[ad_1]
Seven people in the UK who have been vaccinated with AstraZeneca have died after developing thrombosis.
This was announced by Sky News, citing the Agency for the Control of Medicines and Medical Devices in the UK.
Previously, the regulator reported that in the period up to and including March 24, the country received 22 reports of cases of hard vein thrombosis and eight reports of other cases of thrombus formation in the context of thrombocytopenia (reduction in the number of platelets) .
At the same time, medical authorities said there is no data yet showing a possible link between vaccine use and blood clots. As of March 24, 18.1 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine had been administered to residents of the kingdom.
“The benefits of vaccines still outweigh any risks in preventing serious infections and diseases,” said June Raine, director of the Agency for the Control of Medicines and Medical Devices.
Meanwhile, the British Society of Hematology has issued new guidelines for doctors amid fears that cases of blood clotting may be linked to a condition known as thrombocytopenia.
It includes patients who have a low number of platelets necessary for clotting in the blood.
The guide reads: “A team of experts from our peers has recently been involved in the diagnosis and management of a rare thrombosis syndrome associated with low platelets, which has been reported in several cases. To date, a causal relationship with coronavirus vaccination has not been established. However, if you identify patients with this syndrome who wish to be vaccinated, it is very important that you complete the yellow card online with a request for more details to the regulator. “
“It is really important to recognize that there is currently nothing to do with the vaccine and these very rare blood clots,” said Professor Robin Shatok, an infection specialist and vaccinologist at Imperial College London.
“If you look at the big picture, the estimates are between two and 16 people per million, of course they can have this type of blood clot, so it is possible that it is not linked to the vaccine itself,” added the expert.
He continues: “It is also important to recognize that one thing the coronavirus does is it actually increases the risk of developing blood clots, so the vaccine is safe in terms of risk and benefits. It reduces the risk of having these types of rare events that are currently not shown to be related to the vaccine itself.
Professor Shatok said that the possibility of blood clots after receiving the vaccine “will continue to be monitored, but that does not mean that this is a cause for concern and should not deter people from their intention to get vaccinated.”
In March, the Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency said that anyone who has been vaccinated and then had a headache that lasted more than four days or bruising outside the vaccination site after a few days should seek medical attention.
But he also adds that headaches are part of one of the most common side effects of the vaccine: part of flu-like symptoms, although they usually should go away within a day or two.
