AstraZeneca vaccine causes blood clots, company's confession in UK court; Serious side effects from vaccine confirmed
Vaccine maker AstraZeneca admitted for the first time that its anti-coronavirus vaccine, sold under brands like Covishield, may have side effects. The company has admitted in the document submitted to the UK High Court that there is a risk of thrombosis thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) after taking the vaccine. In TTS, clots form in the blood vessels and the platelet count decreases.
ANI, New Delhi. Vaccine maker AstraZeneca admitted for the first time that its anti-coronavirus vaccine, sold under brands like Covishield, may have side effects. The company has admitted in the document submitted to the UK High Court that there is a risk of thrombosis thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) after taking the vaccine.
clots form in blood vessels
In TTS, clots form in the blood vessels and the platelet count decreases. Although this happens in rare cases. Medical expert Dr. Rajeev Jayadevan said that anti-corona vaccine has saved people’s lives, but in rare cases, clots develop in the brain or other blood vessels.
AstraZeneca is accused of causing deaths due to its vaccine
Jayadevan is the co-chairman of the National Indian Medical Association (IMA) Corona Task Force in Kerala. AstraZeneca is accused of causing deaths due to its vaccine. The company is being sued in Britain in this matter. Oxford-AstraZeneca manufactures anti-coronavirus vaccines globally under the Covishield and Vaxjaveria brands.
Covishield is manufactured by Serum Institute in India. Serum Institute of India has not given any reaction amid reports of clotting in blood vessels. The company was sued by Jamie Scott, who suffered serious side effects after getting the AstraZeneca vaccine in April 2021.
AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is no longer given in Britain
The AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine is no longer given in Britain due to safety concerns. It is noteworthy that last year the World Health Organization (WHO) had said in its report that the effect of TTS was seen in those people who were given anti-coronavirus vaccine.
