaction to the Astra-Zeneca Covid jab left him in intensive care with blood clots, fearing for his life. ‘I thought I had pulled a muscle on my 5km run nearly two weeks after having the jab – but within days I was in hospital and … Read more
AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine is once again under the spotlight, amid growing fears it may trigger extremely rare blood clots. Health chiefs yesterday recommended it should not be given to under-30s because of its link to the potentially deadly complication. But medical experts insist the jab is safe and the benefits far outweigh any risks for … Read more
The experts behind the Government’s data justifying its decision to to give under-30s the AstraZeneca vaccine have explained how they calculated the relative risks posed by coronavirus and blood clots. Slides shown at a press conference announcing the dramatic change in guidance yesterday were made by Cambridge University experts at the Winton Centre for Risk … Read more
From the contraceptive pill to pregnancy and flying long distance: The everyday things that are more likely to give you blood clots than the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine Australians more likely to get blood clots from everyday activities than the jab 79 out of 18million AstraZeneca recipients in Britain have reported blood clots By those figures … Read more
The EU’s medical regulators have said that AstraZeneca’s vaccine should come with a clear warning that blood clots are a ‘very rare side effect.’ But the European Medicines Agency (EMA) refused to back banning the jab for younger age groups despite noting that most of the cases have occurred in women under 60. British health … Read more
The Netherlands is halting AstraZeneca coronavirus jabs for people aged under 60 after fresh reports of rare blood clots, Dutch health authorities said on Friday. The move comes after five new cases were reported in the Netherlands in women aged between 25 and 65 while the UK’s regulator last night announced it has just seen 30 … Read more
UK regulator finds total of 30 blood clots including 22 in the brain from 18 million people given the AstraZeneca vaccine out – but insist the benefits still outweigh the risks By Reuters Published: 00:47 BST, 2 April 2021 | Updated: 02:52 BST, 2 April 2021 British regulators on Thursday said they have identified 30 … Read more
Germany reported far more brain blood clots after the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine than other major European countries before banning the jab for under-60s yesterday, raising questions about why there are differences between countries. Health officials in Frankfurt say the country has seen 31 cases of the condition cerebral sinus venous thrombosis (CSVT) out of 2.7million people … Read more